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HONOURS AND AWARDS - General :
1941   Award of BEM to Wren P B McGeorge for gallantry in delivering despatches during air raids in Plymouth   ADM 1/11385
1941   Award of Commendation to Petty Officer M W Lunnon WRNS for trying to rescue airman from crashed bomber   ADM 1/11483
1942   Recommendations for awards to WRNS personnel in the Birthday Honours, 1942   ADM 1/12437
1945   Presentation to Lady Ramsay of French award to the late Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay   ADM 1/18300
1952-1957   Award of Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to ratings in WRNS   ADM 1/25775
1944   Birthday Honours List 1944: awards to officers of the WRNS   ADM 1/29523
1944   Award of MBE to 2nd Officer A M Whittaker WRNS for services during air raid on Falmouth May 30 1944   ADM 1/29635
1944   New Years Honours List 1945: recommendations from Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service   ADM 1/29928
1944   Recommendations for 1945 New Years Honours List: WRNS officers serving ashore   ADM 1/29971
1944   Award of Africa Star to 3rd Officer G I Belcher WRNS   ADM 1/30038
1922   Engraving of war medals awarded to members of the WRNS   ADM 1/8628/127
1948   Award of BEM (Civil Division) to Mrs Martha Olive Atkinson: Civilian Gallantry Award, Oct 1947   AIR 2/10272
1951   Award of Sash of Merit to the best WRAF Officer Cadet: proposed design   AIR 2/11080
1952   RAF: proposal for civilian gallantry award: Mrs E A Forster, for services rendered at MT accident, Sutton-on-Trent, Notts, on 29 January   AIR 2/16913
1936   Suggested award of an honour in recognition of record flight to Miss Jean Batten   AIR 2/1727
1918   Awards of Greek decorations for work at Thasos: Naval Surgeon L B Stringer and Mrs Doughty-Wyllie   AIR 2/2849
1945-1947   Proposed award of George Medal to Mlle Andree de Gough   AIR 2/5904
1955   India: drama tours: visit of Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson; reports   BW 38/6
1949-1951   British Council: 1950 tours by specialists: D-L: Dame Edith Evans   BW 83/13
1959-1961   1960 Tours by specialists: including Lady Albermarle   BW 83/45
1961-1963   British Council: 1962 Tours: includes Dame Ninette de Valois   BW 83/73
1963-1964   British Council: 1963 Tours: includes Lady Diana Cicely Albermarle (DBE)   BW 83/74
1954   University College of the West Indies: report of visit by Dame L Penson, Sir I Masson, Professor J D Boyd and Dr Walter Adams (Penson Report)   BW 90/1046
1926-1927   Proposal by Dame Maud McCarthy for appointment by Overseas Nursing Association of a nurse inspector   CO 323/970/6
1940   Palestine. Miss Harriet Cohen's (CBE) suggestions on Palestine problems   CO 733/432/16
1931   Proposed visit to East of Dame Rachel Crowdy, member of the delegation of the Institute of International Affairs, to Hangchow   CO 825/11/8
1942   Far East: request by Dame Rachel Crowdy, Ministry of Information, for a Far Eastern Relief Fund to be started   CO 825/30/15
1938-1939   West India Royal Commission: memorandum of evidence: Dame Rachel Crowdy   CO 950/42
1943-1946   Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire H 578/2   DO 35/1130
1933   Eligibility for OBE: J E O'Shea and Mrs M M S Brown   DO 35/434/6
1959-1960   Ghana Department: Dame Isobel Cripps: request for interview with Secretary of State   DO 35/9239
1925-1927   Grant of £75 to Miss H McMillan, CBE under Civil List Pensions   ED 24/2134
1946   Mrs Leah Manning (Dame): question to parliament: papers   ED 34/43 and 55
1947   Mrs Leah Manning (Dame): question to parliament: papers   ED 34/92
1965   Dame Irene Ward: proposed adjournment debate 21 June; regional development background papers   EW 7/229
1965   Dame Irene Ward: proposed adjournment debate 21 June; regional development, correspondence and brief for Parliamentary Under Secretary   EW 7/234
1965   Dame Irene Ward: proposed adjournment debate 21 June; regional development, criticism of Northern Regional Economic Planning Council   EW 7/241
1959-1969   MRC: grantholders: Dame Honor B Fell: Committee for the Study of Special Diseases; special grant awarded to Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge (see also FD 10/3)   FD 10/175
