The story of
The loss of SS Arandora Star
In July 1940 the Arandora Star was torpedoed by a German submarine. More than 800 people were killed, many of them Italian civilians being deported to Canada.
Piece
Recreation: general policy
Catalogue reference: HO 215/416
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This record is about the Recreation: general policy dating from 1940-1941 in the series Home Office: Internment, General Files. 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)
- HO 215/416
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Recreation: general policy
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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)
- I/GEN 33
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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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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Internment
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2455284/
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Series information
HO 215
Home Office: Internment, General Files
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