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[[File:India General Service Medal 1854 - Perak Clasp.jpg|right|200px|India General Service Medal 1854 with Perak Clasp]]
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==FIBIS resources==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQb0G9-_2qk ''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.  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 [http://members-area.fibis.org/ FIBIS Social Network]
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*[http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=list_sources&source_class=67 Medal rolls] FIBIS database
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*Image from the [http://gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/728/category/23 FIBIS Gallery: Discharge papers] of Alfred Cecil Gregory who served in the 5th Bn [[East Surrey Regiment]] in various parts of India during WWI. The first page shows he was eligible for six medals, (one for subsequent service in Persia) including the two Territorial Force medals. Click on the ”Photo size” icon on the top left hand side of the image  to enlarge.
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==Military medals==
 
==Military medals==
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See [[Medal Rolls]] for details of records of names of recipients, including those in the [[India Office Records]].
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See [[Medal Rolls]] for details of records of names of recipients in the [[India Office Records]].
 
  
 
===Campaign medal list===
 
===Campaign medal list===
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!Medal
 
!Medal
 
!Action associated with
 
!Action associated with
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!Issued to  
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!Issued to
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|1790-92
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|[http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/collection/watson/page244.html Mysore Campaign] [http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom233.htm Silver medal]
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|Various battles from [[3rd Mysore War]]
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|British & HEIC Armies
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|1795-96
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|[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom234.htm Capture of Ceylon]
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|Various battles from [[War against Dutch in Ceylon]]
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|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|1803 - 1826
 
|1803 - 1826
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|1839
 
|1839
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|[http://www.britishmedals.info/ghuznee_medal.html Ghuznee Medal]
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghuznee_Medal Ghuznee Medal]
 
|[[Battle of Ghazni 1839]]
 
|[[Battle of Ghazni 1839]]
 
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|1842
 
|1842
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|Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medals
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candahar,_Ghuznee,_Cabul_Medal Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medals]
 
|[[1st Afghan War]] - [[Battle of Ghazni 1842]], [[Battle of Kabul Sept 1842]]
 
|[[1st Afghan War]] - [[Battle of Ghazni 1842]], [[Battle of Kabul Sept 1842]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|-
 
|1842
 
|1842
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|Jellalabad Medal
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|[http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page185.html Jellalabad Medal]
 
|End of the [[Siege of Jalalabad]]
 
|End of the [[Siege of Jalalabad]]
 
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|1842
 
|1842
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|[http://www.britishmedals.info/defence_of_kelat_i_ghilzie_medal.html Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie medal]
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|[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom108.htm Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie medal]
 
|[[Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai]]
 
|[[Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai]]
 
|HEIC Army
 
|HEIC Army
 
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|1842
 
|1842
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|1st China War Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_China_War_Medal 1st China War Medal]
 
|[[1st China War]]
 
|[[1st China War]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|-
 
|1843
 
|1843
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|Scinde Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scinde_Medal Scinde Medal]
 
|[[Sind Campaign]]
 
|[[Sind Campaign]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|-
 
|1843
 
|1843
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|Gwalior Star
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|[http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/collection/watson/page411.html Gwalior Star]
 
|[[:Category:Gwalior Campaign 1843|Gwalior Campaign]]
 
|[[:Category:Gwalior Campaign 1843|Gwalior Campaign]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|1845/46
 
|1845/46
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|Sutlej Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutlej_Medal Sutlej Medal]
 
|[[1st Sikh War]]
 
|[[1st Sikh War]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|1848/49
 
|1848/49
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|Punjab Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Medal Punjab Medal]
 
|[[2nd Sikh War]]
 
|[[2nd Sikh War]]
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
|British & HEIC Armies
 
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|1854 - 1895
 
|1854 - 1895
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|India General Service Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_(1854) India General Service Medal]
 
|[[2nd Burma War|Pegu]], [[Persian War]], [[Chronological_list_of_North_West_Frontier_Campaigns#1849_to_1860|Early NWF Actions]], [[Ambela Campaign]], [[Duar War]], [[:Category:Lushai Expedition 1871-72|Lushai Exp.]], [[:Category:Perak War 1875-76|Perak War]],  
 
|[[2nd Burma War|Pegu]], [[Persian War]], [[Chronological_list_of_North_West_Frontier_Campaigns#1849_to_1860|Early NWF Actions]], [[Ambela Campaign]], [[Duar War]], [[:Category:Lushai Expedition 1871-72|Lushai Exp.]], [[:Category:Perak War 1875-76|Perak War]],  
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
|British & Indian Armies
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|1857-58
 
|1857-58
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|Indian Mutiny Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mutiny_Medal Indian Mutiny Medal]
 
|[[Indian Mutiny]]
 
|[[Indian Mutiny]]
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|British & HEIC Armies
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|British & HEIC Armies and Royal Navy Sailors who fought with the Naval Brigade
 
