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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
William Lawrence McPhee: charged with theft, burglary and handling stolen goods....
Catalogue reference: WO 71/1605
What’s it about?
This record is about the William Lawrence McPhee: charged with theft, burglary and handling stolen goods.... dating from 1996 Jan 1 - 1996 Dec 31 in the series <unittitle type="Title">Judge Advocate General's Office: Courts Martial Proceedings.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 71/1605
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1996 Jan 1 - 1996 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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William Lawrence McPhee: charged with theft, burglary and handling stolen goods. With photographs. Orderable at item level
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a courts martial defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 9620038
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 73 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19836601/
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Series information
WO 71
<unittitle type="Title">Judge Advocate General's Office: Courts Martial Proceedings...
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