MacGregor Medal
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The MacGregor Medal is awarded to Indian Armed Forces personnel for valuable military reconnaissance. The medal was instituted in 1888 to honour the memory of the United Service Institution founder, Maj Gen Sir Charles MacGregor.
After the partition of British India into India and Pakistan, the award was adopted by India and continues to this day. So far 117 medals have been awarded: 7 gold medals to officers, 62 standard size silver medals to officers (including 5 JCOs), and 48 reduced size silver medals to soldiers.
Amongst the well known British Indian Officers to have been awarded the medal were Captain F.E. Younghusband (1890), Major General O.C. Wingate (1943) and Colonel F.M. Bailey.
Thirteen Indian Officers have won the medal:
- Maj Gen ZC Bakshi(1949),
- Col IC Katoch(1951),
- Capt MS Jarg(1956),
- 2/Lt IB Goel(1956),
- Capt V Badhwar(1957),
- Capt SL Tugnait(1959),
- Brig ML Whig (1969),
- Maj Prem Chand(1970),
- Col CS Nugyal(1971),
- Capt Ravindra Misra(1972),
- Sqn Ldr RK Makar(1986),
- Flt Lt Rana TS Chhina(1986), and
- Lt Col NJ Korgaonkar(1997).
One officer has been awarded the medal twice - Maj AS Lancaster in 1938, and then as Col in 1946.
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