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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Piece
9 Queen's Royal Lancers
Catalogue reference: WO 169/1393
What’s it about?
This record is about the 9 Queen's Royal Lancers dating from 1941 Sept.- Dec. in the series War Office: British Forces, Middle East: War Diaries, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 169/1393
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 Sept.- Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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9 Queen's Royal Lancers
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 1996
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1002201/
Series information
WO 169
War Office: British Forces, Middle East: War Diaries, Second World War
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9 Queen's Royal Lancers
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