Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
War Office: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Submissions to Sovereign
Catalogue reference: WO 146
What's it about?
WO 146
The medal and gratuity were instituted by royal warrant of 4 December 1854 for award to sergeants, corporals and privates for distinguished service and gallant conduct in the field. This series comprises submissions to the Sovereign for approval...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 146
-
Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Submissions to Sovereign
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-1909
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
The medal and gratuity were instituted by royal warrant of 4 December 1854 for award to sergeants, corporals and privates for distinguished service and gallant conduct in the field. This series comprises submissions to the Sovereign for approval of awards.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
-
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 box(es)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format only
-
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))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14353/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
9,781,006 records
Within the department: WO
Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General,...
You are currently looking at the series: WO 146
War Office: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Submissions to Sovereign
You may be interested in
-
-
Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development. -
Record revealed
A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.