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Proceedings of Boards and Courts of Enquiry. Letters and papers relating to boards...
Catalogue reference: WO 28/181
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This record is about the Proceedings of Boards and Courts of Enquiry. Letters and papers relating to boards... dating from 1854 Apr 6-1856 Jul 3 in the series War Office: Records of Military Headquarters. 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)
- WO 28/181
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854 Apr 6-1856 Jul 3
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proceedings of Boards and Courts of Enquiry.
- Letters and papers relating to boards and courts of enquiry held between May 1854 and July 1856.
- Topics covered include arms and ammunition, equipment, clothing, food and drink, fuel, horses, deaths (including an inquest on a body), assault, injuries, flogging, various misdemeanours, prisons, escape of Russian prisoners, loss of kit and fires.
- Many of these enquiries relate to named individuals.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- boxes and papers
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2208791/
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WO 28
War Office: Records of Military Headquarters
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