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UK Military Records Index

The National Archives (TNA) - War Office (Department Code - WO) Series

 

This is a list of STEER and variant surnames appearing in The National Archives on-line catalogue. Full records can be obtained on request, to do this easily please click with your PC mouse on the tick to the left of an index entry below. Clicking the tick will create an email with the correct reference in which you can make the request or provide other comments before sending it to me. The record will then be transcribed on my next visit to TNA and the details added to this web site. Full details of one record (WO 97/1152/58) have been provided as an example (see below).

 

 

WO Series

Description

 

WO 97

Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents

 

WO 121

Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners

 

WO 339

Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers

 

WO 363

Soldiers' Documents, First World War 'Burnt Documents'

 

WO 374

Officers' Services, First World War, Personal Files

 

WO 399

Directorate of Army Medical Services and Territorial Force: Nursing Service Records, First World War
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

The National Archives (TNA) - War Office (WO) Series

 

 

 

WO 97 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents

 

 

TNA Ref

Name

Birthplace

Discharge Age

Service Years

 

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WO 97/211/1

Charles STEARS

Oundle, Northamptonshire

20

1832-1834

 

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WO 97/1263/182

Charles STEERS alias Charles STEARS

Wentworth, Yorkshire

34

1804-1818

 

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WO 97/126/87

David STEER

Arundel, Sussex

23

1834-1848

 

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WO 97/549/18

Edward STEERS

Scropthope, Leicestershire

39

1795-1818

 

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WO 97/558/30

George STEARS

Woburn, Bedfordshire

30

1837-1847

 

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WO 97/1152/58

George STEER

Saltash, Cornwall

45

1827-1848

 

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WO 97/1161/145

John STEERS

Exeter, Devonshire

29

1801-1818

 

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WO 97/566/77

John STEERS

Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

31

1813-1819

 

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WO 97/575/11

Thomas STEERS

St Georges, London (Middlesex)

25

1827-1833

 

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WO 97/211/12

William STEER

Carshalton, Surrey

35

1813-1828

 

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WO 97/9/138

William STEER

Petworth, Sussex

44

1822-1848

 

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WO 97/542/56

William STEER

Exeter, Devonshire

23

1841-1843

 

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WO 97/126/88

William STEERS

Wimbolton, Surrey

33

1803-1819

 

 

 

WO 121 - Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners

 

 

WO 121/147-8 Certificates of Service and related correspondence
WO 121/66-129 Certificates of service (disability or reason for discharge, length of service, rank, regiment, age, place of birth and trade on enlistment)

 

 

TNA Ref

Name

Birthplace

Discharge Age

Service Years

 

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WO 121/147/272

Joseph STAIRES alias Joseph STEERS

 

 

1798

 

 

 

(29 years service. Residence or place where pension paid stated in document. See film image 642.)

 

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WO 121/148/106

Thomas STEARS alias Thomas STEERS

 

 

1799

 

 

 

(15 years service. Residence or place where pension paid stated in document.)

 

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WO 121/66/191

Charles STARES alias Charles STEER; Charles STEERES

Lesant, Cornwall

54

1802

 

 

 

(6 years serice.)

 

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WO 121/129/137

George STEER

Lingville, Sussex

24

1805-1813

 

 

 

(8 years 2 moths service. Covering dates give year of enlistment to year of discharge.)

 

 

 

WO 339 - Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical)

 

 

TNA Ref

Name

Rank/Occupation

Service Years

 

 

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WO 339/2690

STEERS L G

Lieut

1915-1919

 

 

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WO 339/7236

STEER G P

Capt

1915-1921

 

 

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WO 339/7647

STEER M E

Schoolmistress

1910-1916

 

 

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WO 339/9526

LEE-STEERE J H G

2/Lieut

1914-1919

 

 

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WO 339/19786

STEER V

Lieut

1914-1923

 

 

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WO 339/22026

STEER H E

Col

1891-1918; 1948

 

 

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WO 339/30568

STEER E C

Lieut

1914-1921; 1927

 

 

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WO 339/74445

STEER W

 

1914-1922

 

 

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WO 339/84389

STEARS S

 

1914-1922

 

 

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WO 339/86340

STEER J

 

1914-1922

 

 

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WO 339/92866

STEER H

 

1914-1922

 

 

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WO 339/96637

STEER W

 

1914-1922

 

 

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WO 339/130149

LEE-STEERE H

 

1914-1922

 

 

 

 

WO 363 - Soldiers' Documents, First World War 'Burnt Documents' (Microfilm Copies)

 

 

'Burnt' refers to many of these records being destroyed by enemy action in WW2.
The indexes need to be searched for STEER and variant surnames.

 

 

 

WO 374 - Officers' Services, First World War, Personal Files (alphabetical)

 

 

TNA Ref

Name

Rank

Years

 

 

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WO 374/41456

LEE-STEERE C J

2/Lieut

1917-1921

 

 

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WO 374/64978

STEAR B T

Capt & QM

1883-1922; 1937

 

 

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WO 374/65073

STEER C

Revrd

1917-1919

 

 

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WO 374/65074

STEER E P

Capt

1915-1920

 

 

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WO 374/65075

STEER E W

2/Lieut

1914-1919

 

 

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WO 374/65076

STEER W H H

Revrd

1919-1925

 

 

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WO 374/65077

STEER-WATKINS P B

Capt

1914-1920

 

 

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WO 374/65078

STEERE E J

2/Lieut

1915-1919

 

 

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WO 374/65079

STEERS B G

Lieut

1912-1920

 

 

 

 

WO 399 - Directorate of Army Medical Services and Territorial Force: Nursing Service Records, First World War

 

 

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

 

 

TNA Ref

Name

 

Years

 

 

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WO 399/7919

STEER Alice

 

1914 - 1920

 

 

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WO 399/7920

STEER Grace

 

1914 - 1920

 

 

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WO 399/7921

STEER Ruth

 

1914 - 1920

 

 

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