Object number
202211.3.6
Title
India General Service Medal awarded to Lt Col B.F. Whitestone
Description
the silver India General Service Medal was awarded to Lt Col B.F. Whitestone when he was Captain. On the obverse of the medal is a left-facing effigy of King George V. The inscription reads “GEORGIVIS V KAISAR-I-HIND” surrounding the effigy. On the reverse of the medal is the fortress of Jamrud in the Khyber Pass, with the name INDIA in a wreath at the foot. The medal has a swivel clasp attached to a scrolled metal bar. The ribbon is green with a broad blue central band. Also on the ribbon is 2 horizontal bars, one has Waziristan 1919-21, the other has Waziristan 1921-24. The medal is in a frame with 7 other medals, a MBE, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-45 Star, and the War Medal 1939-1945.
Date
1919 - 1924
Material
Dimensions
- Diameter: Medal 36 mm
- Depth: 3 mm
- Length: Ribbon 45 mm
- Width: 32 mm
- Width: Medal bar 188 mm
- Length: Frame 145 mm
- Width: 246 mm