India General Service Medal 1936. With clasp 'North West Frontier 1936-37' (545 Sepoy Pahlwan, 1 Rd. Constn, Bn)

Note: The recipient was a Pathan holding the rank of Lance-Naik (Lance Corporal) while serving with the 1st Road Construction Battalion

The Road Construction Battalions - of which there were 4 x battalions (1st 2nd, 4th & 5th) - were specially locally enlisted personnel, employed by the Government of the North West Frontier Province for exclusive service within the Tribal Territory 'Border Lands' of the North West Frontier of British India. Although the Road Construction Battalions were not part of the Indian Army, they were directed and managed by the Engineers of the Indian Army. NCO's and Native Officers were mostly veterans of the Indian Army, Frontier Corps & Constabulary. All of the Road Contruction battalions were disbanded in 1938 in the wake of the perceived pacification of Waziristan (largely due to the impressive network of roads built by the Road Construction battalions during the Waziristan 1936-1937 campaign s were disbanded by 1939

The only campaign medal and clasp earned by any of the Road Construction Battalions was the Indian General Service Medal 1936, with clasp 'North West Frontier 1936-37'

A medal to a very local, and short-lived North West Frontier formation

Condition: VF

Code: 23919