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|1857-60
 
|1857-60
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|2nd China War Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_China_War_Medal 2nd China War Medal]
 
|[[2nd China War]]
 
|[[2nd China War]]
 
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|1878-80
 
|1878-80
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|Afghanistan Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Medal_(United_Kingdom) Afghanistan Medal]
 
|[[2nd Afghan War]]
 
|[[2nd Afghan War]]
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
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|1880
 
|1880
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|Kabul to Kandahar Star
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|[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/kabul_to_kandahar_star.htm Kabul to Kandahar Star]
 
|310 mile march with General Roberts (part of [[2nd Afghan War]])
 
|310 mile march with General Roberts (part of [[2nd Afghan War]])
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|British & Indian Armies
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|1882-89
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|[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom127.htm Egypt Medal]
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|[[Egyptian Campaign 1882]]
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
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|1895 - 1902
 
|1895 - 1902
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|India Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal India Medal]
 
|[[Chronological_list_of_North_West_Frontier_Campaigns#1890_to_1908|NWF Campaigns]] inc. [[Chitral Campaign]], [[Malakand Field Expedition]], [[Tirah Campaign]], [[Tochi Valley Expedition 1897-98|Tochi Valley Exp.]]
 
|[[Chronological_list_of_North_West_Frontier_Campaigns#1890_to_1908|NWF Campaigns]] inc. [[Chitral Campaign]], [[Malakand Field Expedition]], [[Tirah Campaign]], [[Tochi Valley Expedition 1897-98|Tochi Valley Exp.]]
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|British & Indian Armies
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|1900
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_War_Medal_(1900) China War]
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|[[3rd China War]]
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
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|1903-4
 
|1903-4
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|Tibet Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet_Medal Tibet Medal]
 
|[[Tibet Expedition]]
 
|[[Tibet Expedition]]
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
|British & Indian Armies
 
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|1908 - 1935
 
|1908 - 1935
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|India General Service Medal  
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_(1909) India General Service Medal]
 
|Various NWF actions inc [[3rd Afghan War]], Waziristan Campaigns
 
|Various NWF actions inc [[3rd Afghan War]], Waziristan Campaigns
 
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|1914-1915
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914-15_Star WW1: 1914-15 Star]
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|Issued to all British and Colonial forces who rendered service in the WW1 during 1914-15 on any front including in Mesopotamia.
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|All British and Colonial Forces.
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|1914-1920
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal WW1: British War Medal]
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|Issued to all British and Colonial forces who rendered service in the WW1 including in Mesopotamia and NWF.
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|All British and Colonial Forces and Civilian Labourers.
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|1918-1962
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Service_Medal_(1918) General Service Medal (1918)]
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|Issued with 18 clasps for actions to 1962, including Iraq 1919-1920, Kurdistan 1919 and 1923, North West Persia 1920 and South Persia 1918-1919.
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|British and Indian Armies (the latter prior to 1947) and local forces.
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|1936 - 1939
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_(1936) India General Service Medal]
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|Various NWF actions with clasps for North West Frontier 1936–37 and North West Frontier 1937–39
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|1939-45
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Service_Medal WW2: India Service Medal]
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|Awarded to the Indian Military Forces for 3 years of non-operational service in India, and is equivalent to the WW2 British Defence Medal.
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|British & Indian Armies
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|1941-45
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Star WW2: Burma Star]
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|Awarded for campaigns in Burma and Pacific arena with Pacific clasp.
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|British & Indian Armies, Royal Navy and Indian Navy.
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|1941-45
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Star WW2: Pacific Star]
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|Awarded for operational service in the Pacific Theatre between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945, and also for certain specified service in China, Hong-Kong, Malaya and Sumatra.
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|British & Indian Armies, Royal Navy and Indian Navy.
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====First World War medals====
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Some medals, such as the  British War Medal and the  Victory Medal were issued by the Government of India.<ref>charlie962 [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225850-mic-indian-army-lt-j-f-petrie-north-waziristan-militia/ MIC indian army Lt J F Petrie North Waziristan Militia] ''Great War Forum'' 20 March  2015. Retrieved  24 October 2018.</ref> These medals were produced at the Calcutta Mint, and may have a different appearance to the standard British issue.  The British War Medal has a larger suspender claw indicating a Calcutta Mint production.<ref>RobW. [http://gmic.co.uk/topic/54913-indian-army-victory-medals/?page=1 Indian Army Victory Medals] post 20, page 1 ''Gentleman's Military Interest Club Forum''  22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.</ref> The Victory Medals produced at the Calcutta Mint may appear duller than standard British issue.<ref>Bilco et al. [http://gmic.co.uk/topic/54913-indian-army-victory-medals/?page=2 Indian Army Victory Medals] page 2, ''Gentleman's Military Interest Club Forum''  13 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.</ref>
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For the India General Service Medal 1908 - 1935, clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919, it appears that those still in India at the time the medal was issued, were issued medals by the Government of India. If the bottom "claw" which attaches the medal disc to the suspension is a "double" one, this feature generally indicates an Indian issued medal.<ref>clive_hughes. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/270464-india-generl-service-medal-afghanistan-1919/?do=findComment&comment=2747342 india generl service medal afghanistan 1919] ''Great War Forum'' post 24, 7 March 2019, Retrieved 9 March 2019.</ref>
  
