Series
Treasury and Civil Service Department: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Campaign...
Catalogue reference: T 300
What's it about?
T 300
Correspondence and papers relating to the medals and stars instituted and bestowed by the Sovereign for services during the Second World War and subsequent military operations. It includes correspondence and papers on the General Service Medal....
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T 300
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury and Civil Service Department: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Campaign Stars and Medals (CSM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence and papers relating to the medals and stars instituted and bestowed by the Sovereign for services during the Second World War and subsequent military operations. It includes correspondence and papers on the General Service Medal. It also contains material originated by the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals and the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals in Time of War.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Ceremonial Branch papers were originally stored in racks and when placed in file covers were not numbered in date order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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CSM Series file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Civil Service Department, Ceremonial Branch, 1968-1981
- Treasury, Ceremonial Branch, 1937-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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104 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Some files contain maps and photographs.
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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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Campaign stars and medals could be related to the war as a whole, or to separate campaigns, or to specific activities related to the war. They were available to all who qualified under detailed regulations issued by the relevant branch of the Armed Services.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14037/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
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Treasury and Civil Service Department: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Campaign Stars and Medals (CSM Series)