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Piece
Pension numbers: 6001-6500. Described at item level
Catalogue reference: MEPO 21/17
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This record is about the Pension numbers: 6001-6500. Described at item level dating from 1884-1887 in the series Metropolitan Police: Records of Police Pensioners. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 21/17
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1887
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pension numbers: 6001-6500.
Described at item level
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C210351/
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Series information
MEPO 21
Metropolitan Police: Records of Police Pensioners
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