Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916
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title:
Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916
text:
The Sailors and Soldiers Act 1916 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It allowed for the donation of land to public bodies for the settlement and employment of former servicemen. The catalyst for the act was a proposed donation of land near Bosbury, Herefordshire, to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries by Robert Buchanan, following the death of his son in the First World War. The act was proposed by the Asquith coalition ministry in November 1916 and received royal assent unde
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailors_and_Soldiers_(Gifts_for_Land_Settlement)_Act_1916
date created:
2022-12-24T20:14:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T09:44:48Z
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