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{{Use Indian English|date=February | {{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox military award | {{Infobox military award | ||
|name= Indian Distinguished Service Medal | |name= Indian Distinguished Service Medal | ||
|image=Indian Distinguished Service Medal | |image= {{multiple image|image1=Indian Distinguished Service Medal, obverse.jpg|width1=123 |image2=Indian Distinguished Service Medal, reverse.jpg |width2=120 |align=center}} | ||
|caption= | |caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal | ||
|presenter=[[British Empire]] | |presenter=[[British Empire]] | ||
|type= Military decoration | |type= Military decoration | ||
|eligibility= Indian citizens in the armed forces | |eligibility= Indian citizens in the armed forces | ||
|awarded_for= | |awarded_for= Gallantry | ||
|campaign= | |campaign= | ||
|status= Discontinued in 1947 | |status= Discontinued in 1947 | ||
|description= | |description= Medal: round silver medallion<br> | ||
Medal: round silver medallion<br> | Obverse: profile of reigning monarch<br> | ||
Obverse:profile of reigning monarch<br> | Reverse: inscribed 'For distinguished service', within a laurel<br> | ||
Reverse: inscribed 'For distinguished service', | Ribbon: blue and red{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=40}} | ||
|clasps= | |clasps= Given for further awards | ||
|post-nominals= IDSM | |post-nominals= IDSM | ||
|established= 25 June 1907<ref name=medals>{{cite web|url=http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom073.htm|title=Medals of the United Kingdom|last=Robertson|first=Megan|work=Medals of the World|publisher=Medals.org|access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref> | |established= 25 June 1907<ref name=medals>{{cite web|url=http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom073.htm|title=Medals of the United Kingdom|last=Robertson|first=Megan|work=Medals of the World|publisher=Medals.org|access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref> | ||
|firstawarded= | |firstawarded= | ||
|lastawarded= | |lastawarded= | ||
|total_awarded= | |total_awarded= Circa 6,000 including clasps{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=40}} | ||
|total_awarded_posthumously= | |total_awarded_posthumously= | ||
|total_recipients= | |total_recipients= | ||
|individual= | |individual= | ||
|precedence_label=Order of Wear | |precedence_label=Order of Wear | ||
|higher= [[King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal]]<ref name=oow>{{London Gazette|issue=56878|page=3352|date=17 March 2003|supp=y}}</ref> | |higher= [[King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal]]<ref name=oow>{{London Gazette|issue=56878|page=3352|date=17 March 2003|supp=y}}</ref> | ||
|same= | |same= | ||
|lower=[[Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery|Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver)]]<ref name=oow/> | |lower=[[Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery|Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver)]]<ref name=oow/> | ||
|image2= | |image2=Indian Distinguished Service Medal.png | ||
|caption2= | |image2_size= 110px | ||
}} | |caption2= Medal ribbon}} | ||
The '''Indian Distinguished Service Medal''' ('''IDSM''') was a military decoration awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and military police. When it was instituted in 1907 it was the second highest award available to Indians, behind the [[Indian Order of Merit]] (IOM). However, when eligibility for the [[Victoria Cross]] was extended to cover all Commonwealth subjects in 1911, the IDSM became third highest in the order of precedence. It was instituted in order to recognise acts of gallantry that did not meet the standards required of the IOM.{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=40}} The award was discontinued following the [[Partition of India|partition]] and subsequent [[independence of India]] in 1947.<ref name=medals/> | |||
The | The medal was awarded for gallantry, both in peace and on active military service.{{sfn|Abbott|Tamplin|1981|p=149}} When instituted it was only available to [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]s, [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]]s and men of the [[British Indian Army]], [[Indian State Forces]], militias and levies. However, after 1917 it was extended to 'non-combatant' followers, such as carriers and grooms. In 1929, eligibility was extended to the [[Royal Indian Marine]] and to the [[Indian Air Force]] in 1940.{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=40}} In 1944 members of the [[965 Defence Battery, Hong Kong–Singapore Royal Artillery|Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery]] became eligible.{{sfn|Abbott|Tamplin|1981|p=150}} | ||
It is a circular silver medal, {{convert|36|mm|in}} in width. The obverse depicts the current monarch, while the reverse had the words <small>FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE</small> surrounded by a laurel wreath.<ref name=medals/> The medals were issued with the details of the recipient engraved or impressed on the rim, including service number, name and regiment. The ribbon was dark blue with a central wide crimson stripe.{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=40}} | |||
Fewer than 6,000 were awarded, including [[Medal bar|bars]]. About 3,200 were awarded during the [[First World War]], and 1,200 from the start of the [[Second World War]] to 1947. The rest were mainly awarded between the wars during frontier fighting and other inter-war campaigns such as the [[Iraqi revolt against the British|Iraq campaign of 1919–20]].{{sfn|Duckers|2001|p=41}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*{{cite book|last1=Abbott|first1=Peter|last2=Tamplin|first2=John|title=British Gallantry Awards|edition=2nd|publisher=Nimrod Dix and Co|location=London|year=1981|isbn=978-0-902633-74-2}} | |||
*{{cite book|last=Duckers|first=Peter|title=British Gallantry Awards, 1855–2000|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=London|year=2001|isbn=978-0-7478-0516-8}} | *{{cite book|last=Duckers|first=Peter|title=British Gallantry Awards, 1855–2000|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=London|year=2001|isbn=978-0-7478-0516-8}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{cite web|title=Indian Distinguished Service Medal, 1943, awarded to Naik Shamsher Singh, 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment.|url=http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1963-10-43-1|publisher=National Army Museum|access-date=10 November | *{{cite web|title=Indian Distinguished Service Medal, 1943, awarded to Naik Shamsher Singh, 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment.|url=http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1963-10-43-1|publisher=National Army Museum|access-date=10 November 2022}} | ||
*{{London Gazette|date=25 June 1907|issue=28034|page=4429|supp=y}} | *{{London Gazette|date=25 June 1907|issue=28034|page=4429|supp=y}} | ||
{{Decorations of the United Kingdom}} | {{Decorations of the United Kingdom}} | ||