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War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« on: Monday 08 March 10 20:53 GMT (UK) »
A full inventory of all the records lost in the 1940 fire caused by bombing. The best known being the service records of Other Ranks from the Great War.


http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Records_destroyed_at_the_Army_Records_Centre%2C_Arnside_Street%2C_London_as_a_result_of_bombing_on_8_September_1940
Bezant (London/Suffolk), West (London/Essex), Walker (Yorkshire), Phillips (West Country - believed Bristol area), Tibbetts (Warwickshire), Armstrong (Co Fermanagh), Harvison (Co Wexford), Neeb (Germany), Becker (Germany), Jakobsson (Finland). Kanneworff (Germany and Denmark)

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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #1 on: Monday 08 March 10 23:08 GMT (UK) »
Thanks spof,
intriguing reading...what might have been...
Under Sundries is listed Approximately 2 tons of oddments' - including barbed wire.  :o :o
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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 19:21 GMT (UK) »
"And parts of 2 machine guns" :-X
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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 20:48 GMT (UK) »
"Stationary (9 tons) "  :o :o

An Army doesn't march on its stomach but on paper work  :P

Apart from the Great War service records, where does one start to quantify the "greatest" loss?
Bezant (London/Suffolk), West (London/Essex), Walker (Yorkshire), Phillips (West Country - believed Bristol area), Tibbetts (Warwickshire), Armstrong (Co Fermanagh), Harvison (Co Wexford), Neeb (Germany), Becker (Germany), Jakobsson (Finland). Kanneworff (Germany and Denmark)

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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 10 March 10 15:08 GMT (UK) »
The greatest loss has to be anyone killed in the raid surely.
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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 10 March 10 15:43 GMT (UK) »
Although tragic for family historians, I would rather no one was killed in the raid, or better yet it was not hit at all and hence being a win win situation.

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Re: War Office Records Lost in 1940 Fire
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 10 March 10 20:31 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Redroger on Wednesday 10 March 10 15:08 GMT (UK)
The greatest loss has to be anyone killed in the raid surely.

Redroger,

You are so right. Sometimes we get so caught up in records we forget they relate to real people.

I am going to lock this thread but am happy to talk about it elsewhere on the Armed Forces board.

Glen
Bezant (London/Suffolk), West (London/Essex), Walker (Yorkshire), Phillips (West Country - believed Bristol area), Tibbetts (Warwickshire), Armstrong (Co Fermanagh), Harvison (Co Wexford), Neeb (Germany), Becker (Germany), Jakobsson (Finland). Kanneworff (Germany and Denmark)
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