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On Thurs. 26 Sep 1940 In Britain, Henry Willink, the Conservative Member.....

1940-09-26

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In Britain, Henry Willink, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Croydon, was appointed Special Commissioner for the Homeless with particular instructions to organise the aid services for those citizens who had been made homeless through enemy air raids.

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