Medals

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  • Medals for Service in India. A talk given by Allan Stanistreet, FIBIS Member and Collector of Medals at the FIBIS meeting on 7 November 2009 is available to download or listen to on the podcast page. The podcast is the complete talk, but an extended version that includes the question and answer session at the end of the talk is available for FIBIS members only in the FIBIS Social Network, previously known as the Members Area.

Military medals

See Medal Rolls for details of records of names of recipients in the India Office Records.

Campaign medal list

List of campaign medals issued for British India related military actions.

Nb. Years given are the date the action occured, not the date the medal was first issued as in some cases this was decades later.

Year Medal Action associated with Issued to
1790-92 Mysore Campaign Silver medal Various battles from 3rd Mysore War British & HEIC Armies
1795-96 Capture of Ceylon Various battles from War against Dutch in Ceylon British & HEIC Armies
1803 - 1826 Army of India Medal Various battles from 2nd Maratha War, 3rd Maratha War, Gurkha War, 1st Burma War British & HEIC Armies
1839 Ghuznee Medal Battle of Ghazni 1839
1842 Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medals 1st Afghan War - Battle of Ghazni 1842, Battle of Kabul Sept 1842 British & HEIC Armies
1842 Jellalabad Medal End of the Siege of Jalalabad
1842 Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie medal Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai HEIC Army
1842 1st China War Medal 1st China War British & HEIC Armies
1843 Scinde Medal Sind Campaign British & HEIC Armies
1843 Gwalior Star Gwalior Campaign British & HEIC Armies
1845/46 Sutlej Medal 1st Sikh War British & HEIC Armies
1848/49 Punjab Medal 2nd Sikh War British & HEIC Armies
1854 - 1895 India General Service Medal Pegu, Persian War, Early NWF Actions, Ambela Campaign, Duar War, Lushai Exp., Perak War, British & Indian Armies
Jowaki Expedition, Naga Hills Exp., 3rd Burma War, Sikkim Exp., Black Mountain Exp. 1888,
Chin Lushai, Black Mountain Exp. 1891, Manipur War, Hunza Nagar Campaign, Chin Lushai Exp.
Chin Hills Exp., Kachin Hills 1892-93, Mahsud Expedition 1894-95
1857-58 Indian Mutiny Medal Indian Mutiny British & HEIC Armies
1857-60 2nd China War Medal 2nd China War
1878-80 Afghanistan Medal 2nd Afghan War British & Indian Armies
1880 Kabul to Kandahar Star 310 mile march with General Roberts (part of 2nd Afghan War) British & Indian Armies
1882-89 Egypt Medal Egyptian Campaign 1882 British & Indian Armies
1895 - 1902 India Medal NWF Campaigns inc. Chitral Campaign, Malakand Field Expedition, Tirah Campaign, Tochi Valley Exp. British & Indian Armies
1900 China War 3rd China War British & Indian Armies
1903-4 Tibet Medal Tibet Expedition British & Indian Armies
1908 - 1935 India General Service Medal Various NWF actions inc 3rd Afghan War, Waziristan Campaigns

Non-campaign medals and awards

Medal name Awarded between Reason
Order of British India Illustration 1837 - 1947 Indian Army officers for long and faithful service
Delhi Durbar Medal 1911 Certain attendees of the Coronation Durbar for George V
Indian Distinguished Service Medal
Illustration 		1907 - 1947 Distinguished service (Indian soldiers/police)
Indian Order of Merit 1837 - 1947 Gallantry (Indian soldiers)
Order of British India 1837 - 1947 Long, faithful and honourable service (Officers)

See also:

Good Conduct Badges In the British Army

Details about Good Conduct Badges in the British Army are available in this link and this link to the India List.

Civil medals and awards

Medal name Awarded between Reason
Order of the Star of India Illustration 1861 - 1947 For services to the Indian Empire
Kaisar-i-Hind medal 1900 - 1947 Civilians with distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the Raj
Order of the Crown of India 1878 - 1947 Women only - British princesses or the wives/relatives of Indian Royalty or those holding the top state offices.
Order of the Indian Empire 1878 - 1947 Reward for British and Indian officials

External links

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