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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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Dispatches from commanders at Lisbon, Gibraltar, Corunna, Cadiz, Isla de Leon
Catalogue reference: WO 1/225
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This record is about the Dispatches from commanders at Lisbon, Gibraltar, Corunna, Cadiz, Isla de Leon dating from 1800-1812 in the series War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Commander-in-Chief,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 1/225
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1800-1812
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Dispatches from commanders at Lisbon, Gibraltar, Corunna, Cadiz, Isla de Leon
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2489899/
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