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Special Service Brigade: equipment, appointments, standing orders and instructions....
Catalogue reference: DEFE 2/849
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This record is about the Special Service Brigade: equipment, appointments, standing orders and instructions.... dating from 1941-1942 in the series Combined Operations Headquarters, and Ministry of Defence, Combined Operations Headquarters.... 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)
- DEFE 2/849
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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Special Service Brigade: equipment, appointments, standing orders and instructions.
Includes 10 photographs depicting: Uniforms: battle jerkin demonstration by Army personnel. Dated 1942.
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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)
- DCO I1-322
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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/C4195096/
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DEFE 2
Combined Operations Headquarters, and Ministry of Defence, Combined Operations Headquarters...
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