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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
Office of the Commander-in-Chief: Commissariat Department: In-letters
Catalogue reference: WO 57
What's it about?
WO 57
This series comprises entry books of letters from the Treasury, 1806 to 1816, and bundles of original letters to the Commissary-in-Chief from commissariat officers at various stations abroad, 1810 to 1817.
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 57
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of the Commander-in-Chief: Commissariat Department: In-letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806-1826
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises entry books of letters from the Treasury, 1806 to 1816, and bundles of original letters to the Commissary-in-Chief from commissariat officers at various stations abroad, 1810 to 1817.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Records from foreign stations are arranged under the country.
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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)
- Commander-in-Chief, Commissariat Department, 1806-1816
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 58 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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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/C14265/
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