File 22 - George Cross

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ADC-22

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George Cross

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  • 1942-1959 (Creation)

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1 file and 8 sub-files - paper

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Sub-file 1) "Presentation - Sunday 13th September 1942". Includes: newspaper cuttings, invitations, hand-drawn plan of Palace Square, entrance tickets, guestlist etc.; Sub-file 2) George Cross presentation anniversaries etc. 1944. Includes: newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 3) Unveiling of bust of Sir Winston Churchill 1956. Includes: typescript speech and newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 4) Unveiling of commemorative tablets 1944. Includes: newspaper cuttings and 17 sub-sub-files -one for each anniversary between 1943 and 1959. They contain newspaper cuttings and press notices etc.; Sub-file 5) New Governor 1949. Includes: press notice, correspondence and details of ceremony; Sub-file 6) "Unveiling" 1949-1950. Includes: correspondence sent on behalf of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, and general correspondence; Sub-file 7) "1952". Includes: newspaper cuttings, annual report and other items relating to the Boy Scouts Association; Sub-file 8) "1953". Includes: newspaper cuttings and items relating to the Boy Scouts Association.

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      Physical Condition: Good

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      Language: English

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