United Kingdom: India General Service Medal 1854-1895
Ribbon: Red with 2 blue stripes.
Instituted: 1854.
Awarded: For service in India between these dates.
| All troops, 1854-1885 Combat troops 1885-1895 |
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| Native support personnel 1885-1895 | Sorry - no picture of obverse | Sorry - no picture of reverse |
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| PEGU 28 March 1852 to 30 June 1853: The second campaign in Burma. |
PERSIA 5 December 1856 to 8 February 1857: A combined naval and army expedition. |
NORTH WEST FRONTIER 3 December 1849 to 22 October 1868: 15 different campaigns spread over 19 years. |
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| UMBEYLA 20 October to 23 December 1863: An expeditionary force in Hindustan. |
BHOOTAN December 1864 to February 1866: A four-column punitive force. |
LOOSHAI 9 December 1871 to 20 February 1872: An expedition to recover an abducted planter and his daughter. |
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| PERAK 2 November 1875 to 20 March 1876: An expedition to Perak which included a naval brigade. |
JOWAKI 1877-8 9 November 1877 to 19 January 1878. The Afridi tribesmen near the Kohat Pass objected to a new road running through their territory. |
NAGA 1879-80 December 1879 to January 1880: A punitive expedition against the Nagas. |
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| BURMA 1885-7 14 November 1885 to 30 April 1887: The annexation of Burma. |
SIKKIM 1888 15 March to 27 September 1888: A three-cornered fight with Sikkim which also involved the Tibetans. |
HAZARA 1888 This is generally known as the Black Mountain Expedition. |
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| BURMA 1887-89 1 May 1887 to 31 March 1889: Suppression of bandit activity in Burma. |
CHIN LUSHAI 1889-90 15 November 1889 to 30 April 1890: Earned by 2 columns, one fighting the Chins and the other the Lushais. |
SAMANA 1891 5 April to 25 May 1891: Operations in the Miranzai Valley and Samana Heights. |
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| HAZARA 1891 12 March to 16 May 1891: Hazara Field Force in the Black Mountains. |
N.E. FRONTIER 1891 28 March to 7 May 1891: The Manipur Field Force dealing with the Rajah of Manipur. |
HUNZA 1891 1-22 December 1891. |
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| BURMA 1889-92 Eleven punitive expeditions in these years. |
LUSHAI 1889-92 11 January 1889 to 8 June 1892: Small expeditions into the Lushai hills. |
CHIN HILLS 1892-93 19 October 1892 to 10 March 1893: A punitive expedition against the Chins. |
| KACHIN HILLS 1892-95 3 December 1892 to 3 March 1893: Punitive expeditions into the Kachin Hills. |
WAZIRISTAN 1894-95 22 October 1894 to 13 March 1895: An expedition against the Wazirs. |
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