Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
War Office and predecessors: Indexes to Out-letters
Catalogue reference: WO 2
What's it about?
WO 2
These are for the most part journals and indexes of letters in the letter books of the Secretary-at-War and of War Office departments. There are also journals with an index of the Board of General Officers, 1808 to 1816; an index of the Agent...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and predecessors: Indexes to Out-letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1759-1858
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are for the most part journals and indexes of letters in the letter books of the Secretary-at-War and of War Office departments. There are also journals with an index of the Board of General Officers, 1808 to 1816; an index of the Agent General of Militia, 1803 to 1804; and an entry book of memoranda and precedents relating to the War Office establishment in 1782. Many of the letter books to which these indexes refer cannot be identified and probably do not exist.
The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Board of General Officers and records relating to soldiers' clothing (WO).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the letter books to which these indexes refer see: WO 4 WO 7
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of General Officers, 1706-1855
- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 107 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14213/
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