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War Office: Registers of Recipients of the Royal Red Cross
Catalogue reference: WO 145
What's it about?
WO 145
This series comprises registers of recipients of the Royal Red Cross decoration.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 145
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Registers of Recipients of the Royal Red Cross
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Date (When the record was created)
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1883-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises registers of recipients of the Royal Red Cross decoration.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also
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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)
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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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- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 volume(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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Royal Red Cross was instituted as a decoration by Queen Victoria by royal warrant of 23 April 1883 for award to ladies who showed special devotion while nursing the sick and wounded of the Army and Navy.
In November 1915, the Royal Red Cross was expanded to two classes: First Class, or Member (RRC); and Second Class, or Associate (ARRC).
In 1917, arrangements were made for Members of the First Class who perfomed further outstanding services to be awarded a bar.
The decoration was specifically extended to the Nursing Services of the Royal Air Force in 1920 and to men in 1977. Award is now restricted to members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces and properly constituted Auxiliary Nursing Services working under Armed Forces control.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14352/
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