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: A F Foster. Service number: 4915393. Date of birth: 14 January 1915.
Catalogue reference: WO 423/1396084
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This record is about the Name: A F Foster. Service number: 4915393. Date of birth: 14 January 1915. dating from [1939-1963] in the series War Office: Other Ranks and Nurses: Service Records, Second World War.
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- WO 423/1396084
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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: A F Foster.
Service number: 4915393.
Date of birth:
14 January 1915 . -
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- ADH000861820
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 2031
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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WO 423
War Office: Other Ranks and Nurses: Service Records, Second World War
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Name: A F Foster. Service number: 4915393. Date of birth: 14 January 1915.
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