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A R Woodriff, son of Commander John Robert Woodriff and grandson of Captain Daniel Woodriff, served on the North America and West Indies Station from 1868 to 1871, when he became a lieutenant. After a period in China, 1873 to 1874, he returned to England and was drowned in 1876.
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GB 0064 WDR/400-503 [1868-1874] Subfonds 1 file Woodriff , Allan Robert , 1846-1876 , Lieutenant
A R Woodriff, son of Commander John Robert Woodriff and grandson of Captain Daniel Woodriff, served on the North America and West Indies Station from 1868 to 1871, when he became a lieutenant. After a period in China, 1873 to 1874, he returned to England and was drowned in 1876.
The papers were presented by Miss O.M. Brodie in 1973.
Papers of Allan Robert Woodriff, consisting of service documents, 1868 to 1874, an undated letter from Woodriff (while a sub-lieutenant) to his mother and letters of condolence after his death.
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Oct 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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The papers were presented by Miss O.M. Brodie in 1973.
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Papers of Allan Robert Woodriff, consisting of service documents, 1868 to 1874, an undated letter from Woodriff (while a sub-lieutenant) to his mother and letters of condolence after his death.
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- English
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English