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Heligoland Bight, Maps. (Many of the plans in this volume have been separated from...
Catalogue reference: ADM 137/552
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- ADM 137/552
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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Heligoland Bight, Maps. (Many of the plans in this volume have been separated from correspondence which can be found in ADM 137/452).
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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)
- HS 552
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 137
Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War
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