Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
War Office: Militia Attestation Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 96
What's it about?
WO 96
These records are attestation forms from the War Office which were filled in at recruitment and, in most cases, annotated to the date of discharge to form a record of service. They include age at time before enlistment. Electronic images of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 96
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Militia Attestation Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1806-1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records are attestation forms from the War Office which were filled in at recruitment and, in most cases, annotated to the date of discharge to form a record of service. They include age at time before enlistment.
Electronic images of these records can be searched online through our partner website.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The papers are arranged alphabetically under regiments, in order of seniority.
Readers should please note that the dates shown for individual pieces are not necessarily the dates of the contents of the specific documents, but reflect dates relating to the specific regiment named.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1522 box(es)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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From June 2010 access to certain pieces in this series was disrupted due to the digitisation of these records. This process was completed in June 2011 and the previous access restrictions do not now apply.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14304/
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