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1023:
337:
37:
32:
711:
1815:
1652:
1628:
1088:
1049:
674:
1828:
1640:
190:
1592:
1437:
1413:
1295:
880:
661:
648:
1282:
1153:
1688:
1390:
1378:
1366:
1256:
945:
1354:
1425:
1701:
1062:
1854:
1179:
1166:
1101:
1318:
1243:
1604:
1556:
1496:
1010:
984:
828:
815:
802:
789:
776:
737:
932:
724:
1205:
1616:
1763:
1726:
958:
763:
1776:
919:
698:
1140:
1075:
971:
1713:
1342:
997:
854:
1472:
1880:
1460:
1192:
1508:
1484:
1789:
1568:
1544:
1532:
1217:
750:
1580:
1867:
1841:
1520:
1330:
1127:
906:
893:
867:
841:
1739:
1269:
1114:
1036:
1802:
1675:
1893:
421:
decision not to grant a medal for Pink's War. The ‘Waziristan 1925’ clasp, was not awarded to Royal Air Force personnel, who already had, or elected to have, the ‘Waziristan 1921-24’ clasp. For details, see ‘British
Battles & Medals’, 7th. Edition.
409:. It is, by far, the rarest clasp given with an India General Service Medal, with the exception of only 14 ‘Burma 1930-32’ clasps, awarded to the Royal Air Force, and was only awarded after the then
272:
1792:
237:
The 1909 IGSM was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India from 1908 to 1935. Each campaign was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; 12 were sanctioned.
354:
318:
622:
336:
82:
1766:
305:
mints, for Indian and
British forces respectively. For early campaigns it was awarded in silver to combatants and in bronze to native
1779:
1870:
805:
1655:
1026:
1844:
431:
1924:
1643:
615:
591:
446:
1831:
1440:
1416:
1091:
1000:
883:
651:
1818:
558:
256:
1919:
1595:
608:
277:
1571:
1369:
1182:
1052:
792:
677:
410:
298:
1631:
1169:
1156:
1857:
1704:
1428:
1381:
1285:
1259:
1246:
948:
312:
The obverse shows the reigning monarch facing left with a suitable inscription. There are three versions:
1805:
1357:
382:
The ribbon, 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, was green with a broad blue central stripe. From 1920, those
1078:
987:
740:
1022:
285:
710:
1814:
1583:
1559:
1065:
631:
383:
1087:
1208:
1143:
1013:
935:
766:
386:
in a campaign for which the medal was awarded could wear a bronze oakleaf on the medal ribbon.
248:
1651:
1627:
1393:
857:
36:
31:
1048:
1729:
1607:
1499:
1104:
961:
389:
The name and details of the recipient were engraved or impressed on the edge of the medal.
673:
8:
1896:
1619:
922:
701:
222:
1639:
1281:
1883:
1827:
1691:
1591:
1463:
1436:
1412:
1294:
879:
660:
647:
529:
189:
1345:
779:
587:
554:
537:
442:
1152:
1389:
1377:
1365:
1333:
1255:
944:
664:
306:
1853:
1353:
1100:
1700:
1687:
1424:
1317:
1195:
1061:
714:
402:
297:
The medal is 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. It was struck at both the
226:
1603:
1495:
1178:
1165:
1009:
827:
814:
801:
788:
775:
1716:
1242:
974:
727:
105:
56:
1555:
1913:
1615:
1475:
1220:
931:
753:
723:
541:
439:
Taming the Tiger. The Story of the India
General Service Medal Roll 1908-1935
406:
1204:
983:
736:
1762:
1725:
1523:
1130:
957:
909:
896:
870:
844:
831:
818:
762:
414:
218:
1775:
918:
697:
600:
1678:
1511:
1487:
1471:
1272:
1139:
1117:
1074:
1039:
970:
376:
372:
1879:
1712:
1459:
1341:
996:
853:
379:
with the word ‘India’ below between a wreath of oak and olive branches.
1742:
1547:
1535:
1507:
1483:
569:
Swifter than Eagles, a biography of
Marshal of the RAF Sir John Salmond
418:
398:
302:
1543:
1531:
1191:
1866:
1840:
1579:
1329:
1321:
267:
1788:
1738:
1567:
1216:
749:
1519:
1126:
905:
892:
866:
840:
1268:
1113:
1035:
225:
armies. From 1919, it was also awarded to officers and men of the
1801:
217:
approved on 1 January 1909, for issue to officers and men of the
1892:
1674:
401:
1925 clasp was awarded to only 46 officers and 214 men of the
214:
229:, with the Waziristan 1925 clasp awarded solely to the RAF.
