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The Royal Warrant for the Kaisar-i-Hind was amended in 1901, 1912, 1933 and 1939. While never officially rescinded, the Kaisar-i-Hind ceased to be awarded following the passage of the Indian Independence Act 1947. [7] The awards of the gold medal were often published in the London Gazette, while other classes were published in the Gazette of India.
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The title of vitez, or knight, was awarded to recipients of certain state orders and awards. The following awards granted the title: [1] Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 1st Class with oak leaves; Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 1st Class; Grand Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir with star and oak leaves
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal [1] 1st class Insignia of design awarded from 1939, with presentation case The Order of British India was an order of merit established in 1837 by the East India Company for "long, faithful and honourable service". [ 2 ]
The term Kaisar-i-Hind means emperor of India in the vernacular of the Hindi and Urdu languages. The word kaisar, meaning 'emperor', is a derivative of the Roman imperial title caesar (via Persian and Ottoman Turkish – see Kaiser-i-Rum), and is cognate with the German title Kaiser, which was borrowed from the Latin at an earlier date. [10]
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The Indian General Service Medal (1909 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved on 1 January 1909, [1] for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies. From 1919, it was also awarded to officers and men of the Royal Air Force, with the Waziristan 1925 clasp awarded solely to the RAF.
Mary Ronald Bisset, born 11 April 1876, [2] was the daughter of Rev. Alexander Bisset, [3] who received his M.A. degree in 1865 from the University of Aberdeen. [3] [4] At the time of her birth, her father was the minister of a church in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, in 1883 at Kirkcaldy, and by 1886 at Aberdeen.