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Series
War Office: Indian Army Medal Cards
Catalogue reference: WO 431
What's it about?
WO 431
This series contains records relating to campaign medals issued to soldiers in the pre-partition Indian Army
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 431
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Indian Army Medal Cards
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 –1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to campaign medals issued to soldiers in the pre-partition Indian Army
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in alphabetical order
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 23 box(es)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 14cm x 10 cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2023 Ministry of Defence
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Several cards have some tears and torn edges
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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)
- No further accruals are anticipated
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Policy files surrounding this function have already been selected and transferred to The National Archives
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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 documents were created by the War Office to record the medals awarded to individuals serving in the pre-partition Indian Army during and after the Second World War
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17104036/
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War Office: Indian Army Medal Cards
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