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British prisoners of war: Transmits report by Captain Stretton, Nigeria Regiment,...
Catalogue reference: CO 649/7/8
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This record is about the British prisoners of war: Transmits report by Captain Stretton, Nigeria Regiment,... dating from 1916 Mar 6 in the series Colonial Office: Cameroons: Original correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 649/7/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916 Mar 6
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Description (What the record is about)
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British prisoners of war: Transmits report by Captain Stretton, Nigeria Regiment, regarding the pay of British prisoners of war in the Cameroons and the treatment accorded them by the Germans.
Sent by Major General Dobell, 30 January 1916.
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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)
- 10907
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Internment
- International
- Army
- Africa
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20812263/
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CO 649
Colonial Office: Cameroons: Original correspondence
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