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Miniature India General Service Medal and clasp: North West Frontier 1908, 1908-35. Lt Gen Sir James Willcocks returned to India after the Boer War, where he was given a brigade in 1906 and a division in 1908. He also commanded the Bazar Valley Field Force and the Mohmand Field Force, both in 1908. He was put in command of India’s Northern Army in 1910. He later commanded the Indian Army Expeditionary Force A in France from September 1914 to September 1915. This medal is suspended from a green and purple striped ribbon and is connected via a bar suspender. The obverse features the effigy of King Edward VII facing right and not wearing a crown. Inscribed along the circumference are the words ' EDWARDVS KAISAR-I-HIND'. The reverse has a more detailed design featuring Jamrud Fort in the centre with a mountainous background and the word 'INDIA' inscribed on the lower circumference. This medal group is suspended on a bar of 20 with a brooch fitting. The reverse of the medal bar features a red felt backing with a label stitched in at the lower centre reading 'SPINK&SON LTD 17&18, PICCADILLY, W. / TO THE KING'. From a miniature medal group awarded to General Sir James Willcocks, GCB, GCMG, KCSI, DSO (1857-1926), 1882-1920.

India, North West Frontier, Mohmand Expedition (1908), India, North West Frontier, Bazar Valley Field Force (1908)