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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Piece
SAAF Diary (Operations Middle East)
Catalogue reference: AIR 54/18
What’s it about?
This record is about the SAAF Diary (Operations Middle East) dating from 1942 July - 1943 Apr in the series South Africa Air Force: Operations Record Books. 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 54/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 July - 1943 Apr
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Description (What the record is about)
- SAAF Diary (Operations Middle East)
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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)
- AFD 18
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2707628/
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Series information
AIR 54
South Africa Air Force: Operations Record Books
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