Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

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Indian Meritorious Service Medal

Obverse and reverse of Victoria version of the medal

Type| Long and meritorious service medal
Awarded for| Long and meritorious service
Presented by| British Raj
Eligibility| Indians in the British Indian Army
Status| No longer awarded
Established| 1888
Final award| 1947

First version of ribbon

Later version of the ribbon
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 (for Indian Army)

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.[2]

## History

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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.[3] To be awarded the medal men must have served at least 18 years and had performed in a meritorious manner, with no courts-martial, and having been entered in the defaulters book fewer than five times. He must also have been recommended by his commanding officer.[4] Recipients of the Indian Meritorious Service Medal had to surrender any previously awarded Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.[5]

## Appearance

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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.[5] 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.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
2. ^ Mayo, John Horsley (1897). Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy, Volume 2. London: A. Constable.
3. ^ a b Mayo, 480
4. ^ Mayo, 481
5. ^ a b Steward, 845

## Works cited

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* 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.

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meritorious
and long
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* 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 (for Indian Army)
* Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
* King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
* Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces Long Service and Good Conduct Medal‎
* Trans-Jordan Frontier Force 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 and Rescue Service 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
* National Crime Agency Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
* Police Service of Northern Ireland Service Medal
* Border Force and Immigration Enforcement Long Service and Good Conduct 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
* Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
* Territorial Decoration
* Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
* Efficiency Decoration
* Territorial Force Efficiency Medal
* Territorial Efficiency Medal
* Efficiency Medal
* Army Emergency Reserve Efficiency 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
* Jersey Honorary Police Long Service and Good Conduct 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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