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'176 Decorations and medals: instructions to wear'

Title	'176 Decorations and medals: instructions to wear'
Author	the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini's however also included are the announcements of the granting of the title Companion of the Indian Empire
Publication Date:	11 Jul 1918-3 Feb 1926 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	100
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/950
Record ID	vdc_100000000241.0x0001ad
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	11 Jul 1918-3 Feb 1926 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file comprises letters of notification and congratulation, in Arabic and English, to individuals being conferred awards and honours by the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini's however also included are the announcements of the granting of the title Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) on a number of members of ruling families including: Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Shaikh of Qatar in 1919 ‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī, Amir of Hasa in 1921 (Honorary C.I.E.) Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, brother of the Shaikh of Bahrain in 1921 Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh of Kuwait in 1922 Aḥmad Āl Thanayyān, cousin of the Sultan of Nejd in 1922 (Honorary C.I.E.) Also included in the file is a request from the Civil Commissioner at Baghdad for the names of any individuals employed by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, including menial staff, who served during the war and were therefore entitled to the 'Victory' and 'British War' medals. The file also contains copies of memorandum of information regarding the wearing of decorations of the Order of Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire issued in 1921, and a notification on the order of precedence for India issued in April 1923.

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'176 Decorations and medals: instructions to wear'

Author the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini's however also included are the announcements of the granting of the title Companion of the Indian Empire

Publication Date 11 Jul 1918-3 Feb 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 100

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/950

Record ID vdc_100000000241.0x0001ad

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 11 Jul 1918-3 Feb 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file comprises letters of notification and congratulation, in Arabic and English, to individuals being conferred awards and honours by the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini's however also included are the announcements of the granting of the title Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) on a number of members of ruling families including: Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Shaikh of Qatar in 1919 ‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī, Amir of Hasa in 1921 (Honorary C.I.E.) Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, brother of the Shaikh of Bahrain in 1921 Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh of Kuwait in 1922 Aḥmad Āl Thanayyān, cousin of the Sultan of Nejd in 1922 (Honorary C.I.E.) Also included in the file is a request from the Civil Commissioner at Baghdad for the names of any individuals employed by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, including menial staff, who served during the war and were therefore entitled to the 'Victory' and 'British War' medals. The file also contains copies of memorandum of information regarding the wearing of decorations of the Order of Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire issued in 1921, and a notification on the order of precedence for India issued in April 1923.