War Office

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British government department former government department

The War Office was the former British government department responsible for administering the Army and overseeing military policy and organization until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
War Office canonical 87
War Office (United Kingdom) 13
British War Office 11

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British government department ⓘ
former government department ⓘ
category defence ministry ⓘ
military of the United Kingdom ⓘ
concernedWith army procurement ⓘ
army training policy ⓘ
colonial garrisons ⓘ
home defence ⓘ
imperial defence ⓘ
war planning ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distinctFrom Board of Admiralty ⓘ
surface form: Admiralty

Air Ministry ⓘ
employed civil servants ⓘ
military officers ⓘ
existedBefore United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence
field army administration ⓘ
defence administration ⓘ
military administration ⓘ
functionTransferredTo United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hadChiefOfficial Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War ⓘ
hadJurisdictionOver British Army ⓘ
hadMilitaryChief Chief of the General Staff ⓘ
surface form: Chief of the Imperial General Staff
hadMinisterialHead Secretary of State for War ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Whitehall ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
locationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
notableFor central control of the British Army ⓘ
role in First World War administration ⓘ
role in Second World War administration ⓘ
oversaw military policy of the British Army ⓘ
organization of the British Army ⓘ
partOf UK government ⓘ
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
replacedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence
responsibleFor British Army finance ⓘ
British Army logistics ⓘ
British Army mobilization ⓘ
British Army organization ⓘ
British Army personnel administration ⓘ
British Army policy ⓘ
administration of the British Army ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
shortName War Office self-link ⓘ
subordinateTo British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
timePeriod pre–Ministry of Defence era ⓘ

Referenced by (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Military College, Sandhurst → controlledBy → War Office ⓘ
UK government → executiveBody → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
UK government → defenceManagedBy → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for War → replacedBy → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for War → parentOrganization → War Office ⓘ
Secretary of State for War → mergedInto → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for War → successorBody → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army Department of the Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for Air → mergedInto → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
Royal Navy → governingBody → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Paymaster of the Forces → partOf → War Office ⓘ
Intelligence Corps → employer → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Auxiliary Territorial Service → governedBy → War Office ⓘ
War Office → shortName → War Office self-link ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps → formedBy → War Office ⓘ
Secretary at War → replacedBy → War Office ⓘ
Secretary at War → followedBy → War Office ⓘ
Secretary at War → officeMergedInto → War Office ⓘ
British Indian Army → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II → supervisedBy → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: British War Office
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: British War Office
Air Ministry → formedFrom → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
Air Ministry → coordinateWith → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
Headquarters Adjutant General → category → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Army headquarters
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence → predecessor → War Office ⓘ
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence → formedByMergerOf → War Office ⓘ
Woolwich → historicallyAssociatedWith → War Office ⓘ
Board of Ordnance → replacedBy → War Office ⓘ
Ministry of Defence (India) → precededBy → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: Department of War (British India)
Frederick Browning → workedFor → War Office ⓘ
British Expeditionary Force → governedBy → War Office ⓘ
subject surface form: British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
this entity surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → operatedBy → War Office ⓘ
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War → partOf → War Office ⓘ
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War → locatedIn → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office, Whitehall
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War → seeAlso → War Office ⓘ
British Chiefs of Staff Committee → metAt → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office, London
British High Command on the Western Front → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
King's Regulations → promulgatedBy → War Office ⓘ
Royal Pioneer Corps → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) → governingBody → War Office ⓘ
British expeditionary forces → organizedBy → War Office ⓘ
subject surface form: British Expeditionary Forces
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall → builtFor → War Office ⓘ
Gerald Templer → employer → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
Royal Army Pay Corps → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
Financial Secretary to the War Office → partOf → War Office ⓘ
Financial Secretary to the War Office → usedBy → War Office ⓘ
Financial Secretary to the War Office → category → War Office ⓘ
British military administration → governingBody → War Office ⓘ
subject surface form: British Military Administration in Eritrea
this entity surface form: British War Office
LMS 8F → usedBy → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Department (United Kingdom)
Indian Medical Service → subordinateTo → War Office ⓘ
this entity surface form: British War Office