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Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Series
Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series IV)
Catalogue reference: WO 53
What's it about?
WO 53
This series comprises bound volumes of the original bills together with receipts and other vouchers. These include accounts for the French War, 1678, Flanders, 1692 to 1749, Gibraltar, 1710 to 1822, and Port Mahon, 1708 to 1782.
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 53
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series IV)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1822
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises bound volumes of the original bills together with receipts and other vouchers. These include accounts for the French War, 1678, Flanders, 1692 to 1749, Gibraltar, 1710 to 1822, and Port Mahon, 1708 to 1782.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For additional information see WO 48
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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)
- Ordnance Office, 1683-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 534 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/C14262/
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