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India Medal 1895-1902, Sepoy Jiwa Singh, 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (The Ludhiana Sikhs)

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India Medal 1895-1902, with four clasps for 'Relief of Chitral 1895', 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98', 'Samana 1897' and 'Tirah 1897-98'

This medal was awarded to Sepoy Jiwa Singh, 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (The Ludhiana Sikhs). The India Medal replaced the India General Service Medal which had been awarded for various minor campaigns on the subcontinent since 1854. Sepoys received the medal in silver, but Indian bearers and servants received it in bronze.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1988-03-32-2

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1988-03-32-2