309:
and servants. From 1919 onwards all awards were in silver.
548:
195:
Ribbon: 32mm, green with broad blue central stripe.
1911:
405:, and 2 Indian Army Officers, who took part in
616:
586:. Honiton, Devon: Token Publishing Limited.
630:
83:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
623:
609:
571:, (1964). William Blackwood & Sons Ltd
494:
492:
364:GEORGIVS V DG BRITT OMN REX ET INDIAE IMP
806:Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie
473:
471:
469:
467:
465:
1027:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
581:
528:
1912:
489:
436:
432:North-West Frontier (military history)
604:
462:
74:Silver or bronze disk, 36mm diameter.
1832:Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)
1793:OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo
549:Joslin; Litherland; Simpkin (1988).
477:British Battles and Medals, p. 220.
13:
1441:India General Service Medal (1936)
1417:Naval General Service Medal (1915)
1299:India General Service Medal (1909)
1092:British South Africa Company Medal
536:. London: A.H.Baldwin & Sons.
392:
188:
14:
1936:
1819:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
516:Swifter than Eagles, pp. 207–208.
441:. London: Savannah Publications.
1891:
1878:
1865:
1852:
1839:
1826:
1813:
1800:
1787:
1774:
1761:
1737:
1724:
1711:
1699:
1686:
1673:
1650:
1638:
1626:
1614:
1602:
1596:Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
1590:
1578:
1566:
1554:
1542:
1530:
1518:
1506:
1494:
1482:
1470:
1458:
1435:
1423:
1411:
1388:
1376:
1364:
1352:
1340:
1328:
1316:
1293:
1280:
1267:
1254:
1241:
1215:
1203:
1190:
1177:
1164:
1151:
1138:
1125:
1112:
1099:
1086:
1073:
1060:
1047:
1034:
1021:
1008:
995:
982:
969:
956:
943:
930:
917:
904:
891:
878:
865:
852:
839:
826:
813:
800:
787:
774:
761:
748:
735:
722:
709:
696:
672:
659:
646:
353:
335:
317:
35:
30:
1656:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
715:Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal
574:Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds),
553:(6th ed.). London: Spink.
522:
437:Stiles, Richard G.M.L. (2012).
417:, succeeded in overturning the
1370:Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
793:Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
678:Military General Service Medal
510:
501:
480:
292:
1:
1632:New Zealand War Service Medal
1157:East and Central Africa Medal
582:Mussell, John W, ed. (2015).
498:Medals Yearbook 2015, p. 174.
486:Medals Yearbook 2003, p. 160.
1925:1909 establishments in India
1858:General Service Medal (2008)
1705:General Service Medal (1962)
1429:General Service Medal (1918)
1382:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1286:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1260:Africa General Service Medal
949:Canada General Service Medal
207:Indian General Service Medal
41:Obverse and reverse of medal
7:
1358:Mercantile Marine War Medal
1183:Queen's Mediterranean Medal
884:India General Service Medal
652:Naval General Service Medal
425:
273:North West Frontier 1930–31
153:North West Frontier 1930–31
25:India General Service Medal
10:
1941:
1170:Queen's South Africa Medal
1079:East and West Africa Medal
578:, (2005). Token Publishing
551:British Battles and Medals
507:Ribbons and Medals, p. 76.
328:EDWARDVS VII KAISAR-I-HIND
92:British and Indian forces.
1753:
1665:
1450:
1403:
1308:
1247:King's South Africa Medal
1231:
1053:Royal Niger Company Medal
688:
638:
232:
199:
187:
183:
175:
104:
96:
88:
78:
70:
62:
52:
29:
24:
1871:OSM for Iraq & Syria
743:(1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3)
456:
346:GEORGIVS V KAISAR-I-HIND
286:North West Frontier 1935
242:North West Frontier 1908
168:North West Frontier 1935
113:North West Frontier 1908
1920:British campaign medals
1644:Australia Service Medal
1560:France and Germany Star
1066:North West Canada Medal
632:British campaign medals
384:mentioned in despatches
324:King Edward VII 1908-10
1209:China War Medal (1900)
1014:Kabul to Kandahar Star
936:Second China War Medal
576:Medals Yearbook - 2006
411:Chief of the Air Staff
193:
16:British campaign medal
1394:Territorial War Medal
767:First China War Medal
360:King George V 1930-35
342:King George V 1911-25
192:
1767:OSM for Sierra Leone
1730:South Atlantic Medal
1608:Africa Service Medal
1500:Air Crew Europe Star
1105:Central Africa Medal
962:Abyssinian War Medal
371:The reverse depicts
249:Afghanistan NWF 1919
123:Afghanistan NWF 1919
45:Afghanistan NWF 1919
1897:Wider Service Medal
1780:OSM for Afghanistan
1620:India Service Medal
1584:War Medal 1939–1945
1234:pre-First World War
1144:Queen's Sudan Medal
923:Indian Mutiny Medal
702:Army of India Medal
584:Medal Yearbook 2015
530:Dorling, H. Taprell
397:The Medal with the
1884:Humanitarian Medal
1692:Nuclear Test Medal
988:South Africa Medal
741:South Africa Medal
534:Ribbons and Medals
264:Waziristan 1921–24
257:Waziristan 1919–21
194:
143:Waziristan 1921–24
133:Waziristan 1919–21
1907:
1906:
1346:British War Medal
1001:Afghanistan Medal
910:Crimean War Medal
858:New Zealand Medal
780:Jellalabad Medals
593:978-1-90-882816-3
448:978-1-90-236651-7
366:
348:
330:
213:) was a campaign
203:
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66:Campaign service.
