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Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
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21 Fd. Coy.
Catalogue reference: WO 179/951
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This record is about the 21 Fd. Coy. dating from 1941 Apr.- Sept. in the series War Office: Canadian, South African, New Zealand and Indian (United Kingdom) Forces.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 179/951
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 Apr.- Sept.
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Description (What the record is about)
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21 Fd. Coy.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 1996
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2123428/
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WO 179
War Office: Canadian, South African, New Zealand and Indian (United Kingdom) Forces...
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