Series
Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Korean War Awards (K Series)
Catalogue reference: T 302
What's it about?
T 302
Correspondence and papers relating to awards for services in the Korean War between 1950 and 1954 granted as a result of military operations undertaken in Korea under United Nations auspices.Some papers relate to British and foreign exchange of awards.
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 302
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Korean War Awards (K Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1950-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence and papers relating to awards for services in the Korean War between 1950 and 1954 granted as a result of military operations undertaken in Korea under United Nations auspices.
Some papers relate to British and foreign exchange of awards.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
These papers were originally stored in racks and when put into file covers at some time after 1963 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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K 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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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15 file(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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As a result of military operations in Korea there were two general awards which concerned United Kingdom forces, issued to all those entitled to them under published regulations. These were: The Korea Medal, instituted by King George VI on 25 July 1951The United Nations Service Medal for Korea, instituted under the authority of the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 1951. In addition there were certain Unit Citations issued by the authorities of the United States and South Korea, indicating recognition of outstanding achievements in conflict by fighting units, rather than by individuals.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14039/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Korean War Awards (K Series)