India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type. Silver issue with clasp 'Waziristan 1921-24' (2909 L-Nk. Udmi Ram, 4-6 Raj. Rif.)

Note: The recipient was by ethnicity a Rajputana Jat, of the Hindu faith, who served as a Lance-Naik (Lance-Corporal) with the 4th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles, a mixed class company infantry battalion of the British Indian Army

The lineage of 4/6 Rajputana Rifles has its origins in the old Bombay Presidency Army, when the regiment was originally raised as the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. By the time of the Great War the regiment was styled 123rd Outram's Rifles, and in 1922 became 4th Battalion (Outram's) 6th Rajputana Rifles, a.k.a. 'Raj Rif'. In 1923, the composition of 1, 2, 4 & 5 battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles, was: 2 x companies of Rajputana Jats, 1 x company Rajputana Rajputs & 1 x company Punjabi Musalmans

4/6 Raj Rif arrived in theatre 'North Waziristan' on, 23 February 1923, from their prior location at Mhow Cantonment (this latter at Indore, in present day Madhya Pradesh State, India)

Condition: VF

Code: 20676