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Catalogue description War Office: Personal Files
| Reference: | WO 138 |
|---|---|
| Title: | War Office: Personal Files |
| Description: |
This series consists of the personal records of notable military personnel, principally high-ranking officers in the British Army. Among the records are the files of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum (WO 138/4), Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (WO 138/44), Lawrence Oates (member of Scott expedition to Antarctica, 1912) (WO 138/35), Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (WO 138/73) and Wilfred Owen (poet): WO 138/74 Those referring to the First World War were removed from the Long Number series: WO 339 |
| Date: | 1830-1963 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855 War Department, 1855-1857 War Office, 1857-1964 |
| Physical description: | 78 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years |
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