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Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
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53 Y
Catalogue reference: AIR 27/508
What’s it about?
This record is about the 53 Y dating from 1939 Sept 01 - 1940 May 31 in the series Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons. 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)
- AIR 27/508
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Sept 01 - 1940 May 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Squadron number
- 53
- Appendices
- Y
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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)
- IIM/E53/1A
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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/C2503145/
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Series information
AIR 27
Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons
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