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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Second World War Merchant Navy Awards Files (MN Series)

Catalogue reference: T 335

What's it about?

T 335

Files on the nominations of mercantile marine and fishing fleet personnel for awards with descriptions of the actions deserving recognition. Files are searchable on the electronic catalogue by name of the individual recipient and by name of ship....

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Reference

T 335

Title
Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Second World War Merchant Navy Awards Files (MN Series)
Date

1939-1947

Description

Files on the nominations of mercantile marine and fishing fleet personnel for awards with descriptions of the actions deserving recognition.

Files are searchable on the electronic catalogue by name of the individual recipient and by name of ship. The online description gives date of gazette, name, employment, award and ship.

The files contain some unpublished material, including descriptions of the actions leading to nominations for commendations, awards to foreign subjects, awards to fishing fleet personnel, army ranks of gunners given civil awards for concealment purposes.

The papers on the files frequently relate to actions dating from months, sometimes years, earlier.

Separated material

Files numbered 1 to 22 missing at transfer

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MN file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Ceremonial Branch, 1937-1968
Physical description

132 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

Cabinet Office

Accruals

Wanting files may be found but series will not otherwise accrue.

Selection and destruction information

Although much of the information was published in supplements to the London Gazette the files include additional unpublished information significant to the conduct of the Second World War and therefore all surviving files were selected for permanent preservation in accordance with the PRO acquisition policy (paragraph 2.2.1.3).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15353/

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Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Second World War Merchant Navy Awards Files (MN Series)