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
Ministry of Defence: Defence Lands: Registered Files (D/Lands Series)
Catalogue reference: DEFE 57
What's it about?
DEFE 57
This series consists of registered files of the Defence Lands organisation which was responsible for property held by the Ministry of Defence. The series includes files and annexes relating to the Defence Lands Committee (Nugent Committee)...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 57
-
Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Defence: Defence Lands: Registered Files (D/Lands Series)
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-2003
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
This series consists of registered files of the Defence Lands organisation which was responsible for property held by the Ministry of Defence. The series includes files and annexes relating to the Defence Lands Committee (Nugent Committee) 1971-1973.
Many pieces contain maps and plans.
-
Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
-
Arrangement
By former file reference number of files within transfer
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For other Defence Lands organisation records see also DEFE 51
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- D/Lands file series
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
-
- Defence Lands Committee, 1971-1973
- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
- Ministry of Defence, Defence Lands, 1977-1984
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 262 file(s)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
-
Ministry of Defence From 1999
-
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))
-
Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14952/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
68,016 records
Within the department: DEFE
Records of the Ministry of Defence
You are currently looking at the series: DEFE 57
Ministry of Defence: Defence Lands: Registered Files (D/Lands Series)
You may be interested in
-
-
Record revealed
A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill. -
The story of
Ravenser Odd
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.