1972-1974   MRC: grantholders: Dame Honor B Fell: factors concerned in the breakdown of articular cartilage with special reference to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis   FD 10/176
1951-1959   Dame Janet Vaughan: the metabolism of radioactive strontium and yttrium   FD 10/530
1948-1970   Dame Honour Fell (Director of Strangeway's Research Laboratory, Cambridge): appointment to MRC Biophysics Research Unit; salary details; retirement   FD 5/173
1951   Reports by Dr Bozman and Dame Katherine Watt on medical services in Tripolitania   FO 1015/789
1900-1903   China: proposed international medal and medal for ladies   FO 17/1632
1953   Meeting of the BMA in Bagdad, March 1953; report by Dame Katherine Watt on her visits to Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon; BMEO Medical Adviser's report on his tour   FO 371/104255
1957   Hungarian refugees from Yugoslavia: discussion between Cmdr Noble, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dame May Curwen, 2 April 1957 22/247   FO 371/127709
1957   Cost of transporting Hungarian refugees to Australia: letter from Dame May Curwen to Home Office Aliens Department, 10 April 1957 22/257   FO 371/127709
1957   UK attitude towards Hungarian refugees from Yugoslavia: letter from Dame May Curwen to Cmdr Noble, 12 April 1957 22/269   FO 371/127710
1957   Hungarian refugees for UK: Dr Lindt's reaction to UK decision: letters from J C Wardrop, 8 June 1957, and Dame May Curwen, 27 June 1957 22/318   FO 371/127712
1957   Hungarian refugees for Australia: letter from Dame May Curwen to Dt Lindt, 23 July 1957 22/350   FO 371/127713
1957   Australian acceptance of Hungarian refugees: correspondence between Dr Lindt and Dame May Curwen about financial contributions from US for movement of refugees from UK to Australia, 2 September 1957 22/367   FO 371/127713
1966   Panama: Dame Margot Fonteyn thinks that the attempt on her husband's life was 'put up job'   FO 371/184953
1950   Co-ordination of visits to Germany from the UK; Dame Evelyn Sharp and others to address women's organisations in Germany   FO 371/85494-85498
1947   Award of King's Commendation to 23 Greek nurses   FO 372/4906
1936   Morocco: Rabat: Dame Margaret Allchin: estate   FO 443/18
1937   Morocco: Rabat: Dame Margaret Allchin: estate   FO 443/20
1935   Morocco: Rabat: Dame Margaret Allchin: estate   FO 443/37
1948   USA: Seattle: award for Miss I Nation   FO 700/93
1945-1946   Mrs L Manning (Dame): treatment of Germans in British Zone   FO 938/36
1944   Lima: Peruvian decoration for Mrs Forbes f499   FO 954/14B
1945   For Mrs Churchill: proposal by Soviet Government to confer on her Order of the Red Banner of Labour f612-613   FO954/26C
1945   King's permission for Mrs Churchill to receive Russian honour f616-617   FO954/26C
1935-1938   Miss Lilian Charlotte Barker CBE, JP: appointment as Assistant Commissioner of Prisons   HO 144/21051/687989
1894   Albert Medal: Kate Chapman (aged 9), Refused   HO 144/368/B17244
1895   Albert Medal: Kathleen Stewart. Refused   HO 144/381/B19323
1881-1898   Albert Medal: award to Miss H Roabotham for saving lives from collapse of school roof   HO 144/88/A10053
1946-1947   Defence Medal: Women's Legion Dock Feeding Organisation   HO 186/2620
1948   Defence Medal and Campaign Star   HO 186/2677-2678
1941-1945   Honours WVS (closed 75 years)   HO 207/329
1940-1941   Medical arrangements in Isle of Man Camps: report by Dr J C Methven, departmental medical consultant; comments by Dame Joanna Cruikshank, commandant of women's camp   HO 215/306
1941-1946   Retirement of Dame Joanna Cruikshank, Commandant of Women's Camps, Isle of Man, and appointment of successor   HO 215/405
1961   Committee on Broadcasting 1960: evidence: Dame Myra Hess   HO 244/118
1961-1962   Committee on Broadcasting 1960: evidence: Dame Frances Farrer   HO 244/119
1940-1949   Interdepartmental Committee on Civil Defence Gallantry Awards: minutes and recommendations see list   HO 250
1903   Mrs Rolinda Kate Thomas: Imperial Service Medal   HO 45/10276/104193
1903-1909   Albert Medal: Miss Eliza Colona Campbell, Refused   HO 45/10295/114051
1909-1910   Edward Medal: Hannah Hugill   HO 45/10591/184787
