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Office of the Commander in Chief and War Office: Distribution of the Army Monthly...
Catalogue reference: WO 73
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WO 73
These are the printed summarized returns issued by the Quartermaster General, to 1881, the Adjutant General, 1881 to 1904, and the Army Council, after 1904. They show the distribution of the Army month by month (a) by divisions and stations and...
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WO 73
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of the Commander in Chief and War Office: Distribution of the Army Monthly Returns
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are the printed summarized returns issued by the Quartermaster General, to 1881, the Adjutant General, 1881 to 1904, and the Army Council, after 1904. They show the distribution of the Army month by month (a) by divisions and stations and (b) by regiments in numerical order. They give the station of each battalion or company, the numbers of officers and rank and file present or absent, and other statistical information.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further Quarter Master General and Adjutant General records see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Commander-in-Chief, Quartermaster General, 1667-1870
- War Office, Adjutant General, 1895-1904
- War Office, Army Council, 1904-1964
- War Office, Commander-in-Chiefs Military Department, Adjutant General's Division, 1870-1895
- War Office, Commander-in-Chiefs Military Department, Adjutant Generals Division, Quartermaster Generals Subdivision, 1870-1888
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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183 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/C14281/
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