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Details of the the clasp eligibility are available.<ref>[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/india_general_service_1908_award.htm India General Service Medal 1908 Clasp Award Criteria] North East Medals</ref> | Details of the the clasp eligibility are available.<ref>[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/india_general_service_1908_award.htm India General Service Medal 1908 Clasp Award Criteria] North East Medals</ref> | ||
===Historical | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n39/mode/2up North- West Frontier] page 9 ''India in 1930-1931'' Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n39/mode/2up North- West Frontier] page 9 ''India in 1930-1931'' Archive.org | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.284708/2015.284708.Usi-Journal#page/n67/mode/2up "Two recent actions against Afridis"] I-The Night operations against Spintigga 10/11th March 1931; II- The Action in the Gandao Kotal 18th March 1931 (page 73). From pages 62-86 ''Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volume 62, 1932'' Archive.org | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 28 October 2017
Red Shirt and Afridi Rebellions
Clasp to the India General Service Medal 1908-1935
A clasp "North West Frontier 1930-31" was awarded for service during the Red Shirt and Afridi Rebellions on the North-West Frontier of India between 23rd April 1930 and 22nd March 1931. While the Afridi uprising was a traditional Frontier tribal revolt, the Red Shirt Rebellion was essentially political in nature, inspired by the Indian Independence movement unfolding in the rest of British India. As such, it was a first for the Frontier.[1]
Details of the the clasp eligibility are available.[2]
Historical books online
- North- West Frontier page 9 India in 1930-1931 Archive.org
- "Two recent actions against Afridis" I-The Night operations against Spintigga 10/11th March 1931; II- The Action in the Gandao Kotal 18th March 1931 (page 73). From pages 62-86 Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volume 62, 1932 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Campaign Medals India General Service Medal 1908-1935 King –Emperor.com
- ↑ India General Service Medal 1908 Clasp Award Criteria North East Medals