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Pension to widow and children of Major General Sir John McCaskill, killed at the...
Catalogue reference: WO 43/814
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This record is about the Pension to widow and children of Major General Sir John McCaskill, killed at the... dating from 1846-1860 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 43/814
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pension to widow and children of Major General Sir John McCaskill, killed at the battle of Moodkee, 1845. Death of widow 1860. Application to continue pensions to two unmarried daughters refused.
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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)
- 111,170
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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/C3323575/
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WO 43
War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series...
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