India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type. Silver issue with clasp 'Waziristan 1919-21' (Mohd. Aslam Khan, K. B. Rly.)

The civilian recipient was a Punjabi Mussalman by ethnicity and faith, working with the Trans Indus Kalabagh-Bannu Railway

The Kalabagh-Bannu Railway (KBR) was a 2ft 6in narrow gauge railway located in the North West Frontier Province of British India. It's first section of line between Kalabagh, the transhipment rail terminal located on the West bank of the Indus (from where a ferry service operated across the Indus), ran its first - and main - line to Bannu, located at the head of the Tochi Vallet, a distance of 89 miles, was first opened in 1913. Other subsidiary rail-lines were built in 1916, & 1920. Apart from its strategic military uses, the K. B, Railway was intended to provide the main route from India to the gateway of Afghanistan

During the Waziristan campaign of 1919-1921, the Kalabagh-Bannu Railway provided the railway lines of communication for both the Northern LOC (Bannu), Kalabagh to Bannu, and Southern LOC (Tank) Kalabagh to Kaur Bridge. In terms of movements, the Kalabagh-Bannu Railway, provided average daily movements of 600 tons of supplies & 200 troops and civilians to Bannu & Tank (reference 'Operations in Waziristan 1919-1920' (General Staff Branch, Indian Army 1921)

A rare seen campaign medal to this particular Railway Company

Condition: VF

Code: 23406