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British Foreign Legion. Enlistment of foreigners, mainly German (British German Legion)...
Catalogue reference: WO 43/972
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This record is about the British Foreign Legion. Enlistment of foreigners, mainly German (British German Legion)... dating from 1854-1859 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 43/972
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854-1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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British Foreign Legion. Enlistment of foreigners, mainly German (British German Legion) for duration of Crimean war. Act of 23 December 1854. Recruits from Nova Scotia (1855). Termination gratuities and permission to settle in South Africa. (Cape of GoodHope and British Kaffraria). Service with legion not reckonable for pension. Case of Paymaster John Hunt.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 156,620
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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/C3323736/
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WO 43
War Office: Secretary-at-War, Correspondence, Very Old Series (VOS) and Old Series...
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