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: Office of the Engineer-in-Chief: Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 227
What's it about?
WO 227
The series contains reports, pamphlets and technical notes on training, planning and operations at home and abroad, carried out by Royal Engineers.
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 227
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Office of the Engineer-in-Chief: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains reports, pamphlets and technical notes on training, planning and operations at home and abroad, carried out by Royal Engineers.
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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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- War Office, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, 1941-1964
- War Office, Department of the Quartermaster General, Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, 1941-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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143 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1975 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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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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An Engineer-in-Chief was first appointed in September 1941, when he was made responsible for engineer operations, training, research and development of equipment, technical intelligence and the Directorate of Fortifications and Works, which was responsible for works services at home and abroad. He was responsible to the Quartermaster General for the work of the Directorate of Fortifications and Works and the Directorate of Engineer Stores (created in July 1943). He was responsible to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff for the other aspects of his work and in this capacity he was given the additional title of Director Royal Engineers in May 1943.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14433/
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