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Bomb explosions at Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Lloyds and Midland Banks: awards...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/1288
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This record is about the Bomb explosions at Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Lloyds and Midland Banks: awards... dating from 1939-1940 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 3/1288
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bomb explosions at Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Lloyds and Midland Banks: awards from The Private Individuals and Bow Street Reward Funds.
Contains handwritten statements from members of the public who witnessed the explosions, including several Irish nationals denying any involvement with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or with the incidents themselves. A detailed description is given by the police officer who discovered one of the unexploded bombs, after notification from the attendant in the Oxford Circus public toilets, and who took measures to defuse it with considerable risk to himself.
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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)
- 225/DAE/130
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2008
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Policing
- Weapons
- Ireland
- Nationality
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3511141/
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MEPO 3
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special...
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