After the campaign was over , the India General Service Medal with the Waziristan 1925 bar was awarded to the 46 officers and 214 men of the Royal Air Force who took part in Pink 's War . It was by far the rarest bar given with an India General Service Medal , and was only awarded after the then-Chief of the Air Staff Sir John Salmond succeeded in overturning the War Office decision not to grant a medal for the campaign . The campaign 's commander , Wing Commander Pink , after whom the action became named , soon received a promotion to group captain " in recognition of his services in the field of Waziristan " . For distinguished service during Pink 's War , Squadron Leader Arthur John Capel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order , the Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to flight lieutenants John Baker and William Cumming , and Flying Officer Reginald Pyne , and the Distinguished Flying Medal was given to sergeant pilots George Campbell and Ralph Hawkins , Sergeant Arthur Rutherford , Corporal Reginald Robins , and Leading Aircraftman Alfred Walmsley . A further 14 men were mentioned in despatches , including flying officers Edward Dashwood and Noel Hayter-Hames , who both lost their lives in the campaign
India General Service Medal
India General Service Medal (1909)
Pink's War