India General Service Medal 1895-1902. Edward VII obverse. Silver issue with clasp 'Waziristan 1901-02' (2461 Duffr Kale Singh 5th Punjab Cavy)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith holding the rank of Duffadar (Sergeant) with the 5th Punjab Cavalry Regiment of the British Indian Army

Per the official despatch of Major-General C. C. Egerton  dated Abbottabad, 15 March 1902, it is recorded that the 5th Punjab Cavalry were deployed from the very start of the operations during the Waziristan Campaign of 1901-02, while serving with No 4 Column;

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No. 4 Column left Wana on the night of the 24th November, and proceeded via the Insar Narai into Khaisara Valley. During this and the three following days this column, aided by a small mixed column detached from the Wana garrison under Captain A.E. McBarnet, 5th Punjab Cavalry, on the 25th and 27th, completely gutted the Khaisara villages. The column returned to Wana on the 28th.

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The regiment suffered 3 x casualties ( 2 x NCO's & 1 x Sowar) all of whom were 'Severely Wounded during the action at Inzar Narai on 24 November 1901

Initially raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Cavalry, the regiment had a long and distinguished record as a constituent unit of the Punjab Frontier Force. The regiment was restyled as 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) in 1903, and in 1921 amalgamated with the 22nd Cavalry to become the short-lived 22/25th Cavalry, and the following year styled 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force). In 1927 the regiment was restyled Sam Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force)

Condition: About GVF

Code: 25459