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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
War Office: British and Commonwealth Forces: Historical Records and Reports, Korean...
Catalogue reference: WO 308
What's it about?
WO 308
This series contains historical records and reports (other than war diaries), of British and Commonwealth troops in Korea.The official Korean War historian, General Sir Farrar-Hockley, whose history was published in 1990 (volume 1) and 1995...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 308
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British and Commonwealth Forces: Historical Records and Reports, Korean War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains historical records and reports (other than war diaries), of British and Commonwealth troops in Korea.
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 73-102.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other records consulted by General Sir Farrar-Hockley, see pieces 1207-1320 in WO 281
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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130 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
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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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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The British Commonwealth Force arrived in Korea as part of the United Nations Force during 1950, and following the armistice in July 1953, remained until 1957.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512/
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War Office: British and Commonwealth Forces: Historical Records and Reports, Korean War
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