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BEST Eleanor, MBE 13 March 1918
Catalogue reference: ADM 318/96
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This record is about the BEST Eleanor, MBE 13 March 1918 dating from 13 March 1918 in the series Admiralty: Women's Royal Naval Service: Personal Files of Officers (Short Service). 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)
- ADM 318/96
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Date (When the record was created)
- 13 March 1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Name
- BEST, Eleanor, MBE
- Date of enrolment
- 13 March 1918
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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)
- P194/18
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 75 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C595314/
Series information
ADM 318
Admiralty: Women's Royal Naval Service: Personal Files of Officers (Short Service)
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