| United Kingdom Office of the Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
|---|---|
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| War Office | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Financial Secretary to the War Office |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 1870-1964 |
| First holder | John Vivian |
| Final holder | Peter Kirk |
The Financial Secretary to the War Office and for certain periods known as the Finance Member of the Army Council, was a junior ministerial office of the British government established in 1870.[1] In May 1947 the office was unified with that of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for War under a new title Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Financial Secretary of the War Office.[2] The office continued until the War Office as a distinct service ministry was unified along with the Department of Admiralty and Air Ministry into the Ministry of Defence where it became known as the Army Department in April 1964.[3]
- ^ Roper, Michael (1998). The Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964. London: Public Record Office. p. 102. ISBN 9781873162453.
- ^ Roper. pp. 189–193.
- ^ Joiner, J. H. (1990). One more river to cross : the story of British military bridging. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. p. 397. ISBN 9780850527889.