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Registration in Army registers of births of illegitimate children born to British...
Catalogue reference: RG 48/682
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This record is about the Registration in Army registers of births of illegitimate children born to British... dating from 1942-1949 in the series General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence.... 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)
- RG 48/682
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registration in Army registers of births of illegitimate children born to British women serving with HM Forces. With Army Council Instructions (23 June 1945)
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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)
- 4672R43
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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 For 50 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Population
- Children
- Census
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2450196/
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RG 48
General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence...
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