 
===Non-campaign medals and awards===
 
===Non-campaign medals and awards===
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!Reason
 
!Reason
 
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|Delhi Durbar Medal
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|[[Order of British India]]
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|1837 - 1947
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|Indian Army officers for long and faithful service
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|[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/the_delhi_durbar_medal_1911.htm Delhi Durbar Medal]
 
|1911
 
|1911
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|Certain attendees of the Coronation Durbar for George V
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|Certain attendees of the Coronation [[Delhi Durbar|Durbar]] for George V
 
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|Indian Distinguished Service Medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal]<br>[http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=25 Illustration]
 
|1907 - 1947
 
|1907 - 1947
 
|Distinguished service (Indian soldiers/police)
 
|Distinguished service (Indian soldiers/police)
 
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|Indian Order of Merit  
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Meritorious_Service_Medal_(for_Europeans_of_Indian_Army) Indian Meritorious Service Medal]
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(for Europeans of Indian Army)
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|1848- 1873
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|Long and meritorious service  (European non-commissioned officers)
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Meritorious_Service_Medal_(for_Indian_Army) Indian Meritorious Service Medal]
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|1888-1947
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|Long and meritorious service (Indian non-commissioned officers in the  Indian Army).
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|[[Indian Order of Merit]]
 
|1837 - 1947
 
|1837 - 1947
 
|Gallantry (Indian soldiers)
 
|Gallantry (Indian soldiers)
 
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|Order of British India
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|1837 - 1947
 
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|Long, faithful and honourable service (Officers)
 
 
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*[[Victoria Cross]]
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*[[Auxiliary_Regiments#Medals|Medals for volunteers]]
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*[[The Orders and Medals Research Society]]
  
 
===Good Conduct Badges In the British Army===
 
===Good Conduct Badges In the British Army===
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Details about Good Conduct Badges in the British Army are available in this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-10/1255211126 link] and this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-10/1255315920 link] to the India List.
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The Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (LS&GCM) is a medal awarded by the British to members of the British Armed Forces who have completed 15 years (12 years for Officers) of service with exemplary conduct.
  
 
==Civil medals and awards==
 
==Civil medals and awards==
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!Reason
 
!Reason
 
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|Kaiser-i-Hind medal
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India Order of the Star of India] [http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom010.htm Illustration]
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|1861 - 1947
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|For services to the Indian Empire
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|[[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]]
 
|1900 - 1947
 
|1900 - 1947
 
|Civilians with distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the Raj
 
|Civilians with distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the Raj
 
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|Order of the Crown of India
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India Order of the Crown of India]
 
|1878 - 1947
 
|1878 - 1947
 
|Women only - British princesses or the wives/relatives of Indian Royalty or those holding the top state offices.
 
|Women only - British princesses or the wives/relatives of Indian Royalty or those holding the top state offices.
 
