Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Piece
Prisoners of war and Red Cross conventions: revision
Catalogue reference: DEFE 7/491
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This record is about the Prisoners of war and Red Cross conventions: revision dating from 1947-1948 in the series Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 7/491
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoners of war and Red Cross conventions: revision
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 455/48 Pt 1
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C658769/
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DEFE 7
Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series)
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