India General Service Medal 1908-1935 Category_Engraving ensuring complete historical accuracy and

ensuring complete historical accuracy and superior craftsmanship

The bars which originally had the date of the acts in raised lettering were changed in 1916 to the standard laurelled bars

Issued for 180 days aggregate service in clearance operations in the UK and NI between 9th May 1945 and 31st December 1949

instituted at the same time as the DFC and which was also later made available to other ranks of the RN and Army

It recognises the extraordinary bravery and endurance of those who protected vital supply routes across the treacherous North Atlantic between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945

India General Service Medal 1908-1935 Category_Engraving ensuring complete historical accuracy andInstituted 1st January 1909 and awarded for service in minor campaigns in India before and after WWI. The North West Frontier 1908 clasp was the first issued and the only one initially with the Edward VII bust. 9 Distinguished Conduct Medals (DCM) were awarded bravery during the expeditions covered by this clasp.