War Department

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1855-1857
History:	Created on 8 February 1855, becoming the War Office in 1857.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C284723

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1854-1979: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Selected War Pensions Award Files for Service Prior to 1914	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 71
2	1855-1920: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to the War Department and War Office	The National Archives, Kew	T 24
3	1732-1868: War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Commander-in-Chief, In-letters and Miscellaneous Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 1
4	1684-1861: War Office: Secretary-at-War, Out-letters	The National Archives, Kew	WO 4
5	1793-1859: War Department and successors: Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Out-letters	The National Archives, Kew	WO 6
6	1715-1862: War Office and predecessors: Various Departmental Out-letters	The National Archives, Kew	WO 7
7	1708-1878: Commissary General of Musters Office and successors: Artillery Muster Books and Pay Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 10
8	1816-1878: War Office and predecessors: Engineers Muster Books and Pay Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 11
9	1732-1878: Commissary General of Musters Office and successors: General Muster Books and Pay Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 12
10	1778-1878: War Office and predecessors: Militia and Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 13
11	1854-1856: War Office: Scutari Depot Muster Books and Pay Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 14
12	1854-1856: War Office: Foreign Legions Muster Books, Pay Lists and Courts Martial Register	The National Archives, Kew	WO 15
13	1661-1975: War Office: Papers concerning Establishments	The National Archives, Kew	WO 24
14	1660-1938: War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Related Bodies, Registers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 25
15	1746-1926: War Office: Records of Military Headquarters	The National Archives, Kew	WO 28
16	1684-1951: War Office, predecessors and associated departments: Miscellaneous Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 30
17	1755-1908: War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 42
18	1682-1873: Ordnance Office and War Office: Correspondence	The National Archives, Kew	WO 44
19	1594-1871: Ordnance Office and War Office: Entry Books and Registers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 54
20	1568-1923: Ordnance Office and War Office: Miscellaneous Entry Books and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 55
21	1754-1879: War Office: Printed Annual Army Lists	The National Archives, Kew	WO 65
22	1768-1913: War Office: Depot Description Books	The National Archives, Kew	WO 67
23	1755-1917: Ordnance Office, Military Branch, and War Office: Royal Artillery Records of Service and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 69
24	1758-1908: War Office: Army Purchase Commission: Records	The National Archives, Kew	WO 74
25	1764-1961: War Office: Records of Officers' Services	The National Archives, Kew	WO 76
26	1793-1984: War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series)	The National Archives, Kew	WO 100
27	1845-1996: War Office: Meritorious Service Awards, Registers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 101
28	1831-1979: War Office: Long Service and Good Conduct Awards, Registers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 102
29	1830-1963: War Office: Personal Files	The National Archives, Kew	WO 138
30	1855-1909: War Office: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Submissions to Sovereign	The National Archives, Kew	WO 146
31	1837-1960: Ordnance Office and War Office: Warrants of Royal Approval	The National Archives, Kew	WO 370
32	1814-1974: War Office and Ministry of Defence: Gibraltar Garrison: Miscellaneous Minutes and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	WO 376
33	1733-1964: Ordnance Office and War Office: Personnel and Office Management Records	The National Archives, Kew	WO 381
34	1798-1959: War Office: Specimens of Series of Documents Destroyed	The National Archives, Kew	WO 900
35	1675-1997: War Office and successors: Defence Lands: Building and Property Files	The National Archives, Kew	WO 414
36	1720-1985: Records of the Armed Forces from commands, headquarters, regiments and corps
37	1702-2007: Armed Forces Service Records
38	1568-1983: Records of the Ordnance Office and its successors at the War Office

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	War Office	Successor/Predecessor		See Also