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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: Commissariat Department: Registers
Catalogue reference: WO 61
What's it about?
WO 61
These comprise the following registers: appointments, services, etc, 1798 to 1889; establishments, 1809 to 1869; half pay, pensions, etc, 1810 to 1856; and miscellaneous pay lists, etc, 1791 to 1876.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 61
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and predecessors: Commissariat Department: Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1791-1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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These comprise the following registers: appointments, services, etc, 1798 to 1889; establishments, 1809 to 1869; half pay, pensions, etc, 1810 to 1856; and miscellaneous pay lists, etc, 1791 to 1876.
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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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- Commissary General, 1793-1806
- Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Commissariat Department, 1806-1816
- Treasury, Commissariat Department, 1816-1854
- War Department, Commissariat, 1855-1857
- War Office, Commissariat, 1857-1887
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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135 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/C14269/
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