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: Military Headquarters: Correspondence and Papers, First World War
Catalogue reference: WO 158
What's it about?
WO 158
This series consists of correspondence and papers of general headquarters, headquarters of armies, military missions and armies of occupation during the First World War. Also included are reports on air raids by German airships and aeroplanes,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 158
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Military Headquarters: Correspondence and Papers, First World War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1909-1929
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of correspondence and papers of general headquarters, headquarters of armies, military missions and armies of occupation during the First World War. Also included are reports on air raids by German airships and aeroplanes, 1915 to 1918.
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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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995 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ministry of Defence
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Class is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14365/
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War Office: Military Headquarters: Correspondence and Papers, First World War
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