Catalogue description War Office: Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors: Papers

Search within or browse this series to find specific records of interest.

Date range

Details of WO 181
Reference: WO 181
Title: War Office: Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors: Papers
Description:

Unregistered branch files of the Directorate and its predecessors on a variety of subjects. Many pieces contain maps.

Date: 1876-2018
Related material:

Other reference material acquired by the Directorate, including maps, surveys etc, is held by the British Library under Section 4(1) of the Public Records Act 1958.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Defence, Directorate of Military Survey, 1964-

War Office, Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, Geographical Section, 1922-1939

War Office, Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, Geographical Section, 1939-1943

War Office, Directorate of Military Operations, Geographical Section General Staff, 1908-1922

War Office, Directorate of Military Operations, Topographical Section, 1904-1908

War Office, Directorate of Military Survey, 1943-1964

War Office, Military Intelligence and Mobilization Department, Topographical Section, 1901-1904

War Office, Military Intelligence Division, Topographical Section, 1888-1901

Physical description: 1153 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1968 Ministry of Defence

Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

In 1943 the geographical section of the Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, which had its origins in the War Office Topographical Branch established in January 1855, became an independent directorate under the chief of the Imperial General Staff as the Directorate of Military Survey.

Have you found an error with this catalogue description?

Help with your research