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Requisition Book. 'Requisition Book'. A chronological list of stores issued giving...
Catalogue reference: WO 28/148
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This record is about the Requisition Book. 'Requisition Book'. A chronological list of stores issued giving... dating from 1854 Dec 10-1856 Feb 18 in the series War Office: Records of Military Headquarters. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1854 Dec 10-1856 Feb 18
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Requisition Book.
- 'Requisition Book'.
- A chronological list of stores issued giving date, recipient and articles issued.
- The stores issued were mainly items of camp equipment, entrenching tools, horse equipment or clothing.
- At the back of the volume are two draft memoranda relating to the arrival of regiments and drafts. There is also a record of payments made to staff of the Parcels Office, including fatigue parties. This covers the period 1 July 1855 to 31 January 1856. It lists name, regiment, period covered, rate of pay and amount paid.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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