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The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
War Office: Selected Civilian Personal Files
Catalogue reference: WO 335
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WO 335
This series contains a selection of the personal files of civilian staff of the War Office. The files were selected either because the people involved attained high office, or because other aspects of their careers made the files worthy of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 335
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Selected Civilian Personal Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains a selection of the personal files of civilian staff of the War Office. The files were selected either because the people involved attained high office, or because other aspects of their careers made the files worthy of preservation, and the files themselves contained material of biographical interest.
Each file embraces the career of the individual officer, and includes papers detailing their original acceptance for government employment, subsequent promotions and postings, annual qualification reports and emoluments. Also included are papers relating to collateral matters, such as uniformed service during the First and/or Second World War, details of incarceration as a prisoner of war, applications for outside appointments etc.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 9 file(s)
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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/C14539/
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