Description India General Service Medal 1854, VR, bar Jowaki 1887-8, 2619 Private Patrick McKeever, 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade. Officially impressed: “2619 Pte Patrick Mc Keever 4 Bn Rifle Bde” Confirmed on the medal roll, issued to him on 18th May 1880. From August 1877 until January 1878 the British Army took part in the “Jowaki Expedition” against the Jowaki Afridi tribe in the Northwest Frontier of India. The Jowaki were being paid to guard the Kohat Pass, but in response to a reduction in the payments, they chose to raid British territory. Patrick McKeever, attested for service on 30th September 1870. He rose to the rank of Acting Corporal before his discharge on 7th February 1885, being allowed discharge “Free after 13 years”.
