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==Persian Gulf 1909–14==
A clasp to the Naval General Service Medal (1915), "Persian Gulf 1909–14" was issued for operations against pirates, gun-runners and slavers. This clasp was awarded to an officer on RIMS Palindurus,<ref>Melhuish, Arnold. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=115822&p=1541613 Royal Indian Marine - Medal Index Cards] ''Great War Forum'' 01 February 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2016.</ref> an indication of the type of operations during this period.
==First World War==
During the [[First World War]] ships of the Royal Indian Marine carried troops and other war stores from India to Egypt, Mesopotamia and East Africa. When mines were detected off the coasts of Bombay and Aden during the First World War, the Royal Indian Marine went into action with a fleet of minesweepers, patrol vessels and troop carriers. The Royal Indian Marine also played a leading role in landing troops in Mesopotamia and their small river craft did very useful work on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.<ref>Abstract of a paper "Royal Indian Marine in the First World War" by Kalesh Mohanan presented at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610091810/http://www.indiaww1.in/Conference.pdf ''India And The Great War'' Conference] at The United Service Institution of India, New Delhi: 5-7 March 2014, now an archived webpage.</ref>
Many of the duties in Mesopotamia were subsequently transferred to the Inland Water Transport, which was part of the Royal Engineers, in September 1916. Following this, some of the Royal Indian Marine officers<ref>Egyptmbloy [Michael]. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=115822&p=1107407 Royal Indian Marine - Medal Index Cards] ''Great War Forum'' 28 29 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2016.</ref> were transferred to the Royal Engineers, in addition to other personnel.
==Second World War==
