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Series
War Office: Indian Army: Independence Medal and Pakistan Medal
Catalogue reference: WO 434
What's it about?
WO 434
This series contains records relating to medals awarded to individuals serving in the pre-partition Indian Army
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 434
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Indian Army: Independence Medal and Pakistan Medal
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Date (When the record was created)
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1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to medals awarded to individuals serving in the pre-partition Indian Army
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in alphabetical order
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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card(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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14cm x 10cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Records not yet transferred
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ministry of Defence
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Several cards have some tears and torn edges
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are anticipated.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The records were created by the War Office at the time of the partition of India. As such they are a unique record of honours and awards to personnel serving in the pre partition Indian army at the time of its demise.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17104039/
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