1910   Albert Medal: Mrs Caroline Hughes: awarded   HO 45/10597/187931
1910   Albert Medal: Margaret Coutts. Refused   HO 45/10622/197066
1911   Albert Medal: Mrs Frances Wright: awarded   HO 45/10635/202212
1911   Albert Medal: Nurse Edith Ellen Reynolds: award declined   HO 45/10638/204334
1911   Albert Medal: Nurse Hilda Wolsy: awarded   HO 45/10638/204756
1911   Albert Medal: Miss Amy Madeline Jacques: awarded   HO 45/10642/206797
1911   Edward Medal: Mrs McFall, widow: Canada   HO 45/10645/209419
1911   Albert Medal: Miss Agnes Helen Hoyle. Refused   HO 45/10647/209776
1911-1912   Edward Medal: widow of T Green   HO 45/10670/218036
1912   Albert Medal: Miss Barclay and W Cross: refused   HO 45/10678/219659
1912   Albert Medal: Miss Boulger, Miss Cosgrove, Miss Galbraith: refused   HO 45/10683/222421
1912-1913   Albert Medal: Nurse Elizabeth Holley: awarded   HO 45/10695/231305
1918-1919   Albert Medal: Sister G W Carlin, Staff nurse H E Fraser, Sister G White, Miss A Batt: awarded   HO 45/10900/372609
1920   Albert Medal: Nurse Ethel Hopkins   HO 45/10966/394696
1920   Albert Medal: Mrs Elizabeth Kerr. Refused   HO 45/10967/396547
1920   Edward Medal: Mrs Florence Emmitt   HO 45/10970/404085
1907-1926   Edward Medal: Dr Andrea Angel and George Wenbourne   HO 45/12244/328215
1925-1926   Edward Medal: Mrs Lilian Peyton   HO 45/12327/481441
1927   Sark: induction of Dame of Sark   HO 45/12830/510856
1903-1929   Albert Medal: Mrs Edith Winifred Garforth, nee Herbert. Refused   HO 45/13322/243114
1914-1932   Honours for women: title of Dame   HO 45/14585/254023
1935-1936   Albert Medal: Nurse Florence Alice Allen   HO 45/16732/686662
1936   Albert Medal: Mrs E L Giffard. Refused   HO 45/16819/696602
1945   Albert Medal: Mrs Elizabeth Anne Everitt: posthumous award   HO 45/19839/879088
1941   Albert Medal: Francis Robert Wheeler and Mrs Doris Mary Haynes. Refused   HO 45/20251/843071
1930-1947   Catherine Gurney OBE: founder of the International Christian Police Association: Gurney Memorial Fund; sanctioned for collection and grant of Royal patronage   HO 45/21028/569151
1932-1947   Miss Dorothy O G Peto, OBE, Superintendent of Metropolitan Women Police: retirement pension   HO 45/21048/654/118
1910-1911   Edward Medal: Nurse G Davies: refused   HO 45/not traced/199019
1939-1940   Films: contracts with artists: Dame Laura Knight   INF 1/637
1896-1931   Death Duty Accounts: Dame Amelia Julie Charlotte Wallace   IR 59/169
1960   Depositions: Chancery: Dame Vivien Duncan and others v Royal Trust Co. and others   J 17/665
1918   Dame Katherine Furze: WRNS: allowance of six weeks sick pay in case of sickness to all women joining immobile branch   LAB 2/237/ED29159/23
1918   Central Office: letter to Dame K Furze, Lady Amphill, Mrs Burleigh and Mrs Leach and Mrs Pennant enquiring whether permission would be given for a contingency of the various Corps concerned to take part in procession in connection with their Majestys' silver wedding   LAB 2/238/ED29798
1918   Ministry of Munitions: (Sir W Graham Greene): regarding appointment of Committee to enquire into and report upon the whole question of the award of a medal to munition workers after the war (113)   LAB 2/426/HQ164/4
1923   Trade Boards: appointed Members Panel: Mrs M Beer MBE MA: personal file (276)   LAB 2/928/TBP106
1923   Trade Boards: appointed Members Panel: The Hon Mrs Alfred Lyttleton OBE: personal file (276)   LAB 2/928/TBP136
1922   Trade Boards: appointed Members Panel: Dame Ethel Shakespeare: personal file (276)   LAB 2/929/TBP155
1923-1924   Committee of Enquiry into Domestic Service: correspondence with Chairman (Mrs E M Wood CBE)   LAB 2/972/ED591/8
1951-1952   Dame Georgiana Buller: enquiry concerning the inclusion of homeworkers in an employers' quota and the rate of payment to such workers   LAB 20/604
1968   Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations 1965-1968: comments from Dame Mary Green on report Chapter 14 'Discrimination in Employment' (supp. 5)   LAB 28/29
1925   Special Commission of Escheat: Dame Ann Cullum   LCO 6/813
1941   Station cleaner awarded the Order of the British Empire for meritorious war activities at Rotherhithe   MEPO 2/6981
