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Name: R E Alabaster. Service number: W/222997. Date of birth: 19 January 1924.
Catalogue reference: WO 440/449
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This record is about the Name: R E Alabaster. Service number: W/222997. Date of birth: 19 January 1924. dating from [1939-1963] in the series War Office: Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC).... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 440/449
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1939-1963]
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Name: R E Alabaster.
Service number: W/222997.
Date of birth:
19 January 1924 . -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- AWU000005615
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 2040
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20416318/
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WO 440
War Office: Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC)...
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