Document Record

Creator

Great Britain. War Office.

Title

Great Britain. War Office. Commissariat Department : out-letters (WO 58)

Identifier

lac_mikan_105030
MG 13 WO 58
Government
Military
Foreign relations
Business and commerce
oocihm.lac_mikan_105030

Document source

Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Language

English

Description

The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. The War Office developed from the Council of War, an ad hoc grouping of the King and his senior military commanders which oversaw the Kingdom of England's frequent wars and campaigns. A number of older institutions, notably the Board of Ordnance (which dates from the 15th century), were merged to form the War Office. It worked alongside the Admiralty, and was responsible for the Royal Navy, and the (much later) Air Ministry, which oversaw the Royal Air Force.
This collection consists of entry books of schedules of contractors and contracts, letters to government departments and to commissariat officers stationed abroad, and miscellaneous correspondence relating to appointments, salaries and contracts.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105030