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|Order of the Indian Empire
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|[[Order of the Indian Empire]]
 
|1878 - 1947
 
|1878 - 1947
 
|Reward for British and Indian officials
 
|Reward for British and Indian officials
 
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==Temperance medals==
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*See [[Temperance organisations#Medals|Temperance organisations-Medals]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.britishmedals.info/index.html British Medals] has detailed information on design, ribbons, clasps etc
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*[http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 findmypast] Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations 1914-1920
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_campaign_medals British Campaign Medals - Wikipedia] some information, many articles missing
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_campaign_medals British Campaign Medals] Wikipedia
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*[http://www.king-emperor.com/medals-campaign.htm Campaign Medals 1902-39 - www.king-emperor.com] Medals issued to Indian Army Officers and Other Ranks
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_of_the_Indian_Army Indian Army recipients of the VC] Wikipedia
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_for_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_(Military) Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)] Wikipedia.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGregor_Medal The MacGregor Medal] (Wikipedia) is awarded to Indian Armed Forces personnel for valuable military reconnaissance.
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*[https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2017/04/campaign-medals-from-the-india-office-collections.html "Campaign medals from the India Office collections"] April 2017. British Library Blog
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*[http://www.king-emperor.com/Campaign%20Medals.html Campaign Medals 1902-39 - www.king-emperor.com] Medals issued to Indian Army Officers and Other Ranks
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*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk Northeastmedals.co.uk]
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*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/ British Medals Forum].
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*[http://www.omrs.org.uk/  The Orders and Medals Research Society]
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*[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Veterans/Medals/MedalFaqs.htm Medal FAQs]  Ministry of Defence (U.K.)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051123211700/http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/IOM/IOM.html The Indian Order of Merit (1837-1947)] by Edward S. Haynes (archived web page)
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*[http://www.omsa.org/ Orders and Medals Society of America]
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*[https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index.html British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals from the Collection of Lester Watson] The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.
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**[https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page64.html First China War Medal, rejected issue proof piece, 1842]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Africa_Medal Central Africa Medal] (Wikipedia) was a British campaign medal awarded for service from 1891–1894 in Eastern and Central Africa, and from 1894–1898 for service in British Central Africa. Most medals were awarded to members of the Indian Army and British-led local forces.
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:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_and_Central_Africa_Medal  East and Central Africa Medal] Wikipedia
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:[https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page100.html Central Africa Medal awarded to Sepoy Ram Singh] of the 23rd Bengal Infantry, part of the Indian Contingent in Africa. From the [https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index.html Watson Collection] fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
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:[https://issuu.com/royalpioneercorpsassociation/docs/2015_april_newsletter "23 Sikh Pioneers Kisangule Expedition"] by Norman Brown, page 44 ''The Pioneer Newsletter April 2015''  (The newsletter of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association). issuu.com. Award of the Central Africa Kisangule Expedition December 1891 Indian Order of Merit to Havildar Nand Singh [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Sikh Pioneers]], together with Central Africa Medal 1891-1898 and East and Central Africa Medal 1897-1899, clasps Lubwa’s,  Uganda.
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:[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-08-176-1 East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99 with clasp: Uganda 1897-98], awarded to Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry. The 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry were one of three Indian Army regiments that took part in the suppression of a mutiny by the Sudanese troops used by the Colonial Government in Uganda. National Army Museum.
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*[https://www1.defence.gov.au/adf-members-families/honours-awards/medals/imperial-awards Medals: Imperial Awards]: Select World War One.  Department of Defence, Australian Government. Includes links to source documents for eligibility criteria for the main medals, including the Mercantile Marine Medal.
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** Includes [https://www1.defence.gov.au/adf-members-families/honours-awards/medals/imperial-awards/world-war-one/victory-medal The Victory Medal 1914 - 1919]  which links to definitions of Theatres of War including  the actions in India which are regarded as theatres of war.  Note, there were three versions of these definitions, published 1919, 1920 and 1923, the [https://www1.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/doc/files/WWI-criteria-Victory-Medal-1914-19-Australian-transcribed.pdf 1923 final version] is provided.
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**In respect of the 1914-15 Star, additional to the information on the Australian Government website, a limited number of 1914-15 Stars were awarded for entry to the 'Bay of Bengal' War zone, or  'Bay of Bengal Patrol'. It appears that these were in connection with gun running patrols.<ref>Stiles, Richard et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/292164-the-bay-of-bengal-war-zone-1914-15-star/  The Bay of Bengal War Zone > 1914-15 Star] ''Great War Forum'' 28 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</ref>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_War_Badge      Silver War Badge] Wikipedia. Issued in World War One to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service.
