Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Judge Advocate General's Office: Original Submissions
Catalogue reference: WO 209
What's it about?
WO 209
This series consists of submissions to the Crown of proceedings of general courts martial with recommendations to confirm, mitigate, remit or commute the punishment awarded by the court.The first piece in the series is a bound volume of original...
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WO 209
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Title (The name of the record)
- Judge Advocate General's Office: Original Submissions
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Date (When the record was created)
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1880-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of submissions to the Crown of proceedings of general courts martial with recommendations to confirm, mitigate, remit or commute the punishment awarded by the court.
The first piece in the series is a bound volume of original submissions by the commander-in-chief dated 1880 to 1882. The remainder are individual submissions by the Secretary of State for War and cover years from 1920 onwards.
These submissions are to be differentiated from those in WO 91, which are copies of the proceedings with submissions by the Judge Advocate General as to their legality.
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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)
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- Judge Advocate Generals Office, 1660-1905
- War Office, Judge Advocate Generals Office, 1905-1923
- War Office, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 1923-1935
- War Office, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Forces, 1935-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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126 papers
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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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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/C14415/
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