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|name= Indian Order of Merit | |name= Indian Order of Merit | ||
|image=[[File:Indian Order of Merit 1944.jpg|150px]]<br>[[File:Lint Indische Orde van Verdienste Indian Order of Merit.jpg|100px]] | |image=[[File:Indian Order of Merit 1944.jpg|150px]]<br />[[File:Lint Indische Orde van Verdienste Indian Order of Merit.jpg|100px]] | ||
|caption= Indian Order of Merit (2nd Class, Military Division) (top)<br>Ribbon (bottom) | |caption= Indian Order of Merit (2nd Class, Military Division) (top)<br />Ribbon (bottom) | ||
|awarded_by=[[British | |awarded_by= the [[British monarch]] | ||
|type= Military decoration | |type= Military decoration | ||
|eligibility= Indian citizens in the armed forces and civilians (civilian division) | |eligibility= Indian citizens in the armed forces and civilians (civilian division) | ||
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The '''Indian Order of Merit''' ('''IOM''') was a military and civilian decoration of [[British India]]. It was established in 1837, (General Order of the Governor-General of India, No. 94 of 1 May 1837)<ref name="CMJ">{{cite news |title=Calcutta Monthly Journal and General Register 1837 |page=60}}</ref> although following the [[Partition of India]] in 1947 it was decided to discontinue the award and in 1954 a separate [[Indian honours system]] was developed, to act retrospectively to 1947. For a long period of time the IOM was the highest decoration that a native member of the [[British Indian Army]] could receive and initially it had three divisions. This was changed in 1911 when Indian servicemen became eligible for the [[Victoria Cross]]. A civilian division of the IOM also existed between 1902 and 1939, however, it was only conferred very rarely. | The '''Indian Order of Merit''' ('''IOM''') was a military and civilian decoration of [[British India]]. It was established in 1837, (General Order of the Governor-General of India, No. 94 of 1 May 1837)<ref name="CMJ">{{cite news |title=Calcutta Monthly Journal and General Register 1837 |page=60}}</ref> although following the [[Partition of India]] in 1947 it was decided to discontinue the award and in 1954 a separate [[Indian honours system]] was developed, to act retrospectively to 1947. For a long period of time the IOM was the highest decoration that a native member of the [[British Indian Army]] could receive and initially it had three divisions. This was changed in 1911 when Indian servicemen became eligible for the [[Victoria Cross]]. A civilian division of the IOM also existed between 1902 and 1939, however, it was only conferred very rarely. | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[File:Indian Order of Merit 1918.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Indian Order of Merit, First Second and Third Classes]] | |||
===Third Class=== | ===Third Class=== | ||
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==Notable recipients== | ==Notable recipients== | ||
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*The first recipient of the IOM was Sub Devi Singh of Bengal Sappers who along with 12 sappers demolished the impregnable gates of the Ghazni fort in Afghanistan on 23 July 1839. | *The first recipient of the IOM was Sub Devi Singh of Bengal Sappers who along with 12 sappers demolished the impregnable gates of the Ghazni fort in Afghanistan on 23 July 1839. | ||
*[[Subedar]] [[Mir Dast]] {{post-nominals|list=[[Victoria Cross|V.C.]], I.O.M.}} | *[[Subedar]] [[Mir Dast]] {{post-nominals|list=[[Victoria Cross|V.C.]], I.O.M.}} | ||
*Subedar [[Kishanbir Nagarkoti]], I.O.M. [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|1/5 GR (FF)]] Only person to have been awarded the IOM four times and hence awarded a gold clasp as recognition. | |||
*Subedar [[Kishanbir Nagarkoti]], I.O.M. [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)| 1/5 GR (FF)]] Only person to have been awarded the IOM four times and hence awarded a gold clasp as recognition. | |||
*[[Maharaja#Compound and dynastic ruler titles|Maharajadhiraja Bahadur]] Sir [[Bijay Chand Mahtab]] {{post-nominals|list=[[G.C.I.E.]], [[Order of the Star of India|K.C.S.I.]], I.O.M.}} | *[[Maharaja#Compound and dynastic ruler titles|Maharajadhiraja Bahadur]] Sir [[Bijay Chand Mahtab]] {{post-nominals|list=[[G.C.I.E.]], [[Order of the Star of India|K.C.S.I.]], I.O.M.}} | ||
*Sowar A.L. Dafadar Udey Singh, 1726 was awarded Indian Order of Merit for his gallant action and playing important role in pushing the enemy forces back during his time in [[France]] during [[World War I]].<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29886/supplement/55/data.pdf</ref> | *Sowar A.L. Dafadar Udey Singh, 1726 was awarded Indian Order of Merit for his gallant action and playing important role in pushing the enemy forces back during his time in [[France]] during [[World War I]].<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29886/supplement/55/data.pdf {{Bare URL PDF |date=December 2021}}</ref> | ||
* All 21 soldiers of the detachment of [[36th Sikhs]] British Indian Army which fought to the death against overwhelming numbers at the [[Battle of Saragarhi]] in 1897.<ref name="londongaz">{{London Gazette |issue=26937 |date=11 February 1898 |page=863 }}</ref><ref>Regimental numbers from [https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/why-the-battle-of-saragarhi-is-among-the-most-epic-battles-of-all-time-244503.html photo of Saragarhi memorial plaque]</ref> | * All 21 soldiers of the detachment of [[36th Sikhs]] British Indian Army which fought to the death against overwhelming numbers at the [[Battle of Saragarhi]] in 1897.<ref name="londongaz">{{London Gazette |issue=26937 |date=11 February 1898 |page=863 }}</ref><ref>Regimental numbers from [https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/why-the-battle-of-saragarhi-is-among-the-most-epic-battles-of-all-time-244503.html photo of Saragarhi memorial plaque]</ref> | ||
