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: Ship Signal Sections: War Diaries, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 257
What's it about?
WO 257
These diaries contain the daily records of events, reports on operations etc, by officers commanding various Ship Signal Sections between 1942 and 1945.
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 257
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Ship Signal Sections: War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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These diaries contain the daily records of events, reports on operations etc, by officers commanding various Ship Signal Sections between 1942 and 1945.
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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)
- 12 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/C14462/
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