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1 item (accompanying the 'Scheme and Orders for Advance of British Armies to Rhine'...
Catalogue reference: MR 3/1
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This record is about the 1 item (accompanying the 'Scheme and Orders for Advance of British Armies to Rhine'... dating from 1914-1916 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage of between 1 and.... 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)
- MR 3/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (accompanying the 'Scheme and Orders for Advance of British Armies to Rhine' of November 1918, appended to the war diary of the British Armies in France, General Headquarters, Intelligence Section (I/808)), numbered (5), extracted from WO 95/23. Parts of sheets [2], [2A], 5 and 6 of 'North West Europe' joined, showing rivers, woods, heights, contours, towns, place names, churches, forts, railways, roads and international boundaries. The Belgian, British, American and French zones are also indicated. Reference tables. Sheet [5] published by the War Office February 1916. Printed by Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Wall, London. Sheet [6] printed by the Ordnance Survey Office 1914.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered (1)-(4) and (6) see MF 1/16
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- GSGS 2733
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 103.5 cm x 128 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:250000
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4568124/
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