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
Ordnance Office: Royal Engineers; Sheerness: Letter Book
Catalogue reference: WO 292
What's it about?
WO 292
The series contains a letter book from the commanding officer of the Royal Engineers at Sheerness.
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 292
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office: Royal Engineers; Sheerness: Letter Book
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Date (When the record was created)
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1803-1805
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains a letter book from the commanding officer of the Royal Engineers at Sheerness.
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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)
- Ordnance Office, 1683-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(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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- Topics
- Army
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14496/
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Ordnance Office: Royal Engineers; Sheerness: Letter Book
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