Series
Loraine Papers
Catalogue reference: FO 1011
Date: 1836-1973
This series contains both personal and official papers, including photograph albums, of the diplomat Sir Percy Loraine (1880-1961). It includes...
Series
War Office and Ministry of Defence: Survey Services: Directorate of Military Survey...
Catalogue reference: WO 408
What's it about?
WO 408
A collection of manuscript records relating to the application of Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS) numbers (and their forerunners in numerical sequence) and related War Office numbering systems.
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 408
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and Ministry of Defence: Survey Services: Directorate of Military Survey and Survey Units: Geographical Section, General Staff Allocation Books and Receipt Books (Registers)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1859-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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A collection of manuscript records relating to the application of Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS) numbers (and their forerunners in numerical sequence) and related War Office numbering systems.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 48 files and volumes
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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 2006 Ministry of Defence, Defence Geographic Centre
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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)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16260/
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