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*[http://www.empirefaithwar.com/tell-their-story/research-your-soldier/helpful-guides/indian-army-medals  A Guide to Indian Army Medals: Understanding Medals Awarded to Indian Army Soldiers in WW1] empirefaithwar.com
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/medal-index-cards-ww1.htm British Army medal index cards 1914-1920].
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*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1262 British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920]  Ancestry.co.uk
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*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/campaign-medal-records/how-to-interpret-a-campaign-medal-index-card/  How to interpret a campaign medal index card] The Long, Long Trail
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*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/campaign-medal-records/the-british-campaign-medals-for-the-great-war/ The British campaign medals for the Great War] The Long, Long Trail
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*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/territorial_force_war_medal_1914.htm The Territorial Force War Medal, 1914-1920], with eligibility criteria. northeastmedals.co.uk .
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_General_Service_Medal_(1915) Naval General Service Medal (1915)]  Wikipedia. Includes clasps Persian Gulf 1909–14 – for operations against pirates, gun-runners and slavers; Iraq 1919–20 – for river gunboat service during the Arab Rebellion; N.W. Persia 1920 – for service in the Naval Mission in the Caspian Sea. At least the Persian Gulf clasp  is known to have been issued to [[Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]] personnel.
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*[https://warrecordsrevealed.com/2018/06/10/war-office-medals-branch-1917-1961-a-sourcebook/ War Office Medals Branch 1917-1961: A Sourcebook] “The Sourcebook is designed to add to our understanding of the issue of WW1 Campaign Medals, together with the organisation of Medals Branch and its records between 1917-1961”  warrecordsrevealed.com
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*[http://www.military-research.co.uk/a-guide-to-british-and-commonwealth-campaign-medals-of-ww2/ A Guide to British and Commonwealth Medals of WW2] military-research.uk
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*[https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility] Ministry of Defence. Medals from  WW2 onwards.
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*[https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry-of-defence-medal-office The Ministry of Defence Medal Office] Ministry of Defence. Includes instructions for application for unclaimed WW2 medals. For details of WW2 Index Medal Cards held by the Medal Office, see [[Second World War#Medals|Second World War-Medals]]
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*[https://www1.defence.gov.au/adf-members-families/honours-awards/medals/imperial-awards Medals: Imperial Awards] Select World War Two.  Department of Defence, Australian Government. Includes links to source documents for eligibility criteria for the main medals.
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*Peter Ghiringhelli‘s  [http://www.petergh.f2s.com/medals.htm British Gallantry, Orders, Decorations, and Campaign ribbons']
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*[https://www.hkmj.org/abstracts/v23n3/319.htm "The Hong Kong Plague Medal"] by Moira Chan-Yeung and  Keith W Poon ''Hong Kong Med J'' 2017 Jun;23(3):319–20. Also see [[Hong Kong]].
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===Historical books online===
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Medals of the British Army and how they were won. Volume 3 India, China etc''] by Thomas Carter. 1861 Google Books
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*[http://archive.org/stream/britishmilitary00gibsgoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''British military & naval medals and decorations. A new edition - arranged alphabetically''] by J. Harris Gibson 1880 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/stream/goldwarmedalsawa00whal#page/6/mode/2up "Seringapatam Medal"] page 7 ''Gold War Medals awarded to British Military & Naval Forces from Elizabeth to Victoria'' by J Lawson Walley 1888 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02624/mode/2up ''Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions conferred on the British Navy, Army and Auxiliary Forces''] by George Tancred. Archive.org. No date of publication may be seen, but catalogued elsewhere as published 1891.
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*[http://archive.org/stream/warmedalsofbriti00cartrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''War Medals of the British Army, and how they were won''] by Thomas Carter and W. H. Long. "Revised, enlarged and continued to the present time" 1893 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/medalsofbritishn00longrich/page/n5/mode/2up  ''Medals of the British Navy and how they were won : with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund''] by W H Long  1895 Archive.org.
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*''Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy  With numerous coloured plates and illustrations'' by John Horsley Mayo 1897  [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n8/mode/2up Volume 1] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora01mayogoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 2] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n22/mode/2up Contents] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n24/mode/2up List of Medals]  Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/early-indian-campaigns-decorations ''Early Indian Campaigns and the Decorations Awarded for them'']  by Major H Biddulph c 1899. ''Reprinted from The Royal Engineers Journal''. Archive.org. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044081391922?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 HathiTrust Digital Library version] with rotatable pages.
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*[https://archive.org/details/warmedalsdecorat00irwiuoft  ''War Medals and Decorations issued to the British Military and Naval Forces and Allies 1588 to 1910''] By D Hastings Irwin Fourth edition, enlarged and corrected 1910 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/warmedalstheirhi00stewrich War ''Medals and their History''] by William Augustus Steward  1915 Archive.org
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:[http://archive.org/stream/abcofwarmedalsde00stewuoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''The ABC of war medals and decorations being the history of the manner in which they were won, and a complete record of their award, their characteristics, how they are named and how they are counterfeited''] 2nd edition by W. Augustus Steward 1918 (originally published 1915) Archive.org [http://archive.org/stream/abcofwarmedalsde00stewuoft#page/n23/mode/2up Contents]
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*[https://archive.org/details/hhbooker2_yahoo_001_20190516/001.jpg ''Ribbons and Medals''] by Commander Taprell Dorling RN 6th edition 1918, first published 1916. A series of images, and at least some pages appear to be missing. Archive.org. Ribbon images in colour.
