India General Service Medal (1909)

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India General Service Medal
Image:Indian1909GSMobv.pngImage:Indian1909GSMrev.png Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, green with broad blue central stripe.
Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	British and Indian forces.
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign	India 1908-35.
Description	Silver or bronze disk, 36mm diameter.
Clasps	North West Frontier 1908 Abor 1911-12 Afghanistan NWF 1919 Mahsud 1919-20 Waziristan 1919-21 Malabar 1921-22 Waziristan 1921-24 Waziristan 1925 North West Frontier 1930-31 Burma 1930-32 Mohmand 1933 North West Frontier 1935
Statistics
Established	1909

The Indian General Service Medal (1909 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved on 1st January 1909^[1], for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies.

The 1909 IGSM was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, during 1908 to 1935. Each campaign was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; 12 were sanctioned^[2].

[edit] Clasps

• North West Frontier 1908 (Issued in bronze to native bearers)
• Abor 1911-12 (Issued in bronze to native bearers)
• Afghanistan NWF 1919
• Mahsud 1919-20
• Waziristan 1919-21
• Malabar 1921-22
• Waziristan 1921-24
• Waziristan 1925
• North West Frontier 1930-31
• Burma 1930-32
• Mohmand 1933
• North West Frontier 1935

[edit] Notes

1. ^ British Battles and Medals, p220
2. ^ Medals Yearbook 2003, p160

[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