1919-1933   Dame Janet Mary Campbell DBE Senior Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, 1919; Chief Woman Adviser, Board of Education   MH 107/22
1925-1964   Dame Enid M R Russell-Smith DBE, Deputy Secretary 1956-1963   MH 107/57
1941-1970   Geraldine M Aves, MA, CBE Chief Welfare Officer 1950-1960   MH 107/65
1946-1970   Dame Elizabeth Cockayne, Chief Nursing Officer 1948-1958   MH 107/67
1930-1975   Dr Isabel G H Wilson, MD, FRCP, DPM, CBE, Senior Commissioner Board of Control 1949-1960, Principal Medical Officer 1960-1961   MH 107/68
1955-1967   Dr Mary D H Sheridan MA, MD, DCH, OBE, Medical Officer 1955-1964   MH 107/69
1931-1942   Decorations and medals: War Office: Nursing Service   MINT 20/1194
1931-1934   Decorations and medals: Ministry of Agriculture: Cookery   MINT 20/1209
1938-1946   Decorations and medals: War Office: QAIMNSR   MINT 20/1681
1903-1910   Royal Female School of Art Medal   MINT 20/208
1953   Nurses medal: University College Hospital, London   MINT 20/2429
1958-1961   Worcestershire: Morcom nursing medal   MINT 20/2735
1959-1961   WVS: long service medal   MINT 20/2820
1961-1966   Dora Belasco medal: University of London   MINT 20/3141
1962-1966   Isobel Morcom medal   MINT 20/3178
1964-1966   Women's voluntary services: long service medal and clasp   MINT 20/3218
1929   Dames Grand Cross Order of the British Empire: collar   MINT 24/53
1931   National Mark Flour Cookery Competition: plaque awarded by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries   MINT 24/82
1964-1969   Honours: J Harcourt-Munnings and Miss J Honor   OD 18/363
1969   Honours: Dame Mary Smieton   OD 18/366
1965   Visits by Dame Mary Smieton, Executive Board member of UNESCO, to Africa   OD 24/41
1963-1967   National Insurance Act 1946: non-pensioners who were over the age limit, to satisfy the contribution conditions as from 1948: bills submitted by Mrs Airey Neave, Lord Culville of Culross and Dame Irene Ward   PIN 18/306
1957-1958   Pensions for gas and electricity industry employees: correspondence from Dame Irene Ward MP to the Prime Minister   PREM 11/2428
1961   Lady Rhys Williams (DBE) wrote to the Prime Minister about UK membership of EEC   PREM 11/3564
1961   Lady Rhys Williams (DBE) wrote to the Prime Minister about planned wages policy   PREM 11/3620
1966   Controversy over origins of SOE history: correspondence with Dame Irene Ward MP; PM sought to see papers of earlier administrations   PREM 13/1047
1911   Post Office: Miss J A Fleming, supervising sorting clerk and telegraphist, Johnstone: special award of the Imperial Service Medal   T 1/11279/5699/11
1763   Memorial of Dame Mary Frederick to the Excise Office of premises owned by her, be renewed   T 1/422/379-380
1770   Petition of Dame Mary Gerard, widow, for grant from Royal Bounty   T 1/479/217-218
1770   Ireland: Lord Townshend, for consent for Dame Jane Lambard to resign her pension in favour of her brother's widow, Jane Lushington   T 1/479/63-64
1943-1944   Social Security Scheme submitted by Lady Rhys Williams (DBE)   T 161/1461
1921-1922   Estate of Dame Mary C Letchworth; legacy to Public Trustee upon Trust in accordance with memoranda left by testatrix   T 161/151/S13881
1924-1926   Dame Anne Cullum: Escheat: disposal of estate   T 162/139/E19833
1930   Miss J M Cruikshank CBE, Matron-in-Chief, RAF Nursing Service: claim for a special rate of retired pay   T 162/151/E24021
1933   Campbell, Dame Janet, Deputy-Senior Medical Officer of Maternity & Child Welfare, Ministry of Health: allowance to be pensionable   T 164/131/23
1933-1959   Constitution of a fund for assisting members of the Treasury staff and their dependents (Dame Maude Lawrence Fund)   T 199/605
1920-1925   Treasury: personal files: Mrs Annie Gilman Thomas MBE (née Clay)   T 268/30
1957-1968   Civil Defence Long Service Medal: general papers and early WVS Medal papers and designs   T 333/111-114
1959-1965   WVS Medal: general Papers and designs   T 333/119-121
1944-1957   Decorations and medals: Worcester County Council: Isabel Morcom   unknown
1903   Claim by Nursing Sister employed in Concentration Camps for medal   WO 100/379
1943-1946   Dame Lesley Whateley: appointment as Director, Auxiliary Territorial Service   WO 138/68
1918-1919   WAAC: recommendations for Honours etc.   WO 162/65
