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Series
Special Operations Executive: Registry: Index of Honours and Awards
Catalogue reference: HS 12
What's it about?
HS 12
This series consists of a nominal card index detailing the wartime and post-war honours and awards made to the subjects. The cards list the surname and given name of the subject, his or her SOE section, any military rank and unit, military...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HS 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Operations Executive: Registry: Index of Honours and Awards
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a nominal card index detailing the wartime and post-war honours and awards made to the subjects. The cards list the surname and given name of the subject, his or her SOE section, any military rank and unit, military service number if applicable, and the details of the award for which the subject was recommended, the identity of the recommending officer (usually just the SOE initials), the dates of recommendation and award, schedule and file numbers, and date of gazetting, on pre-printed cards.
Additionally, some cards are endorsed on the rear with address or contact details, and there are some pencil additions about reasons for awards being rejected or not made, or the current state of the honour or award process in this case.
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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)
- Ministry of Economic Warfare, Special Operations Executive, 1940-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 card(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Documents to be seen only under supervision
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2004 Secret Intelligence Service
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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)
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Series is not accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16290/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
19,884 records
Within the department: HS
Records of Special Operations Executive
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Special Operations Executive: Registry: Index of Honours and Awards
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