Focus on
Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
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
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 431
-
Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Indian Army Medal Cards
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 –1945
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
This series contains records relating to campaign medals issued to soldiers in the pre-partition Indian Army
-
Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
-
The records are arranged in alphabetical order
-
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)
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 23 box(es)
-
Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 14cm x 10 cm
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
-
In 2023 Ministry of Defence
-
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
-
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))
-
Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are anticipated
-
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
-
Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
-
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
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17104036/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
9,992,656 records
You are currently looking at the series: WO 431
War Office: Indian Army Medal Cards
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War. -
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.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.