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War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Related...
Catalogue reference: WO 25
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WO 25
Entry books and registers of the Secretary-at-War and the Secretary of State for War and also a few kept by independent or subordinate departments, including the Board of General Officers, the departments of the Commissary General of Musters and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 25
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Related Bodies, Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1660-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books and registers of the Secretary-at-War and the Secretary of State for War and also a few kept by independent or subordinate departments, including the Board of General Officers, the departments of the Commissary General of Musters and of the Chaplain General, and the Medical Department (including the Army Nursing Service). Dates given are approximate.
Subjects covered include: commissions and other appointments, records of service and other service matters; embarkation, disembarkation, casualty and deserter information; pay, pensions, absences and discharges; establishments; and the Militia, Army Reserve, defence of Ireland and School of Military Engineering.
The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst another War Office (WO) division: the Records of the Board of General Officers and records relating to soldiers' clothing.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For officers' service records see WO 76
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of General Officers, 1706-1855
- Commissary General of Musters, 1660-1817
- Secretary of State for War, 1794-1801
- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4001 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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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/C14234/
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