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War Office: British Commonwealth Division of United Nations Force: War Diaries, Korean...
Catalogue reference: WO 281
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WO 281
This series contains war diaries which contain the daily record of events, reports on operations, intelligence reports, etc, of commanders of units which formed the British Commonwealth Division in Korea as part of the United Nations Force during...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 281
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British Commonwealth Division of United Nations Force: War Diaries, Korean War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains war diaries which contain the daily record of events, reports on operations, intelligence reports, etc, of commanders of units which formed the British Commonwealth Division in Korea as part of the United Nations Force during the Korean War of 1950 to 1953, and until their subsequent disbandment.
There are two series of headquarters war diaries in the series: one of the Commonwealth Division Headquarters which was the operational headquarters; and another the British Commonwealth Forces in Korea (BCFK) Headquarters which was responsible for support services.
The official Korean War historian, General Sir Farrar-Hockley, whose history was published in 1990 (volume 1) and 1995 (volume 2), used documents found in the piece range 1207-1320, which partly duplicate earlier material in this series.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The series is arranged in the order: Headquarters, Areas, Brigades and Units in order of precedence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further documents consulted by General Sir Farrar-Hockley see pieces 73-102 in WO 308
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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)
- 1320 files and photographs
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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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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/C14486/
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War Office: British Commonwealth Division of United Nations Force: War Diaries, Korean War
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