India General Service Medal 1908-35, with clasp, 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919', awarded to Major J W Parkinson, Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of King Edward VII, with the inscription, 'Edwardvs VII Kaisar-i-Hind' (Emperor of India). On the reverse is a depiction of Jamrud Fort with the word, 'India',with a wreath of olive and oak leaves. The medal is suspended on a green ribbon with a central, vertical blue stripe with a silver clasp, 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919'.
The India General Service Medal 1908-35 was struck in London and Calcutta and produced in silver for combatants and in bronze (until 1919) for servants and bearers. One version was produced to coincide with the reign of King Edward VII and two versions were produced during King George V's reign. The reverse of the medal, featuring Jamrud Fort, was designed by the sculptor Richard Garbe (1876-1957).
A total of 12 clasps were awarded including 'North West Frontier 1908', 'Abor 1911-12', 'Afghanistan NWF 1919', 'Mahsud 1919-20', 'Waziristan 1919-21', 'Malabar 1921-22', 'Waziristan 1921-24', 'Waziristan 1925', 'North West Frontier 1930-31', 'Burma 1930-32', 'Mohmand 1933' and 'North West Frontier 1935'.
From a medal group awarded to Major J W Parkinson, Indian Army Reserve and Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1991-06-22-3
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1991-06-22-3