India General Service Medal 1908 – 1935

IGSM Afghanistan NWF  1919 KGD Obv 7673 L-Cpl F Hursey 1 Kings DG

IGSM Afghanistan NWF
1919 KGD Obv
7673 L-Cpl F Hursey
1 Kings DG

Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 – 6th May – 30th September 1919 – Awarded for service in the 3rd Afghan War under General Sir A.A. Barratt.

IGSM ABOR 1911-12 Obv 198 Naik Saraj Din 26th Mule Corps

IGSM ABOR 1911-12 Obv
198 Naik Saraj Din
26th Mule Corps

Abor 1911-12 6th October 1911 – 20th April 1912 – awarded for services against the Abors under Major General Sir H. Bower, whose expedition followed the massacre of a party under Mr. N. Williamson. Little opposition was experienced and the responsible tribesmen were captured and sentenced.

IGSM Afghanistan NWF 1919 Rev 10090 Spr. Alif Din 1S&M

IGSM Afghanistan NWF 1919 Rev
10090 Spr. Alif Din 1S&M

Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (as above)

IGSM Malabar 1921-22 Rev 391434 Tpr F Johnston The Bays

IGSM Malabar 1921-22 Rev
391434 Tpr F Johnston
The Bays

Malabar 1921-22 – 20th August 1921 – 25th February 1922 – awarded to all those who took part in the Suppression of the Moplah Rebellion in Malabar.

IGSM Waziristan 1921-24 Obv 7859 RFMN. Dalbahadur  Pun. 2-8  G R

IGSM Waziristan 1921-24 Obv
7859 RFMN. Dalbahadur
Pun. 2-8 G R

Waziristan 1921-24 –21st december 1921 – 31st March 1924 – issued to all those who served under Major General Torquhil george Matheson and Colonel James Ronald Edmondston Charles in North and South Waziristan.

IGSM North West Frontier 1930-31 Rev 64108 DVR. Bhan Singh. 27 A.T. Coy

IGSM North West Frontier 1930-31 Rev
64108 DVR. Bhan Singh.
27 A.T. Coy

North West Frontier 1930-31 – Awarded for services in Kohat, Waziristan and the Peshawur District between 23rd april and 30th September 1930. Also for servicies between 1st October 1930 – 22nd March 1931. The bar was awarded for the Afridi and Red Shirt rebellions.  The Red Shirts (an organisation under Abdul Ghaffar) had been causing trouble along the Mohmand Frontier and various border villages. There were only a few engagements and most of the period was spent making roads and building military fortifications.

IGSM Burma 1930-32 Rev 759552 Pte F Jones Oxf & Bucks L I

IGSM Burma 1930-32 Rev
759552 Pte F Jones
Oxf & Bucks L I

Burma 1930-32 22nd December 1930 – 25th March 1932  – awarded to all who were despatched from India and actually served in Burma within this period.

IGSM Mohmand 1933 Obv 800954 Gunr J. Sneddon R.A.

IGSM Mohmand 1933 Obv
800954 Gunr J. Sneddon
R.A.

Mohmand 1933 – 28th July – 3rd October 1933 – The Mohmand Column operated against the upper Mohmands under the command of Brigadier C.J.E. Auchinleck.

IGSM North West Frontier 1935 Obv 8993 Sepoy Mian Mohd 1-15 Punjab Regt

IGSM North West Frontier 1935 Obv
8993 Sepoy Mian Mohd
1-15 Punjab Regt

NorthWest Frontier 1935 – 23rd February – 13th April 1935 + 15th August – 16th October 1935 – Awarded to reward troops under Brigadier H.R.L.C. Alexander during the Subjugation of the Faqir of Alingar + subsequent operations under Auchinleck. 1/15 Pujnab Reg’t served within the Rawalpindi Brigade.

2 responses to “India General Service Medal 1908 – 1935

  1. Hi you’ve got a picture of my grandads medal Pte Frederick Jones 759552 do you own this medal?

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