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Commander-in-Chief and War Office: Fort Record Books
Catalogue reference: WO 192
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WO 192
Officers commanding British forts at home and abroad were required to maintain a Fort Record Book (AB 360) of information covering the operation, administration and history of the fort. These records include details of topography, survey data,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 192
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Title (The name of the record)
- Commander-in-Chief and War Office: Fort Record Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1892-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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Officers commanding British forts at home and abroad were required to maintain a Fort Record Book (AB 360) of information covering the operation, administration and history of the fort. These records include details of topography, survey data, gunnery tables, records of shooting, armament and equipment, mounting and dismounting of armaments, communications etc, and, in the case of forts guarding approaches to ports, information on seaborne traffic control. In some cases the record is incomplete but includes a short history of the fort covering earlier years.
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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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- Commander-in-Chief, Military Department, Works Division, 1887-1895
- War Office, Directorate of Forts and Works, 1935-1958
- War Office, Master General of the Ordnance, Directorate of Fortifications and Works, 1904-1927
- War Office, Quartermaster General, Directorate of Works, 1927-1935
- War Office, Works Department, 1895-1904
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 324 bundles and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14399/
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