Series
Metropolitan Police: Decorations, Honours and Awards Registers
Catalogue reference: MEPO 22
What's it about?
MEPO 22
A register of decorations, honours and awards issued to metropolitan police officers for the years 1945-1988, and a register of cases submitted for consideration of the award of the King's Police and Fire Service Medal for the years 1909-1951.
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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MEPO 22
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Title (The name of the record)
- Metropolitan Police: Decorations, Honours and Awards Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1909-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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A register of decorations, honours and awards issued to metropolitan police officers for the years 1945-1988, and a register of cases submitted for consideration of the award of the King's Police and Fire Service Medal for the years 1909-1951.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 volume(s)
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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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A 3 (Administration) Branch of the Metropolitan Police was responsible for compiling registers containing notification of awards, honours etc to police officers. This duty was later undertaken by PT 1 (Personnel and Training) Branch.
The award of the King's Police Medal for gallantry was discontinued after 1951 and was replaced by the George Cross and the George Medal (except in the case of a posthumous award). The medal continued to be awarded for distinguished service.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10829/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MEPO
Records of the Metropolitan Police Office
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Metropolitan Police: Decorations, Honours and Awards Registers