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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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War Office
Catalogue reference: WO 44/515
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This record is about the War Office dating from 1816-23 in the series Ordnance Office and War Office: Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 44/515
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1816-23
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Description (What the record is about)
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War Office
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Series information
WO 44
Ordnance Office and War Office: Correspondence
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