Focus on
Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
Series
War Office: Secretary-at-War, In-letters and Reports
Catalogue reference: WO 40
What's it about?
WO 40
In-letters and reports addressed to the Secretary-at-War.
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 40
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Secretary-at-War, In-letters and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1753-1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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In-letters and reports addressed to the Secretary-at-War.
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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)
- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 32 bundle(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- There is a general index in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- Microfilm copies of some records in this series were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14249/
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