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Records of the Constable of the Tower of London
Catalogue reference: Division within WO
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Division within WO
Records of the Constable of the Tower of London relating to duties of this military garrisonship.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within WO
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Constable of the Tower of London
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1610-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Constable of the Tower of London relating to duties of this military garrisonship.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, Office of the Constable of the Tower of London, 1855-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 series
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The office of constable of the Tower of London is one of the few military governorships of garrisons to survive the general abolition of 1833. The office carried with it command of the Tower Hamlets Militia. It is now largely an honorary office granted as a reward to an outstanding soldier.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C538/
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