India General Service Medal (1936)
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| India General Service Medal | |
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Presented by | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Eligibility | British and Indian forces. |
| Campaign(s) | India 1936–39. |
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| Established | 1938 |
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The Indian General Service Medal (1936 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved on 3 August 1938, for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies, and of the Royal Air Force.[1]
The 1936 IGSM was awarded for minor military campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India between 1936 and 1939. Each campaign covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; two were sanctioned,[2] both relating to operations in Waziristan:
- North West Frontier 1936–37
- North West Frontier 1937–39
The second clasp was only struck and distributed after the Second World War.[3] Recipients of a Mention in Despatches were entitled to wear an oak leaf emblem on the ribbon.[1]
Following the grant of Indian Independence in 1947 the medal became obsolete, although it could still to be worn in uniform by British, Indian and Pakistani servicemen.
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