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  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: British Military Administration of African Territories: Papers

    This series concerns the administration of former Italian colonies in Africa after their occupation by the Allies. The papers are those of the two responsible commanders - the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, and the General Officer Commanding in Chi…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1939-1951
    Reference
    WO 230
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office and Ministry of Defence: Central Department C2 Branch, later C2 (AD) Army...

    This series consists of records of the Central Department C2 Branch (later C2 (AD) Army Department) relating to the department's responsibilities for a range of constitutional, parliamentary and general matters. These included printing, publications …

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1904-1978
    Reference
    WO 296
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office and Ministry of Defence: Inspectorate of Armaments: Reports

    This series consists of annual reports for the Inspectorate of Armaments based in Woolwich, which give an overview of its work and administration. There is also a report on the work of the Foulness Island test centre.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1950-1973
    Reference
    WO 360
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office and successors: Chemical Inspection Department: Reports and Papers

    Reports of the Chemical Inspection Department, on the full range of tests carried out on behalf of the Army.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1923-1970
    Reference
    WO 278
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence : Chemical Defence Experimental...

    Reports of experiments and trials conducted by the Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment at Porton, which was part of the Chemical Defence Research Department of the War Office and (from 1939) the Ministry of Supply, and in later years as the C…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1918-1995
    Reference
    WO 189
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office and Ministry of Defence: Headquarters Middle East and successors: Records

    This series consists of files and reports produced by Headquarters Middle East and some of its successor and associated bodies which covered British Army operations after the Second World War in the Mediterranean and Middle East as well as southern, …

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1954-1974
    Reference
    WO 386
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    Ministry of Supply and War Office: Clothing and Equipment Physiological Research...

    This series includes selected reports and technical memoranda of the Clothing and Equipment Physiological Research Establishment and the Clothing and Stores Experimental Establishment concerning military operational research and field trials of cloth…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1950-1962
    Reference
    WO 352
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Indian Army; Honours and Decorations, Indian Nationals

    This series contains records relating to honours and decorations awarded to Indian nationals serving in the Indian Army during and after the Second World War.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1939-1945
    Reference
    WO 433
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch:...

    This series comprises registered files of Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch which relate to the investigation of war crimes in Norway.This series contains policy, administrative, and case files, and includes nomi…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1944-1946
    Reference
    WO 331
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Allied Forces, Mediterranean Theatre: Military Headquarters Papers, Second...

    This series contains microfilm copies of documents originating with the Headquarters of the US Fifth Army and British Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-1945, and HQ Allied Commission, Allied Military Government, Italy.Original papers of Allied Forces Headqu…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1943-1946
    Reference
    WO 228
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    Ministry of Supply and War Office: Military Engineering Experimental Establishment...

    Files of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment and its predecessors, the Experimental Bridging Establishment, the Experimental Demolition Establishment and the Experimental Tunnelling Establishment, dealing with the development and test…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1932-1983
    Reference
    WO 321
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Army Circulars, Memoranda, Orders and Regulations

    This series contains several series of orders etc, some of which were assembled in the Ministry of Defence library, from where they were transferred to the PRO in the late 1980s. The main records are: Army Regulations, 1711-1821; War Office circulars…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1711-1992
    Reference
    WO 123
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Home Guard records, Second World War

    These records are the service records of individuals serving in the Home Guard in the Second World War. The records are the Form of Enrolment - Army Form W3066 - and contain personal information and other service information such as length of service…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1940-1945
    Reference
    WO 409
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Meritorious Service Awards, Registers

    This series comprises registers of candidates for, and recipients of, meritorious service medals and awards. Selected records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1845-1996
    Reference
    WO 101
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: The Macedonian Mule Corps in World War I

    This series contains eight registers, listing the men of the Macedonian Mule Corps, a corps raised by the British Army in the First World War.The registers contain a single-line entry for each man, giving his number, rank, name, period of service, ne…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1916-1979
    Reference
    WO 405
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: Indian Army: Casualties

    This series contains records of casualties suffered by officers in the pre-partition Indian Army during the Second World War

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1939 -1945
    Reference
    WO 429
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office and Ministry of Defence: Army Unit Historical Records and Reports

    This series consists of peacetime historical records (other than Quarterly Historical reports) kept by army units and formations. Most date from 1950 onwards. Many Commander's Diaries contain photographs and maps.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1705-2015
    Reference
    WO 305
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    War Office: General Headquarters, Allied Land Forces, (South East Asia) War Crimes...

    This series consists of investigation files of the General Headquarters, Allied Land Forces, South East Asia (ALFSEA) War Crimes Group relating to the investigation of and trial for war crimes committed by the Japanese during the Second World War.The…

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1941-1949
    Reference
    WO 325
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    Army Establishment: Widows' Pensions

    From 1827 to March 1870 and from April 1882 onwards these include the Drouly annuities paid from the Drouly Officers' Widows Fund.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1808-1920
    Reference
    PMG 11
  • Catalogue level
    Series

    Army Establishment: Pensions for Wounds

    Records of pensions and gratuities for wounds.

    Held by
    The National Archives, Kew
    Date
    1814-1921
    Reference
    PMG 9

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