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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM...

Catalogue reference: T 301

What's it about?

T 301

Correspondence and papers relating to the determination of the number and types of awards ('scales') to be made available to the armed forces and others operating in various areas or theatres of war.

Full description and record details

Reference

T 301

Title
Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series)
Date

1939-1975

Description

Correspondence and papers relating to the determination of the number and types of awards ('scales') to be made available to the armed forces and others operating in various areas or theatres of war.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Ceremonial branch papers were originally stored in racks and when placed in file covers were not numbered in date order.

Related material

Analagous records relating to civil awards are in T 344

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SM file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Civil Service Department, Ceremonial Branch, 1968-1981
  • Treasury, Ceremonial Branch, 1937-1968
Physical description

40 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1993 Cabinet Office

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

One of the functions of the Ceremonial Branch is to determine the number and types of award ('scales') from the Sovereign which may be available, in a prescribed period, to the armed forces and others operating both in relation to military activities or during peacetime. Awards may relate to either operational or non-operational service, under criteria appropriate to the circumstances, and taking into account the total numbers involved in the activity or theatre of war under consideration.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14038/

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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series)