India General Service Medal (1854)
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| India General Service Medal (1854) | |
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   Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, three crimson and two dark blue stripes of equal width. |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British and Indian forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | India 1852-1895. |
| Description | Silver or bronze disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 11 March 1854 |
The Indian General Service Medal (1854 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved in 1854, for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies.
The 1854 IGSM was approved on 1 March 1854. It was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, during 1852 to 1895. Each battle or action covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; 24 were sanctioned,[1] the maximum awarded to one man is thought to be seven.[2] The medal was never issued without a clasp.
The medal was initially awarded in silver to all ranks, regardless of race or branch of service. However starting from 1885 (with the Burma 1885-7 bar) both medal and clasp were issued in bronze to native support personnel such as bearers, sweepers, and drivers.[3]
[edit] Clasps
- Pegu
- Persia
- North West Frontier
- Umbeyla
- Bhootan
- Looshai
- Perak
- Jowaki 1877-78
- Naga 1879-80
- Burma 1885-87
- Sikkim 1888
- Hazara 1888
- Burma 1887-89
- Burma 1887-9
- Chin Lushai 1889-90
- Lushai 1889-92
- Samana 1891
- Hazara 1891
- NE Frontier 1891
- Hunza 1891
- Burma 1889-92
- Chin Hills 1892-93
- Kachin Hills 1892-93
- Waziristan 1894-95
[edit] Notes
- ^ Medals Yearbook 2005, p143.
- ^ to General Sir AW Lockhart, although there have been unsubstantiated claims that some native Indian soldiers had up to ten bars, British Battles and Medals, p120.
- ^ Medal Yearbook 2005, p143
[edit] Bibliography
- Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2006, (2005), Token Publishing.
- Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink
