INDIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL NW FRONTIER 6006115 BURFORD ESSEX REGIMENT +WW1SERVICE

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Offered is a India General Service Medal (1908 – 35) with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930 – 31, impressed named 6006115 PTE. H. BURFORD. ESSEX R. Comes with copy medal roll.

Private Burford served with the 2^nd Battalion Essex Regiment. 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). The 2nd Battalion spent an additional year overseas in Sudan (1935–1936), before returning to Britain and the regimental depot at Warley near Brentwood in Essex.

During the campaign against the Afridi tribesmen 1930 -31, a two Brigade Group 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 On 16/1/1931, the force was withdrawn, having accomplished its objective.