1946   Women's Transport Service (First Aid Yeomanry) F.A.N.Y. Entitlement to Campaign Stars, the Defence Medal Chevron and Wound Stripes   WO 32/12171
1944-1951   Regulations for award of Territorial Efficiency Decoration and Medal: Auxiliary Territorial Service and WRAC   WO 32/13604
1911   Distribution of Coronation Medal to Army and Territorial Nursing Services   WO 32/14864
1953   Coronation procession: arrangements for holders of VC or their widows to be allocated seats   WO 32/16214
1963-1965   Violette Szabo: proposal (by Dame Irene Ward MP) that her GC be converted to a VC   WO 32/20708
1929   Reward of Royal Red Cross to Miss Rosina Davies although not a member of the Official Nursing Services   WO 32/3417
1916   Awards to be made to women   WO 32/4959
1917-1918   Decision regarding award of Military Cross to nurses   WO 32/4965
1918   Order in which ribbons should be worn and claim for awards to nurses   WO 32/4966
1918-1919   Award of the OBE for intelligence services performed by Mlle Louise de Bettingnies. Recommendation dated 1915   WO 32/5406
1919-1921   Award of OBE to Prince and Princess de-Croy and of Royal Red Cross to Princess M de-Croy for services in aiding escaping British troops   WO 32/5407
1900   Application for grant of Bronze Star to be granted to women and children resident in Ladysmith, South Africa, during siege   WO 32/8548
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Army Schoolmistresses   WO 329/2134
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: QAIMNS (Reserve)   WO 329/2295-2297
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Territorial Force Nursing Service   WO 329/2297-2298
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Russian Ladies Archangel   WO 329/2308
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps   WO 329/2310-2312
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Voluntary Aid Detachment   WO 329/2317-2322
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: First Aid Nursing Yeomanry   WO 329/2324
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Women's Hospital Corps   WO 329/2324
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Female Civilians, various duties   WO 329/2353
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Lady Superintendent, Royal Army Ordnance Corps   WO 329/2353
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: YWCA   WO 329/2353
1914-1918   British War Medal and Victory Medal: Catholic Women's League   WO 329/2354
1914   1914 Star: Women's Hospital Corps, Wimereux   WO 329/2504
1914   1914 Star: QAIMNS   WO 329/2511
1914   1914 Star: Territorial Force Nursing Service   WO 329/2512
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: Voluntary Aid Detachment   WO 329/2931
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: VAD QAIMNS   WO 329/2932
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: VAD, unofficial overseas   WO 329/2932
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: civilians male and female   WO 329/2933
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: First Aid Nursing Yeomanry   WO 329/2933
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: nurses miscellaneous   WO 329/2933
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: other ranks: West African Medical and Nursing Staff, Victoria Hospital, Bathurst   WO 329/2934
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: officers: QAIMNS and Reserve   WO 329/2955
1914-1915   1914-1915 Star: officers: Territorial Force Nursing Service   WO 329/2955
1914-1918   Silver War Badge: officers and other ranks: WAAC (later Queen Mary's Auxiliary Corps) (London)   WO 329/3246
1914-1918   Silver War Badge: officers and other ranks: QAIMNS; Territorial Force Nursing Service; Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment; Royal British Nurses Association   WO 329/3253
1914-1918   Silver War Badge: officers and other ranks: Canadian nurses   WO 329/3255
1914-1918   Territorial Force War Medal: officers: Territorial Force Nursing Service   WO 329/3272
1959-1963   Memorial: Earl Lloyd George: correspondence with The Dowager Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor CBE   WORK 20/310
 
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