India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type. Silver issue with clasp 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919' (1272 Sepoy. Sher Singh. 1 Kashmir Infy.)

By ethnicity and religion the recipient was a Dogra Rajput of the Hindu faith who served as a Sepoy (Private) while serving with 1st Kashmir Infantry (Raghupratap Regiment), an Imperial Service Infantry from the Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir

The 1st Kashmir Infantry have a lineage dating back to their origins in 1853. In 1873, the regiment was formally re-styled Raghupratap Regiment by Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh, at which time it comprised 600 'All-Ranks'. The regiment was subsequently organized for Imperial Service and was centred in Gilgit. The regiment served during the Hunza Nagar campaign of 1891 (awarded battle honour 'Hunza Nagar 1891'). By 1907 it was a Dogra Hindu Class regiment. During the Great War, the regiment remained in Gilgit and later Jammu before being mobilized for deployment as Imperial Service Troops for service outside of the borders of Jammu & Kashmir. In January 1918, recruitment into the regiment was again opened to Muslims and the engagement of a considerable number of Gurkhas. In June 1919, the regiment was posted to Kohat, Baluchistan, where it joined the Kurram Field Force, with which higher formation it served during the Third Afghanistan War. The regiment returned to Jammu & Kashmir in May 1920. For their services in the Great War & Third Afghanistan War the regiment was awarded the below following battle honours:

- Palestine 1918
- Megiddo
- Nablus
- Afghanistan 1919

Condition: VF

Code: 24261