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WO 25. 1 West India Regiment-Cape Mounted Rifles.
Catalogue reference: WO 25/805
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This record is about the WO 25. 1 West India Regiment-Cape Mounted Rifles. dating from 1829 in the series War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Related.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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WO 25/805
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Date (When the record was created)
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1829
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Description (What the record is about)
- WO 25. 1 West India Regiment-Cape Mounted Rifles.
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This volume dates from 1829. However, information about later service was added to some pages.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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