1895 British India General Service Bronze Medal TIRAH 1897-98 Clasp Named For Sale

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1895 British India General Service Bronze Medal TIRAH 1897-98 ClaspThe recipient was 176 SDLR. GANDDO, L.T.C.The medal is in excellent condition, the ribbon appears newer.

• TIRAH: This (bar) attached to the medal. It was awarded for participation in the Tirah Campaign (1897–1898),
• a difficult mountain warfare fought on the North-West Frontier against Afridi and Orakzai clans.
• 176: The unique regimental or service number assigned to the recipient.
• SDLR.: The military trade/rank of Saddler. Saddlers were vital skilled craftsmen responsible for making,
• fitting, and maintaining leather saddles and harnesses for horses and mules in cavalry and transport units.
• GANDDO: The personal name of the recipient, an Indian non-combatant or soldier.
• L.T.C.: The abbreviation for the unit, most likely the Local Transport Corps or a specific regional
• Line of Communication Transport Corps.Medal Context

Because Ganddo served as a Saddler in a transport corps, his medal may be made of bronze rather than silver.During this era of the British Raj, the India Medal was typically issued in silver to frontline combatantsand in bronze to the indispensable native "followers"—such as drivers, saddlers, bearers, and cooks—who handled logistics in the harsh frontier terrain

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