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OVERSEAS: New Zealand (Code 0(K)): Inquest on officers and men of 57th Foot murdered...
Catalogue reference: WO 32/8260
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863
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OVERSEAS: New Zealand (Code 0(K)): Inquest on officers and men of 57th Foot murdered by natives at Taranaki
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 090/372
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- Open Document, Open Description
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