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: Private War Diaries of Various Army Personnel, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 217
What's it about?
WO 217
A small collection of papers giving personal accounts by various officers of actions in which the authors were engaged.
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 217
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Private War Diaries of Various Army Personnel, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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A small collection of papers giving personal accounts by various officers of actions in which the authors were engaged.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other private office papers and private collections, see
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 37 file(s)
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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/C14423/
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