Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Air Ministry, Directorate of Works: Air Force Establishments: Plans and Drawings
Catalogue reference: WORK 44
What's it about?
WORK 44
This series contains plans of RAF Spittlegate, Grantham, the Central Flying School, Upavon, and drawings of aircraft sheds and workshops.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry, Directorate of Works: Air Force Establishments: Plans and Drawings
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains plans of RAF Spittlegate, Grantham, the Central Flying School, Upavon, and drawings of aircraft sheds and workshops.
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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)
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- Admiralty, Directorate of Works, 1837-1919
- Air Ministry, Directorate of Works, 1937-1963
- Air Ministry, Directorate of Works and Buildings, 1918-1937
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 49 flat sheet(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
from 1969 Ministry of Public Building and Works
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These files were inherited by the Ministry of Public Building and Works from the Air Ministry Directorate of Works in 1963.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14645/
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