India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV 1st issue with clasp 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919' (677 Dfdr Jaggat Singh 12 Cavy)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith who held the rank of Daffadar (Sergeant) while serving with the 12th Cavalry, a mounted regiment of the British Indian Army

The 12th Cavalry had its origins in the early days of the Indian Mutiny when it was raised at Lahore, Punjab, as the 2nd Regiment of Sikh Irregular Cavalry. The subsequent chronology of the regiment with concomitant name changes were:

- 1861: 12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1901: 12th Bengal Cavalry
- 1903: 12th Cavalry
- 1921: Amalgamated with 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) to become 11/12th Probyn's Horse
- 1922: 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
- 1927: Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own Lancers)
- 1937: Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VIIs Own Lancers)

At the time of the partition of India the men of the Dogra squadron were exchanged for the Punjabi-Mussalman squadron from the Royal Deccan Horse. The men of the Sikh squadron joined the Scinde Horse, and a Kaimkhani squadron joined Probyn's from the 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry. In 1956, after Pakistan became a republic, the regiment's name was restyled as '5 Horse', and the regiment continues to thrive in the Pakistan Army in 2024

Condition: VF

Code: 24504