* [[Havildar]] [[Karbir Pun]] was awarded the I.O.M. for his joint actions along with [[John Duncan Grant]] who was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] along with other members of the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] on July | * [[Havildar]] [[Karbir Pun]] was awarded the I.O.M. for his joint actions along with [[John Duncan Grant]] who was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] along with other members of the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] on July 6, 1904 at the attack at [[Gyantse Dzong]], [[Tibet]] as a part of the [[British expedition to Tibet|British invasion of Tibet]] with Colonel [[Francis Younghusband|Younghusband]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27758/page/574|title=The London Gazette: Official Public Record "War Office, January 24, 1905"|date=24 January 1904|website=The London Gazette: Official Public Record|access-date=13 August 2017|quote="The KING has been graciously pleased to signify His intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon the undermentioned officer, whose claims have been submitted for His Majasty's approval, for his conspicuous bravery in Thibet, as stated against his name...}}</ref> | ||
* Havildar Nur Khan, I.O.M., I.D.S.M., Regt No-13535, 3/2 Punjab Regiment, for planning and implementing and escape plan from Nazi POW camp at Tobruk, Libya [http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2data/WO373-46.html]<ref>No.113-H dated 10th July 1941.</ref> | * Havildar Nur Khan, I.O.M., I.D.S.M., Regt No-13535, 3/2 Punjab Regiment, for planning and implementing and escape plan from Nazi POW camp at Tobruk, Libya [http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2data/WO373-46.html]<ref>No.113-H dated 10th July 1941.</ref> | ||
* Subadar-Major and Hon. Captain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.nls.uk/104780833|title=(1019) - Army lists > 1914-1940 - Monthly army lists > 1914-1918 > November 1914 British Military lists|website=National Library of Scotland|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> Bisesar (alternatively spelt Bissesar<ref name=":0" />) Tewari, Surdar Bahadur, the senior Indian officer of the 1st Brahmans regiment from 1909 to 1914. As a sepoy (private) in 1886, he was awarded the Indian Order of Merit (IOM), 2nd Class for his bravery in the 3rd Burma War (1885): 'in charging the enemy's position, when suffering from a severe wound in the neck, and remaining in action during the whole day.'<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-39-11|title=Online Collection {{!}} National Army Museum, London|website=collection.nam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> | * Subadar-Major and Hon. Captain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.nls.uk/104780833|title=(1019) - Army lists > 1914-1940 - Monthly army lists > 1914-1918 > November 1914 British Military lists|website=National Library of Scotland|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> Bisesar (alternatively spelt Bissesar<ref name=":0" />) Tewari, Surdar Bahadur, the senior Indian officer of the 1st Brahmans regiment from 1909 to 1914. As a sepoy (private) in 1886, he was awarded the Indian Order of Merit (IOM), 2nd Class for his bravery in the 3rd Burma War (1885): 'in charging the enemy's position, when suffering from a severe wound in the neck, and remaining in action during the whole day.'<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-39-11|title=Online Collection {{!}} National Army Museum, London|website=collection.nam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> | ||
*Subedar Major (Hon. Capt.) Sardar Bahadur Muhammad Ismail, I.O.M. 2nd Class 1897, O.B.I. 2nd Class 1909, O.B.I. 1st Class 1917 - 32nd Mountain Battery British India Army<ref>GGO/L/Mil/17/2-L/Mil/17/5] & The History of Indian Artillery by Brig Gen Graham.</ref> | *Subedar Major (Hon. Capt.) Sardar Bahadur Muhammad Ismail, I.O.M. 2nd Class 1897, O.B.I. 2nd Class 1909, O.B.I. 1st Class 1917 - 32nd Mountain Battery British India Army<ref>GGO/L/Mil/17/2-L/Mil/17/5] & The History of Indian Artillery by Brig Gen Graham.</ref> | ||
*Sub. Major & Hon. Capt. Rithu Singh Rawat, I.O.M., I.D.S.M., M.D., 3rd Battalion 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, for acts of gallantry in the Middle East, during World War II, on the 3rd of May 1941 vide Gazette of India No. 113-<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35250/supplement/4788/data.pdf H] dated 10th July 1941.</ref> | *Sub. Major & Hon. Capt. Rithu Singh Rawat, I.O.M., I.D.S.M., M.D., 3rd Battalion 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, for acts of gallantry in the Middle East, during World War II, on the 3rd of May 1941 vide Gazette of India No. 113-<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35250/supplement/4788/data.pdf H] dated 10th July 1941.</ref> | ||
*Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Bhullar, I.O.M., O.B.I., 1st Punjab Sikh Regiment | *Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Bhullar, I.O.M., O.B.I., 1st Punjab Sikh Regiment <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36477/supplement/1815|title=Page 1815 | Supplement 36477, 18 April 1944 | London Gazette | the Gazette}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||