Series
War Office: Indian Army: Independence Medal and Pakistan Medal
Catalogue reference: WO 434
Date: 1947
This series contains records relating to medals awarded to individuals serving in the pre-partition Indian Army
Series
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Medals Policy Files
Catalogue reference: BT 386
What's it about?
BT 386
This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 386
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Title (The name of the record)
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Medals Policy Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
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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)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
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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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- Topics
- Medals
- Merchant seaman
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These files have always been held by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1944 to 1958
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selected as they reflect the interact of the state with its citizens (2.2.2 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15851/
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