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Sheet No or Name: Map showing railway systems and Military Organisation of the Country...
Catalogue reference: WO 297/163
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This record is about the Sheet No or Name: Map showing railway systems and Military Organisation of the Country... dating from 1916 in the series War Office: Geographical Section General Staff: War of 1914-1918: Western Front:.... 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)
- WO 297/163
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sheet No or Name: Map showing railway systems and Military Organisation of the Country in rear of the Enemy Lines, No 2 Scale 1: 250 000 Production: OS GSGS No: 3206. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS WO 297/155
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C4277588/
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WO 297
War Office: Geographical Section General Staff: War of 1914-1918: Western Front:...
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