UK Parliament
Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-04-23: "Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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23 April 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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UK Parliament
FINANCIAL STATEMENT (1940–41) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-04-23: "FINANCIAL STATEMENT (1940–41)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34834, page 2381, published 1940-04-23: "e Lords Commissioners of YourMajesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these proposals.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34834, page 2382, published 1940-04-23: "red by the Cathedral Commissioners for England, for the Cathedral Churchesof St. Alban and Coventry.
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