War Office

British

noun

1. the department of state responsible for the British Army, now part of the Ministry of Defence
2. the premises of this department in Whitehall, London

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This included persuading the War Office of the benefits of using sphagnum moss for wound dressings.

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The family also own significant real estate in London, including a number of large homes near to St James's Park and Winston Churchill's Old War Office in Whitehall, which has recently been refurbished to include a hotel.

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After trawling the national archives and cross referencing eye-witness accounts, family letters and war office reports, Ms Nash was able to identify these men as Sergeant Northey and Major Patrick Angier.

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In a speech at the Old War Office in London, Mr Cleverly said his party “must restore our credibility” on migration control to win back voters who switched to Reform and other parties at the general election.

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Westminster Development Services is best known for redeveloping the site of the former Old War Office building on Whitehall as a Raffles hotel complex.

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