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India General Service Medal 1908-35, with clasp, ‘Burma 1930-32’, awarded to Private W Howe, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). Silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of King George V wearing a crown, with the inscription, ‘Georgivs V D:G: Britt: Omn: Rex et Indiae Imp.’. On the reverse is a depiction of Jamrud Fort with the word, ‘India’,with a wreath of olive and oak leaves. The edge of the medal records the name, rank and number of the recipient. The medal is suspended on a green ribbon with a central, vertical blue stripe with a silver clasp, ‘Burma 1930-32’. From medal group awarded to WO2 W Howe, 1st Bn, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

Saya San Rebellion, Burma (1930-1932)