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:[https://archive.org/details/hhbooker2_yahoo_001_201905/001.jpg ''Ribbons and Medals, Part II''] by Commander Taprell Dorling RN  1918. Mainly foreign medals. A series of images. Ribbon images in colour.  Archive.org
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:[https://archive.org/details/ramnmafac/mode/2up ''Ribbons and Medals. Enlarged and Revised Edition 1946''] Archive.org. Coloured plates of ribbon images towards the back of the book, commence [https://archive.org/details/ramnmafac/page/n211/mode/2up digital page 212].
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*[https://archive.org/stream/thewarpensionsallow00hoggrich#page/378/mode/2up  [WW1<nowiki>]</nowiki> "Medals and Distinctions"] page 379 ''War pensions and allowances'' by J. M. Hogge and T. H. Garside 1918 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/chatsonmilitaryc00johnrich ''Chats on Military Curios''] by Stanley C Johnson 1915 Archive.org. Includes Medals.
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:[http://www.archive.org/stream/1921TheMedalCollectorAGuideToNavalMilitaryAir-forceAndCivil/1921TheMedalCollector#page/n1/mode/2up ''The Medal Collector: A Guide to Naval, Military, Air-Force, and Civil Medals and Ribbons''] by Stanley C Johnson 1921 Archive.org. Includes Indian medals.
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*[http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1923_BNJ_17_16.pdf  "Gold and silver medals of the Honourable East India Company"] by Charles Winter. ''The British Numismatic Journal Volume 17'' (1923-24), 281-87.  These are medals issued to native troops.
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*[http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1925_BNJ_18_10.pdf  "The Army of India Medal"] by Charles Winter. The ''British Numismatic Journal Volume 18'' (1925-26), 165-72.
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*[http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1929_BNJ_20_22.pdf  "War medals issued for services in India, 1852-1924, also the first and second issue of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire"]  by Charles Winter. ''The British Numismatic Journal Volume 20'' (1929-30), 271-77.
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*[https://archive.org/details/auctionofbrianri00dixn ''An auction of the Brian Ritchie collection of H.E.I.C. and British India medals, part I''. [09/17/2004<nowiki>]</nowiki>]  by Dix Noonan Webb. With many photographs of medals. Archive.org
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:[https://archive.org/details/auctionofbrianri00dixn_0 ''An auction of the Brian Ritchie collection of H.E.I.C. and British India medals, part II''. [03/02/2005<nowiki>]</nowiki>]  by Dix Noonan Webb. With many photographs of medals. Archive.org
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:[https://archive.org/details/auctionofbrianri00dixn_1 ''An auction of the Brian Ritchie collection of H.E.I.C. and British India medals, part III''. [09/23/2005<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by Dix Noonan Webb. With many photographs of medals. Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28+Medals%29+AND+creator%3A%28Dix+%29&sort=date&page=1 A Collection of Medal Catalogues at Archive.org] using Keywords Medals and Dix.
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*''Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria'' Catalogues by Spink, London.
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/11007  11007 21 April 2011], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/11010  11010 21 July 2011], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/11011  11011 24 November 2011],
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/12002 12002 19 April 2012], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/12003 12003 19 July 2012], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/12004 12004 22 November 2012],
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/13001 13001 25 April 2013], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/13002 13002 25 July 2013], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/13003 13003 21 November 2013],
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/14001  14001  24 April 2014], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/14002/94 14002  24 July 2014], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/14003  14003  20 November 2014],
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/15001 15001 23 April 2015], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/15002_ac919003a34659 15002  23 July 2015], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/15003 15003 19 November 2015],
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:[https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/16001 16001 21 April 2016], [https://issuu.com/spinkandson/docs/16002 16002 21 July 2016]. All issuu.com .
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:Search [https://spink.com/archive/index Spink Archive]
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*''Aviation, Military & Transport'', or similarly titled catalogues by Dominic Winter Auctioneers. Include Medals, usually in the back pages.
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:[https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw101-038_medium_res  11th November 2010], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw101-049_high_res__revised_2_  18-19 May 2011], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_23_24.05.2012_highres 23-24 May 2012], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_15_16.11.12_high_res 15-16 November 2012],
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:[https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw101-095    16-17 May 2013], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw101-103  7-8 November 2013], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_15_16_may_2014_high_res 15-16 May 2014], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_13_14_november_2014_highres 13-14 November 2014],
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:[https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_14_15_may_catalogue_hi_res 14-15 May 2015], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_12.10.15_high_res 12-13 November 2015], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_13.06.2016_high_res 13 May 2016], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw101-163_listing_high_res 11 November 2016],
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:[https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/militaria_catalogue_hi-res  9 November 2017], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_militaria_highres 18 May 2018], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_9nov2018_highres 9 November 2018],
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:[https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw16may2019_highres 16 May 2019], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_7nov2019_hr  7 November 2019], [https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_19nov20 17 December 2020]. All issuu.com . There may be additional editions.
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India General Service Medal 1854 with Perak Clasp

