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Pension for widow and son of Captain John Ovens, 57th Foot, who died accidently from...
Catalogue reference: WO 43/838
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This record is about the Pension for widow and son of Captain John Ovens, 57th Foot, who died accidently from... dating from 1849-1861 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 43/838
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849-1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pension for widow and son of Captain John Ovens, 57th Foot, who died accidently from gun-shot wounds.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 113,204
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3323599/
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WO 43
War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series...
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