India General Service Medals

[Brian Wolfe]

Here is the naming on the 1908 bronze above.

[Brian Wolfe]

The rest of the naming on the 1908 bronze.

Regards

Brian

[Guest Darrell]

Good stuff. Thanks for showing Brian.

[FrontlineAntiques]

This is an IGS Medal 1908 in bronze,

It was awarded to:

GRASS CUTTER AMAR, 19th LANCERS

Regards

Brian

What an amazing rank! i have never seen that before.

Thanks Brian

Dan

[Mervyn Mitton]

A most interesting post - but, I agree with Dan - the Grasscutter naming must be almost unique. Does that mean my gardener is eligible to a medal ?

[Guest Darrell]

Maybe it was the "other" kind of grass that the officers dipped into :whistle:

[paul wood]

Maybe it was the "other" kind of grass that the officers dipped into

Grass cutter is a scarce rank but they do turn up, they were an essential part of the S&T providing fodder for horses, mules and camels a much rarer rank (and I have seen one on a bronze PF and Malkand) is a Grass Mule attendant (probably stopped the blighters eating themselves to death)

Paul

[Guest Darrell]

As promised earlier in the thread:

4. Instituted 22nd December 1853 after the Pegu campaign - with a recommendation being approved three months later to issue further bars for the same medal for any future campaigns and actions. Titled the "India General Service Medal" but the geographical range covered by this medal is much larger, including Persia and Malaya.

Description: 36mm diameter silver or bronze. Obverse - the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse depicts the winged figure of Victory crowning a seated warrior with a wreath.

Naming : Generally early issues impressed - later engraved.

Ribbon: red, with two dark blue stripes.

Bars: twenty four, see below for details.

PEGU

PERSIA

NORTH WEST FRONTIER

UMBEYLA

BHOOTAN

LOOSHAI

PERAK

NAGA 1879 - 80

JOWAKI 1877-8

BURMA 1885-7

SIKKIM 1888

HAZARA 1888

BURMA 1887-89

BURMA 1887-9

CHIN LUSHAI 1889-90

SAMANA 1891

HAZARA 1891

HUNZA 1891

N.E. FRONTIER 1891

BURMA 1889 - 92

LUSHAI 1889 - 92

CHIN HILLS 1892 - 93

KACHIN HILLS 1892 - 93

WAZIRISTAN 1894-5

This example is Named (Impressed to 1968 Private A.J. ROUST of the 4th Rifle Brigade. He was entitled to the IGSM 1854-95 w/ JOWAKI 1877-8 Clasp. He was also involved shortly afterward in the 2nd Afghan War earning the "Ali Musjid" Clasp.

As for the IGSM with this JOWAKI Clasp, the naming style is correct:

JOWAKI 1877-8

8th November 1877 - 19th January 1878

Impressed serif capitals

The later medals with Clasps were usually "script" engraved to British Troops.

Obverse:

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[Guest Darrell]

Closeup of JOWAKI Clasp:

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Closeup of Obverse:

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Reverse:

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Closeup of the Reverse:

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[Ulsterman]

Reverse:

OMG!

NOW THAT is rare! :cheers:

Where did you get THAT???

[Guest Darrell]

Naming 1:

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Naming 2:

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Naming 3:

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Roust's name on the Medal Roll for the IGSM with JOWAKI Clasp:

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Closeup of the entry for ROUST:

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Medal Roll for 2nd Aghan War Medal w/ ALI MUSJID Clasp:

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Closeup of Roust entry (actually mis-spelled ROAST ).

[Guest Darrell]

Another IGSM 1908-1935 medal. This one is the Type 2 George V crowned, in coronation robes - GEORGIVS KISAR-I-HIND.

This one attributed to LIEUT D.L. CROMBIE, 104 RFLS.

C/w Waziristan 1919-21 and Waziristan 1921-24 Clasps.

Obverse:

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Closeup of Clasps:

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Closeup of Obverse:

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Reverse:

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Closeup of Reverse: