Record revealed
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: Personal Files
Catalogue reference: WO 138
What's it about?
WO 138
This series consists of the personal records of notable military personnel, principally high-ranking officers in the British Army. Among the records are the files of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum (WO 138/4), Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (WO...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 138
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Personal Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the personal records of notable military personnel, principally high-ranking officers in the British Army. Among the records are the files of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum (WO 138/4), Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (WO 138/44), Lawrence Oates (member of Scott expedition to Antarctica, 1912) (WO 138/35), Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (WO 138/73) and Wilfred Owen (poet): WO 138/74
Those referring to the First World War were removed from the Long Number series: WO 339
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 78 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years
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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/C14345/
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