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1451:Second World War
1443:
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1090:
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1029:(1880-1, 1896–7)
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1017:
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926:
921:
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860:(1845–7, 1860–6)
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783:
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770:
765:
757:
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744:
739:
731:
726:
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705:
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681:
676:
668:
665:Naval Gold Medal
663:
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625:
618:
611:
602:
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564:
545:
517:
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508:
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39:
34:
22:
21:
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1877:
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1773:
1760:
1749:
1736:
1723:
1710:
1698:
1685:
1672:
1661:
1649:
1637:
1625:
1613:
1601:
1589:
1577:
1565:
1553:
1541:
1529:
1517:
1505:
1493:
1481:
1469:
1457:
1446:
1434:
1422:
1410:
1404:Inter World War
1399:
1387:
1375:
1363:
1351:
1339:
1327:
1315:
1309:First World War
1304:
1292:
1279:
1266:
1253:
1240:
1233:
1227:
1214:
1202:
1196:Transport Medal
1189:
1176:
1163:
1150:
1137:
1124:
1111:
1098:
1085:
1072:
1059:
1046:
1033:
1020:
1007:
994:
981:
968:
955:
942:
929:
916:
903:
890:
877:
864:
851:
838:
825:
812:
799:
786:
773:
760:
747:
734:
721:
708:
695:
684:
671:
658:
645:
634:
629:
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561:
525:
520:
515:
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502:
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449:
428:
403:Royal Air Force
395:
393:Waziristan 1925
367:
361:
358:
349:
343:
340:
331:
325:
322:
295:
290:
268:Waziristan 1925
261:Malabar 1921–22
235:
227:Royal Air Force
148:Waziristan 1925
138:Malabar 1921–22
48:
42:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1938:
1928:
1927:
1922:
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1904:
1902:
1901:
1888:
1875:
1862:
1849:
1836:
1823:
1810:
1797:
1784:
1771:
1757:
1755:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1734:
1721:
1717:Rhodesia Medal
1708:
1696:
1683:
1669:
1667:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1647:
1635:
1623:
1611:
1599:
1587:
1575:
1563:
1551:
1539:
1527:
1515:
1503:
1491:
1479:
1467:
1464:1939–1945 Star
1454:
1452:
1448:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1432:
1420:
1407:
1405:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1385:
1373:
1361:
1349:
1337:
1325:
1312:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1290:
1277:
1264:
1251:
1237:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1212:
1200:
1187:
1174:
1161:
1148:
1135:
1122:
1109:
1096:
1083:
1070:
1057:
1044:
1031:
1018:
1005:
992:
979:
975:Ashantee Medal
966:
953:
940:
927:
914:
901:
888:
875:
862:
849:
836:
823:
810:
797:
784:
771:
758:
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732:
728:Waterloo Medal
719:
706:
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567:Laffin, John,
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253:Mahsud 1919–20
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128:Mahsud 1919–20
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100:India 1908–35.
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1612:
1609:
1605:
1600:
1597:
1593:
1588:
1585:
1581:
1576:
1573:
1572:Defence Medal
1569:
1564:
1561:
1557:
1552:
1549:
1545:
1540:
1537:
1533:
1528:
1525:
1521:
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1509:
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1489:
1485:
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1477:
1476:Atlantic Star
1473:
1468:
1465:
1461:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1449:
1442:
1438:
1433:
1430:
1426:
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1338:
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1331:
1326:
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1319:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1307:
1300:
1296:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1278:
1274:
1270:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1230:
1222:
1221:Ashanti Medal
1218:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1175:
1171:
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