TOCHI SCOUTS +WW1 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL NW FRONTIER 1930 SEPOY UMRAZ KHAN

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Offered is an Indian General Service Medal to Sepoy Khan, who served with the Tochi Scouts. who were one of the 7 units of the Frontier Field Force, whose job was to keep the North West Frontier (with Afghanistan) under control.

India General Service Medal (1908 – 35) with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930 – 31, impressed named 3625-B SEP. UMRAZ KHAN. TOCHI SCOUT.

The Frontier Corps was created in 1907 by Lord Curzon, the viceroy of British India, in order to organize seven militia and scout units in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. This consisted of: the Khyber Rifles, the Zhob Militia, the Kurram Militia, the Tochi Scouts, the Chagai Militia, the South Waziristan Scouts and the Chitral Scouts.

The Tochi Scouts operated in North Waziristan, with their headquarters at Miranshah.

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 On 16/1/1931, the force was withdrawn, having accomplished its objective.