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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
War Office: Indian Army: Casualties
Catalogue reference: WO 429
What's it about?
WO 429
This series contains records of casualties suffered by officers in the pre-partition Indian Army during 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 429
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Indian Army: Casualties
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 -1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of casualties suffered by officers in the pre-partition Indian Army during the Second World War
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in alphabetical order
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 card(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 14cm x 10cm
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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 2021 Ministry of Defence
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Several cards have some tears and torn edges
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The War Office created these documents to record individual casualties of the Indian Army during and after the Second World War.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17104034/
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