India: Services Medal (Sainya Seva Medal) with Hindi language clasp 'Marushtal' (Desert) (14394115 Hav K Chand A D A)

Note: The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Hindu faith holding the non commissioned officer rank of Havildar (Sergeant) while serving with the Air Defence Artillery, regiment of the Indian Army

Clasp was instituted 20 July 1984. The basic award criteria for Army personnel is 1 year of continuous or aggregate service stationed in the qualifying 'Desert' regions of India

In October 1993, the Indian Army's Artillery Regiment was bifurcated and the Corps of Air Defence Artillery came into existence on 10 January 1994. The headquarters of the corps, the Directorate General of Air Defence Artillery, came into force the same day. Subsequently, the air defence wings and branches of the artillery present at various command headquarters throughout the country were bifurcated into the corps from the respective artillery units and regiments. Autonomous status was awarded to the Air Defence Guided Missile School at Gopalpur and the Air Defence Wing of the Artillery Centre, Nasik Road Camp was inducted into the Air Defence Guided Missile Centre. The day on which the Corps of Air Defence Artillery emerged as an autonomous corps of the Indian Army, 10 January, is celebrated as the raising day annually at air defence centers throughout the country

The Air Defence & Guided Missile School and Centre and the Corps of Air Defence Artillery were restyled as the Army Air Defence College (AADC) and the Corps of Army Air Defence in 1998 and April 2005 respectively

Scarce seen medal named to the Air Defence Artillery

Condition: GVF

Code: 20031