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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
War Office: Imperial Yeomanry, Soldiers' Documents, South African War
Catalogue reference: WO 128
What's it about?
WO 128
These are the attestation and discharge documents from the War Office of men who enrolled in the Imperial Yeomanry during the South African War. The documents contain details of each man's place of birth, age and occupation and a full record of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 128
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Imperial Yeomanry, Soldiers' Documents, 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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These are the attestation and discharge documents from the War Office of men who enrolled in the Imperial Yeomanry during the South African War.
The documents contain details of each man's place of birth, age and occupation and a full record of his service.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
They are arranged in order of regimental numbers.
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See also
For indexes to this series see WO 129
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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)
- 165 box(es)
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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/C14335/
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