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ROYAL ARTILLERY: COAST BATTERIES: 397 Coast Battery.
Catalogue reference: WO 166/1859
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This record is about the ROYAL ARTILLERY: COAST BATTERIES: 397 Coast Battery. dating from 1940 Aug.- Sept. in the series War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War. 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 166/1859
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Aug.- Sept.
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Description (What the record is about)
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ROYAL ARTILLERY: COAST BATTERIES: 397 Coast Battery.
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 1996
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C787915/
Series information
WO 166
War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War
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