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Pension refused to widow of British army captain, William Rafter, 60th Foot, killed...
Catalogue reference: WO 43/602
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This record is about the Pension refused to widow of British army captain, William Rafter, 60th Foot, killed... dating from 1820-1831 in the series War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 43/602
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pension refused to widow of British army captain, William Rafter, 60th Foot, killed fighting in Panama against South American insurgents.
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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)
- 53,209
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3323356/
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WO 43
War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series...
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