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War Office and Associated Departments: Submissions for Royal Approval
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| Reference | WO 103 |
|---|---|
| Title | War Office and Associated Departments: Submissions for Royal Approval |
| Date | 1803-1965 |
| Description | This series consists of submissions for royal approval made by the Commander-in- Chief, the Secretary of State for War and the Minister of Defence. The records originated in the Ordnance Office and War Office but were brought together in the Ministry of Defence Library. The series contains entry books, signed original submissions, and copies, for royal approval of commissions, promotions, appointments of officers, regimental establishments and troop movements, and rewards for meritorious service. From the end of the nineteenth century, submissions for individual appointments (at least in the surviving records) are replaced by block submissions. The source of the submissions is not always clear. The regular practice of publishing commissions in the London Gazette is reflected in annotations to submissions from 1876. The series includes a retrospective record of aides-de-camp to the sovereign since 1749. |
| Related material |
For Army Clothing Department registers see WO 359 For the warrants of approval subsequent to the submissions, and some miscellaneous submissions, see WO 370 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Commander-in-Chief, 1795-1870 Commander-in-Chief, Adjutant General, 1680-1870 Ministry of Defence, 1947 War Office, 1857-1964 War Office, Commander-in-Chiefs Military Department, Adjutant General's Division, 1870-1895 War Office, Military Department, Military Secretarys Division, 1870-1904 |
| Physical description | 85 papers and volumes |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Unpublished finding aids |
There is a key to the contents of the series in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew. |
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