India General Service Medal Clasp Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (JASWANT SINGH.N.W.RY.)
Jaswant Singh served with the North Western Railway on the North West Frontier.
The Regiment was originally raised in Lahore, in 1886, as the 3rd (or Sind, Punjab and Indus Valley) Railways Volunteer Rifle Corps. It manned armoured trains in the North West Frontier to act as protection for the new Railways from tribal attacks. In 1892 it became the North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles and in 1917, it was renamed the 24th North Western Railway Battalion. During WWI it served in East Africa, protecting railway lines from German attacks.
After WWI it was further renamed and enlarged into the North Western Railway Regiment on 1st October, 1920, HQ 1st Bn at Lahore HQ 2nd Bn at Karachi. In 1932 it reverted to a single Bn.
