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Officer of British Auxiliary Legion, Lieut. Colonel John Barwis Wyatt, convicted...
Catalogue reference: WO 43/711
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This record is about the Officer of British Auxiliary Legion, Lieut. Colonel John Barwis Wyatt, convicted... dating from 1839-1846 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 43/711
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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Officer of British Auxiliary Legion, Lieut. Colonel John Barwis Wyatt, convicted and imprisoned for bigamy. Spanish government seeks advice on continuance of his wound pension. Secretaries at War consider a felony does not warrant forfeiture.
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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)
- 88,090
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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/C3323469/
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WO 43
War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series...
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