| India Medal | |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British and Indian forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | India 1895-1902. |
| Description | Silver or bronze disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 1896 |
 Example of medal with Relief of Chitral clasp. | |
The India Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1896[1] for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies.
The India Medal was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, chiefly for service on the North-West Frontier during 1895 to 1902. This medal replaced the India General Service Medal (1854). Each campaign was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; seven were sanctioned.[2]
The ribbon pattern was red, green, red, green, red.[3] Whilst the obverse of the medal itself held the profile of Queen Victoria, or, after January 22, 1901, King Edward VII, the reverse portrayed a British and an Indian soldier carrying a standard together.
Clasps[]
The following clasps were issued with the medal:
- Defence of Chitral 1895
- 3 March - 13 April 1895
- Relief of Chitral 1895
- 7 March - 15 August 1895
- Punjab Frontier 1897-98
- 10 June 1897 -- 6 April 1898
- Malakand 1897
- 26 July - 2 August 1897 (Awarded to troops involved in the Siege of Malakand.)
- Samana 1897
- 2 August - 2 October 1897
- Tirah 1897-98
- 2 October 1897 - 6 April 1898
- Waziristan 1901-02
- 23 November 1901 - 10 March 1902
Obverse variations[]
Queen Victoria (1895-1901)
References and notes[]
Bibliography[]
- Barthorp, Michael. 2002. Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839-1947 Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8
- Mackay, J. and Mussel, J. (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2006, (2005), Token Publishing.
- Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink
- Wilkinson-Latham, Robert. 1977. North-west Frontier 1837-1947 Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9
External links[]
- Victorian Medals Indian General Service Medal 1895 - 1908 retrieved June 4, 2007
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