INDIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL NW FRONTIER 7111446 RICHMOND ESSEX REGIMENT +WW1

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Offered is a India General Service Medal (1908 – 35) with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930 – 31, impressed named 7111446  PTE. E. RICHMOND. ESSEX R. Comes with copy medal roll, disbanded Irish Regiments page, 1911 census and death register.

Private Edward Richmond was born 21/8/1905 at Mile End Old Town, London. Just after turning 16, he enlisted with the Royal Irish Regiment on the 28/10/21, at Warley and was given the service number 7111446. His occupation was listed as school boy. On the disbanding of the Irish Units in 1922 he transferred to the 2nd battalion Essex Regiment 11/7/1922.

At the time the 2nd Battalion spent a 13-year period from 1922 to 1935 as part of the British garrison in India. During this time, the 2nd Battalion was stationed at Ambala (1922–1927), Landi Kotal (1927–1929), Nowshera (1929–1931), Nasirabad (1931–1933) and Bombay (1933–1935).

Richmond discharged at the termination of his 12 year stint as the IGSM roll states medal sent to depot May 1934 (Discharged) He died in April 1983 Brighton.

During the campaign against the Afridi tribesmen 1930 -31. A two Brigade Groups were sent to occupy the Khajuri Plain, west of Peshawar and south of the Khyber Pass. Their role was to open up the area by constructing roads and strong points. This would help prevent any future tribal infiltration towards Peshawar. On 17/10/1930 the British-led force crossed into the Tirah Valley at Bara, six miles from Peshawar, and advanced a further seven miles to Miri Khel. Here a fortified camp was constructed from which operations against the Afridis were conducted. On 16/1/1931, the force was withdrawn, having accomplished its objective.