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: Directorates (Various): War Diaries, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 165
What's it about?
WO 165
This series of war diaries contains the daily record of the various branches of War Office directorates functioning during the war years and up until 1947.
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 165
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Directorates (Various): War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of war diaries contains the daily record of the various branches of War Office directorates functioning during the war years and up until 1947.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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145 file(s)
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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/C14372/
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War Office: Directorates (Various): War Diaries, Second World War
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