Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

Indian Meritorious Service Medal
Obverse and reverse of Victoria version of the medal
Awarded by British Raj
Type	Long and meritorious service medal
Eligibility	Indians in the British Indian Army
Awarded for	Long and meritorious service
Status	No longer awarded
Statistics
Established	1888
Last awarded	1947
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal^[1]
Next (lower)	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal^[1]
Related	Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Indian Army)
First version of ribbon Later version of the ribbon

The Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army) was a long and meritorious service medal awarded to Indian non-commissioned officers in the British Indian Army.

History

Established on 27 July 1888, the Indian Meritorious Service Medal could be awarded to one Daffadar or Havildar of each of the regiments of the Presidency armies.^[2] To be awarded the medal men must have served at least 18 years and had performed in a meritorious manner, with no court-martials, and having been entered in the defaulters book fewer than five times. He must also have been recommended by his commanding officer.^[3] Recipients of the Indian Meritorious Service Medal had to surrender any previously awarded Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.^[4]

Appearance

The Indian Meritorious Service Medal is a circular silver medal 1.4 inches in diameter, designed by L.C. Wyon. The obverse depicts the effigy of the reigning sovereign. Around the edge is the inscription of the sovereign's regnal name and the title KAISAR-I-HIND.^[4] The reverse depicts an outer wreath of lotus flowers and leaves surrounding an inner wreath of palm leaves. Between the two wreaths is the inscription FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. Inside the inner wreath is the word INDIA.^[2]

References

1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3352. 17 March 2003.
1 2 Mayo, 480
↑ Mayo, 481
1 2 Steward, 845

http://glosters.tripod.com/ICawards1.htm

List of IMSM Recipients

441 Dafadar Muhammad Ali Beg - Egypt (Ref : http://glosters.tripod.com/ICawards1.htm)

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904 Kot-Dafadar Mirza Ahmad Beg - France

1015 Dafadar Siddi Nur Muhammad - France

2668 Dafadar Arjan Singh - France

2821 Dafadar Gul Din - France

2736 Dafadar Sundar Singh - France

2877 Dafadar Walayat Khan - France

3307 Acting Lance-Dafadar Attar Singh - France

3889 Sowar (Clerk) Amar Singh - France

2493 Trumpet-Major Lehna Singh - France

2307 Quartermaster-Dafadar Man Singh - France

2418 Dafadar Sher Bahadur - France

Works cited

Mayo, John Horsley (1897). Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy, Volume 2. London: A. Constable.
Steward, William Augustus (1915). War Medals and Their History. London: Stanley Paul & Company. p. 845.

External links

http://glosters.tripod.com/ICawards1.htm
Indian Army Meritorious Service, Victoria. OSMA Medal Database.
Indian Army Meritorious Service, Edward VII. OSMA Medal Database.
Indian Army Meritorious Service, George V. Emedals.com
Indian Army Meritorious Service, George V. Emedals.com
Indian Army Meritorious Service, George V. Emedals.com
Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, George VI. OSMA Medal Database.

Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth

Regular military meritorious and long service medals	Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (Australia) Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Meritorious Service Medal (Natal) Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand) Meritorious Service Medal (South Africa) Accumulated Campaign Service Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal) Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Ulster Defence Regiment) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

Civilian long service medals	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal African Police Medal for Meritorious Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Fire Services Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Police Long Service Medal Colonial Police Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Fire Services Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Prisons Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Colonial Prison Service Medal Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal Prison Services (Operational Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal

Volunteer and part-time long service decorations and medals	Emergency Reserve Decoration Volunteer Officers' Decoration Volunteer Long Service Medal Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Militia Long Service Medal Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal Territorial Decoration Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Territorial Force Efficiency Medal Territorial Efficiency Medal Efficiency Medal Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal Air Efficiency Award Volunteer Reserves Service Medal Ulster Defence Regiment Medal Northern Ireland Home Service Medal Cadet Forces Medal H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Special Constabulary Long Service Medal Royal Observer Corps Medal Civil Defence Long Service Medal Service Medal of the Order of St John Voluntary Medical Service Medal Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal South African Medal for War Services Colonial Special Constabulary Medal

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