India General Service Medal To W. F. Blundell, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Article about: Hi all. Thought i'd show my latest medal acquisition. India General Service Medal (1908) with Waziristan 1921- 24 clasp. It is named to 1665547 Fsr. W. F. Blundell, Royal Welch Fusiliers. It
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A slightly battered but excellent medal to get. The regimental records probably contain some info on the period, but not much if I remember correctly.
Regards,
Jerry
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its just an opinion.
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I had a quick look and it was the 1st Bn that were in Waziristan but apart from the Makin operation in what is now Pakistan where 4 MM's were won and the fact the Bn was based at Lucknow, the Regimental records are very sparse on this period.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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Thanks for the info Jerry. More than I could find. It certainly has been knocked about a bit but the price reflected that and was good IMO considering it is to a British line regiment as opposed to a native unit or corps.
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Looks like that medal has been polished a good few times. Waziristan in the 1920's was a wild outpost of the British Empire. Pretty wild and lawless place today as well.
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