India Medal

India Medal

Infobox Military Award
name= India Medal


caption= Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, Crimson with two dark green stripes.
awarded_by= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
type= Campaign medal
eligibility= British and Indian forces.
for= Campaign service.
campaign= India 1895-1902.
status=
description= Silver or bronze disk, 36mm diameter.
clasps= 7
established= 1896
total=


caption2=

__NOTOC__The India Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1896, [Army Order dated 1 April 1896 approved the 'India Medal 1895' with two bars, 'Defence of Chitral 1895' and 'Relief of Chitral 1895'. "British Battles and Medals", p177] for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies.

The India Medal was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, chiefly for service on the North-West Frontier during 1895 to 1902. This medal replaced the India General Service Medal (1854). Each campaign was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; seven were sanctioned.

The obverse of the medal held the profile of Queen Victoria, or, after January 22 1901, Edward VII, while the reverse portrayed one British and one Indian soldier carrying a standard.

Clasps

* Defence of Chitral 1895:"3 March - 13 April 1895"
* Relief of Chitral 1895:"7 March - 15 August 1895"
* Punjab Frontier 1897-98:"10 June 1897 -- 6 April 1898"
* Malakand 1897:"26 July - 2 August 1897" (Awarded to troops involved in the Siege of Malakand.)
* Samana 1897:"2 August - 2 October 1897"
* Tirah 1897-98:"2 October 1897 - 6 April 1898"
* Waziristan 1901-02:"23 November 1901 - 10 March 1902"

Notes

Bibliography

* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - "Medals Yearbook - 2006", (2005), Token Publishing.
* Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), "British Battles and Medals", (1988), Spink
* Wilkinson-Latham, Robert "North-west Frontier 1837-1947", 1977 ISBN 0850452759

External links

* Victorian Medals [http://www.victorianmedals.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=44&zenid=a1c19516d789d4122f35b691d3a02747 Indian General Service Medal 1895 - 1908] retrieved June 4 2007


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