India General Service Medal 1936 -1939

Clasp: "North West Frontier 1936-37"

To all officers and men, authorised public and private followers and civilian personnel borne on the strength of a unit or formation and to police and other civilian personnel who rendered full time active service:—

(a)   Between midnight 24th/25th November, 1936 and midnight 16th/17th January, 1937, within the geographical limits:—
     Barmansar Point 1760 (7870) to Mir Khan Khel (3669) to cross road 5861, thence south-west to Soraragha Post (0703), thence north-west to Razani (9437); to Lwarganarai (8945), thence west to Sarrum (6646), thence north east to Barmansar ; and/or

(b)   Between midnight 16th/17th January, 1937 and midnight 15th/16th December, 1937, within the geographical limits :—
    From the junction of the Indo-Afghan frontier and the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram eastward along the tribal boundary but exclusive of Thal, thence south-eastward along the tribal boundary to its junction with the boundary between Kohat and Bannu Civil Districts (2348); thence south-eastwards along the civil district boundary to its junction with the Punjab boundary (1001); thence northward and eastward along the Punjab boundary where it meets the river Indus (Mullawali); thence southward along the river Indus, including Mari Indus, to the boundary between Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan civil districts (Mungar); thence westward along this boundary to its junction with the Baluchistan and North-West Frontier Province boundary (Chitarwata); thence northward and westward along the inter-province boundary to its junction with Indo-Afghan frontier 10 miles west of Gul Kach; thence northward along the Frontier to its junction with the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram.

 

Clasp: "North West Frontier 1937-39"

To all officers and men, authorised public and private followers and civilian personnel borne on the strength of a unit or formation and to police and other civilian personnel who rendered full time active service:—

(a) Between midnight 15th/16th December, 1937 and midnight 31st December, 1938 / 1st January, 1939; within the geographical limits:—
    From the junction of the Indo-Afghan frontier and the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram eastward along the tribal boundary but exclusive of Thal; thence south-eastwards along the tribal boundary to its junction with the boundary between Kohat and Bannu Civil districts; thence south-eastwards along the civil district boundary to its junction with the Punjab boundary; thence northward and eastward along the Punjab boundary where it meets the river Indus (Mullawali); thence southward along the river Indus, including Mari Indus, to the boundary between Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan civil districts (Mungar); thence westward along this boundary to its junction with the Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province boundary (Chitarwata); thence northward and westward along the inter-provincial boundary to its junction with the Indo-Afghan frontier 10 miles west of Gul Kach; thence northward along the frontier to its junction with the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram; and/or

(b) Between midnight 15th/16th June, 1938 and midnight 1st/2nd November, 1938, within the geographical limits:—

That portion of the Kohat civil districts bounded by a line drawn from but excluding Thal in Kurram eastward to and including Banda Daud Shah; thence southward to junction of the inter-provincial boundary (Punjab—North West Frontier Province) with the boundary between the Bannu and Kohat civil districts.

(c) Between midnight 31st December, 1938 / 1st January, 1939 and midnight 31st December, 1939/ 1st January, 1940, within the geographical limits:—
      From the junction of the Indo-Afghan frontier and the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram eastward along the tribal boundary to but exclusive of Thal in Kurram; thence eastward to and inclusive of Banda Daud Shah; thence southward to the junction of the inter-provincial boundary (Punjab—North West Frontier Province) with the boundary between the Bannu and Kohat civil districts; thence northward and eastward along the Punjab boundary to where it meets the river Indus (Mullawali); thence southward along the river Indus, to the boundary between the Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan civil districts (Mungar); thence westward along this boundary to its junction with the Baluclistan and North West Frontier Province boundary (Chitarwata); thence northward and westward along the inter-provincial boundary Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province to its junction with the Indo-Afghan frontier 10 miles west of Gul Kach; thence northward along the frontier to its junction with the tribal boundary 12 miles west of Thal in Kurram.

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