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Series
War Office: Meritorious Service Awards, Registers
Catalogue reference: WO 101
What's it about?
WO 101
This series comprises registers of candidates for, and recipients of, meritorious service medals and awards. Selected records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 101
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Meritorious Service Awards, Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises registers of candidates for, and recipients of, meritorious service medals and awards.
Selected records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the index to this series WO 372
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 30 bundles and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- 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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The Meritorious Service medal and gratuity were instituted by royal warrant of 19 December 1845, for award to warrant and non-commissioned officers above the rank of corporal who rendered distinguished or meritorious service.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14309/
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