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Piece
Name: Lev Sychrava. Year of birth: 1887. Date of death: December 1955.
Catalogue reference: HO 294/395
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This record is about the Name: Lev Sychrava. Year of birth: 1887. Date of death: December 1955. dating from 1952-1960 in the series Czechoslovak Refugee Trust: Records. 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)
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HO 294/395
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Date (When the record was created)
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1952-1960
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: Lev Sychrava.
Year of birth:
1887 .Date of death:
December 1955 . -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Case number 9045
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed Until 2005
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Refugees
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2159046/
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Series information
HO 294
Czechoslovak Refugee Trust: Records
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Name: Lev Sychrava. Year of birth: 1887. Date of death: December 1955.
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