Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Government Committee on the Prevention and Relief of Distress
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Committee on the Prevention and Relief of Distress examined the plight of various areas throughout Britain which were considered to be in need of financial assistance during World War One (1914-1918). It had the power to recommend that Local Representative Committees grant various sums of money to these areas.