North West Frontier 1930-31
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
- Official History Of Operations On The North-West Frontier Of India 1920-1935 is available in a reprint edition[3] which in turn is available as part of an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3.[4]
References
- ↑ Campaign Medals India General Service Medal 1908-1935 King –Emperor.com
- ↑ India General Service Medal 1908 Clasp Award Criteria North East Medals
- ↑ Official History Of Operations On The North-West Frontier Of India 1920-1935 Naval & Military Press
- ↑ Official History of Operations on the NW Frontier of India fold3 (located in World War2/Military books/India). Consists of 2 books.