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Reduction of sentence from murder to manslaughter; Deckhand D Mckay RNR (TS), HMS...
Catalogue reference: ADM 156/26
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This record is about the Reduction of sentence from murder to manslaughter; Deckhand D Mckay RNR (TS), HMS... dating from 1917 in the series Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files. 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)
- ADM 156/26
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reduction of sentence from murder to manslaughter; Deckhand D Mckay RNR (TS), HMS OSIRIS II
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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)
- Admiralty 22 February 1917
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 1993
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2257333/
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Series information
ADM 156
Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files
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