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Piece
Canteen. Ticket sales. Daily reports. Register.
Catalogue reference: MUN 3/7
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This record is about the Canteen. Ticket sales. Daily reports. Register. dating from 1916 Apr.-1918 Dec. in the series Ministry of Munitions: Specimens of Documents Destroyed. 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)
- MUN 3/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916 Apr.-1918 Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canteen. Ticket sales. Daily reports. Register.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2662444/
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MUN 3
Ministry of Munitions: Specimens of Documents Destroyed
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