Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Piece
Name: P Nelson. Service number: 851574. Date of birth: 16 January 1917.
Catalogue reference: WO 423/1396083
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This record is about the Name: P Nelson. Service number: 851574. Date of birth: 16 January 1917. dating from [1939-1963] in the series War Office: Other Ranks and Nurses: Service Records, Second World War.
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- WO 423/1396083
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1939-1963]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: P Nelson.
Service number: 851574.
Date of birth:
16 January 1917 . -
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- ADH001819985
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 2033
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20202201/
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Series information
WO 423
War Office: Other Ranks and Nurses: Service Records, Second World War
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Within the series: WO 423
War Office: Other Ranks and Nurses: Service Records, Second World War
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Name: P Nelson. Service number: 851574. Date of birth: 16 January 1917.
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