India General Service Medal 1895. Silver issue with clasp 'Relief of Chitral 1895' (4733 Pte F. W. Durrant 1st Bn K.R.R.C.)

Medal(s) & clasp(s) verification: Private Frank Walter Durrant 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, is confirmed entitled to two awards of the India General Service 1854 & 1895 medals, with respective clasps per the below cited campaign medal roll sources:

- IGS 1854 with clasp 'Samana 1891': Ref WO 100/75
- IGS 1895 with clasp 'Relief of Chitral 1895': Ref WO 100/78, compiled and signed at, Jullunder Cantonment, British India, 3 June 1896

Frank Walter Durrant son of Walter Durrant (a Shipping Clerk, who as the notified next of kin, is recorded as residing at Clarence Road, Hackney, London) and Mary Ann Durrant, was a native of, Homerton, London, Middlesex, England, where he was born circa 1867. By occupation a 'Labourer' he claimed to be 21 years & 11 months of age, when he enlisted for service with the British Army, at, London, England, on, 1 August 1888. On the same day he enlisted he was posted to the King's Own Royal Rifle Corps - his cited regiment of choice. He then proceeded to Winchester where the regimental depot of the King's Own Royal Rifle Corps was located, and where he did his basic training. Frank was posted to 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps on, 4 January 1889. Frank was still serving with 1/K.R.R.C., when on, 25 November 1890, he embarked for overseas service in British India. In India, Frank twice experienced active service on the North West Frontier, firstly during the Samana Campaign of 1891, and later during the Relief of Chitral Expedition of 1895. On, 1 April 1896, Frank transferred' to the Army Reserve. Although he was mobilized from the Army Reserve on, 10 February 1900, on which date he 'Re-joined the Colours', and returned to the Regimental Depot of his old corps, the King's Royal Rifle Corps, his later regimental service was short-lived, and he did not again serve overseas. Private Frank Walter Durrant took his final discharge from the British Army on, 30 September 1901, by which date he had completed 13 years service with 'The Colours' and on the Army Reserve

The recipient's service record comprised:

- Home: 01/08/1888 - 24/11/1890
- British India: 25/11/1890 - 28/04/1896
- Home: 29/04/1896 - 30/09/1901

While on the Army Reserve, Frank Durrant was employed as a Warehouseman, when he married Charlotte Wright in London, on 16 February 1898. By the time of the 1901 National Census for England and Wales he was described as a 'Colonial Warehouseman' (presumably working at the East India Docks, London?), and in the 1911 National Census he is shown as 'Wharfinger's Foreman'. Frank Durrant is recorded to have died at West Ham, London, sometime during the last quarter of 1926

The recipients service papers are extant and accessible at The National Archives

Condition: VF

Code: 23810