FIBIS resources

  • 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. 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
  • Medal rolls FIBIS database
  • Image from the FIBIS Gallery: Discharge papers of Alfred Cecil Gregory who served in the 5th Bn East Surrey Regiment in various parts of India during WWI. The first page shows he was eligible for six medals, (one for subsequent service in Persia) including the two Territorial Force medals. Click on the ”Photo size” icon on the top left hand side of the image to enlarge.

Military medals

See Medal Rolls for details of records of names of recipients, including those 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 and Royal Navy Sailors who fought with the Naval Brigade
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
1914-1915 WW1: 1914-15 Star Issued to all British and Colonial forces who rendered service in the WW1 during 1914-15 on any front including in Mesopotamia. All British and Colonial Forces.
1914-1920 WW1: British War Medal Issued to all British and Colonial forces who rendered service in the WW1 including in Mesopotamia and NWF. All British and Colonial Forces and Civilian Labourers.
1918-1962 General Service Medal (1918) Issued with 18 clasps for actions to 1962, including Iraq 1919-1920, Kurdistan 1919 and 1923, North West Persia 1920 and South Persia 1918-1919. British and Indian Armies (the latter prior to 1947) and local forces.
1936 - 1939 India General Service Medal Various NWF actions with clasps for North West Frontier 1936–37 and North West Frontier 1937–39
1939-45 WW2: India Service Medal Awarded to the Indian Military Forces for 3 years of non-operational service in India, and is equivalent to the WW2 British Defence Medal. British & Indian Armies
1941-45 WW2: Burma Star Awarded for campaigns in Burma and Pacific arena with Pacific clasp. British & Indian Armies, Royal Navy and Indian Navy.
1941-45 WW2: Pacific Star Awarded for operational service in the Pacific Theatre between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945, and also for certain specified service in China, Hong-Kong, Malaya and Sumatra. British & Indian Armies, Royal Navy and Indian Navy.

First World War medals

Some medals, such as the British War Medal and the Victory Medal were issued by the Government of India.[1] These medals were produced at the Calcutta Mint, and may have a different appearance to the standard British issue. The British War Medal has a larger suspender claw indicating a Calcutta Mint production.[2] The Victory Medals produced at the Calcutta Mint may appear duller than standard British issue.[3]

For the India General Service Medal 1908 - 1935, clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919, it appears that those still in India at the time the medal was issued, were issued medals by the Government of India. If the bottom "claw" which attaches the medal disc to the suspension is a "double" one, this feature generally indicates an Indian issued medal.[4]

Non-campaign medals and awards

Medal name Awarded between Reason
Order of British India 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 Meritorious Service Medal

(for Europeans of Indian Army)

1848- 1873 Long and meritorious service (European non-commissioned officers)
Indian Meritorious Service Medal 1888-1947 Long and meritorious service (Indian non-commissioned officers in the Indian Army).
Indian Order of Merit 1837 - 1947 Gallantry (Indian soldiers)

See also:

Good Conduct Badges In the British Army

The Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (LS&GCM) is a medal awarded by the British to members of the British Armed Forces who have completed 15 years (12 years for Officers) of service with exemplary conduct.

