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British prisoners in s.s. "Portland"
Catalogue reference: FO 916/259
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This record is about the British prisoners in s.s. "Portland" dating from 1942 Oct-Dec in the series Foreign Office: Consular (War) Department, later Prisoners of War Department: Registered.... 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)
- FO 916/259
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Oct-Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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British prisoners in s.s. "Portland"
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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)
- KW 2/ 14
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C805781/
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FO 916
Foreign Office: Consular (War) Department, later Prisoners of War Department: Registered...
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