Document Record

Creator

Great Britain. War Office.

Title

Great Britain. War Office. Ordnance Office : miscellanea (WO 55)
Finding Aid 592

Identifier

lac_mikan_105369
126079
MG 13 WO 55
Government
Military
Foreign relations
oocihm.lac_mikan_105369

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 transcripts of Ordnance Office miscellanea consisting of reports, memoranda and plans. These may include reports on colonial defences; artillery letters; engineer papers; registers of issues of stores; and reports on Ordnance lands and buildings in the Commands.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105369