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

Temperance medals

External links

East and Central Africa Medal Wikipedia
Central Africa Medal awarded to Sepoy Ram Singh of the 23rd Bengal Infantry, part of the Indian Contingent in Africa. From the Watson Collection fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
"23 Sikh Pioneers Kisangule Expedition" by Norman Brown, page 44 The Pioneer Newsletter April 2015 (The newsletter of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association). issuu.com. Award of the Central Africa Kisangule Expedition December 1891 Indian Order of Merit to Havildar Nand Singh 23rd Bengal Sikh Pioneers, together with Central Africa Medal 1891-1898 and East and Central Africa Medal 1897-1899, clasps Lubwa’s, Uganda.
East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99 with clasp: Uganda 1897-98, awarded to Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry. The 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry were one of three Indian Army regiments that took part in the suppression of a mutiny by the Sudanese troops used by the Colonial Government in Uganda. National Army Museum.

Historical books online

The ABC of war medals and decorations being the history of the manner in which they were won, and a complete record of their award, their characteristics, how they are named and how they are counterfeited 2nd edition by W. Augustus Steward 1918 (originally published 1915) Archive.org Contents
  • Ribbons and Medals by Commander Taprell Dorling RN 6th edition 1918, first published 1916. A series of images, and at least some pages appear to be missing. Archive.org. Ribbon images in colour.
Ribbons and Medals, Part II by Commander Taprell Dorling RN 1918. Mainly foreign medals. A series of images. Ribbon images in colour. Archive.org
Ribbons and Medals. Enlarged and Revised Edition 1946 Archive.org. Coloured plates of ribbon images towards the back of the book, commence digital page 212.
The Medal Collector: A Guide to Naval, Military, Air-Force, and Civil Medals and Ribbons by Stanley C Johnson 1921 Archive.org. Includes Indian medals.
An auction of the Brian Ritchie collection of H.E.I.C. and British India medals, part II. [03/02/2005] by Dix Noonan Webb. With many photographs of medals. Archive.org
An auction of the Brian Ritchie collection of H.E.I.C. and British India medals, part III. [09/23/2005] by Dix Noonan Webb. With many photographs of medals. Archive.org
11007 21 April 2011, 11010 21 July 2011, 11011 24 November 2011,
12002 19 April 2012, 12003 19 July 2012, 12004 22 November 2012,
13001 25 April 2013, 13002 25 July 2013, 13003 21 November 2013,
14001 24 April 2014, 14002 24 July 2014, 14003 20 November 2014,
15001 23 April 2015, 15002 23 July 2015, 15003 19 November 2015,
16001 21 April 2016, 16002 21 July 2016. All issuu.com .
Search Spink Archive
  • Aviation, Military & Transport, or similarly titled catalogues by Dominic Winter Auctioneers. Include Medals, usually in the back pages.
11th November 2010, 18-19 May 2011, 23-24 May 2012, 15-16 November 2012,
16-17 May 2013, 7-8 November 2013, 15-16 May 2014, 13-14 November 2014,
14-15 May 2015, 12-13 November 2015, 13 May 2016, 11 November 2016,
9 November 2017, 18 May 2018, 9 November 2018,
16 May 2019, 7 November 2019, 17 December 2020. All issuu.com . There may be additional editions.

References

  1. ↑ charlie962 MIC indian army Lt J F Petrie North Waziristan Militia Great War Forum 20 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ↑ RobW. Indian Army Victory Medals post 20, page 1 Gentleman's Military Interest Club Forum 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Bilco et al. Indian Army Victory Medals page 2, Gentleman's Military Interest Club Forum 13 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ↑ clive_hughes. india generl service medal afghanistan 1919 Great War Forum post 24, 7 March 2019, Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Stiles, Richard et al. The Bay of Bengal War Zone > 1914-15 Star Great War Forum 28 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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