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Requisition Book. 'Requisitions'. An account book detailing the issue of stores to...
Catalogue reference: WO 28/147
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This record is about the Requisition Book. 'Requisitions'. An account book detailing the issue of stores to... dating from 1855 Sep 3-1856 Jun 25 in the series War Office: Records of Military Headquarters. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855 Sep 3-1856 Jun 25
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Description (What the record is about)
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Requisition Book.
- 'Requisitions'.
- An account book detailing the issue of stores to various regiments and individuals. The first part of the volume is in tabulated form, chronologically arranged, showing the number of items issued against the regiment or individual and recording the totals of items issued. The issue of a number of items was noted although the items were not included in the table e.g. birch brooms, stoves, sets of carpenter's tools and waterproof coats.
- The second half is a chronological list of issues giving date, recipient and articles issued. The stores issued were mainly items of camp equipment, entrenching tools, horse equipment or clothing.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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