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Court Martial of Henry Herbert Rose for alleged acts of treason while in Germany:...
Catalogue reference: ADM 156/277
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This record is about the Court Martial of Henry Herbert Rose for alleged acts of treason while in Germany:... dating from 1945 in the series Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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ADM 156/277
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Date (When the record was created)
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1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Court Martial of Henry Herbert Rose for alleged acts of treason while in Germany: sentence of 16 years penal servitude reduced to 5 years penal servitude following petition
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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)
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Case 6948
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2257585/
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Series information
ADM 156
Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files
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Within the series: ADM 156
Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files
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