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Series
War Office: Local Armed Forces, Enrolment Forms, South African War
Catalogue reference: WO 126
What's it about?
WO 126
This series comprises enrolment forms completed by men who enrolled in the units raised in South Africa during the South African War, 1899-1902. They contain details of the man's age, nationality and trade, the date and place of his enrolment...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 126
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Local Armed Forces, Enrolment Forms, South African War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1899-1902
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises enrolment forms completed by men who enrolled in the units raised in South Africa during the South African War, 1899-1902. They contain details of the man's age, nationality and trade, the date and place of his enrolment (and, in some cases, his discharge) and the oath of allegiance.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically under unit names.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 167 box(es)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14333/
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