

They include agendas, minutes and circulated papers of both the main committee and sub-committees considering compensation, mines and transfers of lands.

The records of the Acquisition and Valuation of Land Committee (1917-1919) are in series LCO 3. War Office files on the Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Act 1916 are in WO 32/2655-2663. For more guidance on how to use our catalogue, see Discovery help. This should produce references for a range of records in addition to those listed in this guide. Search our catalogue using terms like ‘requisition’, ‘compensation’ or ‘acquisition’, together with an appropriate date range.

The kinds of records we hold and how to start a search Widespread requisitioning took place during the First and Second World Wars, both for military use and for civilian functions related to the war effort. This is a guide to records held at The National Archives which document land requisitioned for war by the British Government and armed forces during the 20th century. The legislative framework for requisitioning
