Series
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
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T 301
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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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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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Analagous records relating to civil awards are in T 344
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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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SM 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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40 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1993 Cabinet Office
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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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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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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14038/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
Records created or inherited by HM Treasury
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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series)