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Catalogue description Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: King's Medal for Courage (KMC Series) Records
| Reference: | T 421 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: King's Medal for Courage (KMC Series) Records |
| Description: |
This series comprises citations by governmental and non-governmental sponsors relating to the award of the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom (KMC). |
| Date: | 1945-1949 |
| Arrangement: |
Arranged in alphabetical order of recipients, by country. The papers relating to the KMC were kept together, unjacketed on open racking. They were inserted in country files during preparation for transfer to The National Archives. |
| Related material: |
Citations by governmental and non-governmental sponsors relating to the award of the King's Medal for Service (KMS) are held in: T 339 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | KMC |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Treasury, Ceremonial Branch, 1937-1968 |
| Physical description: | 23 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
in 2011 Cabinet Office |
| Custodial history: | Transferred to the Civil Service Department in 1968, the Manpower and Personnel Office in 1981, and the Cabinet Office in 1982. |
| Selection and destruction information: | All of the awards records have been selected. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Sovereign instituted The King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom by Royal Warrant dated 23 August 1945. Its purpose was to recognise foreign civilians or military personnel of allied countries who had performed acts of courage, such as assisting British escapees in enemy occupied territory, in furtherance of the interests of the British Commonwealth in the allied cause during the Second World War. Around 3,200 awards of the King's Medal for Courage were made. |
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