Clive Hawkins 22 November 2013

British Army Officers of WW1

WO 339

WO 339: War Office: Officers' Services, First World War

• This series contains records and correspondence for Regular Army and Emergency Reserve officers who served in the First World War.

• The content of the files varies enormously, from a note supplying date of death, to a file of several parts containing attestation papers, records of service and personal correspondence.

• The series contains the records for almost 140,000 officers.

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WO339: PROJECT TO EXPAND DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

BEFOREWO 339/1518 SMITH A WO 339/3076 EASTGATE-SMITH C WO 339/3088 WRIGHT-SMITH S

AFTERWO 339/1518 Lieutenant Arthur William SMITH Labour Corps. WO 339/3076 Captain C W EASTGATE-SMITH The Manchester Regiment.

WO 339/3088 Captain Straun WRIGHT-SMITH The Devonshire Regiment.

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WO339/8O657

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WO 339/78179 LETTER OF IDENTIFICATION

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WO 339/44880 POSTCARD

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WO 339/66442 X RAY

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WO 339/66442 PISTOL BULLET

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WO 339/42988 CIRCUMSTANCES OF CAPTURE

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WO339/71343 PLAN AND DESCRIPTION 0F BURIAL

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WO339/51376 FIELD MARSHAL’S BATON

WO 339/51376 FIELD MARSHAL'S BATON