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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State: Casualties (L)...
Catalogue reference: WO 361
What's it about?
WO 361
This series contains records of enquiries made by the Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State, Casualties (L) Branch, into missing personnel for the Second World War.
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 361
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State: Casualties (L) Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-45 War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of enquiries made by the Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State, Casualties (L) Branch, into missing personnel for the Second World War.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also WO 417
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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, Department of the Permanent Under Secretary, 1924-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2242 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2007 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14565/
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War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State: Casualties (L) Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-45 War
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