Afghanistan 1919: Royal Navy launches on the Kabul River
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:17 am
While reading “The Story of the India General Service Medal 1908-35” by Richard G. M. Stiles (pub Terence Wise 1992) there is a reference to Royal Navy launches on the Kabul River during the campaign for which the IGS with clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919 was awarded; the entitlement period for the clasp was 6th May – 8th August 1919.
The reference is - “… and sniping across the Kabul River became a daily ordeal. At one point two Royal Navy launches were brought up stream and the soldiers successfully conducted hot pursuit patrols against the hostile tribesmen”.
Does anybody know the names/numbers of the launches used, where they might have come from, the size of their crews, where they would have been based, who would have crewed them (all RN personnel or a mixture of local and RN)? Also, where to find more information?
The reference is - “… and sniping across the Kabul River became a daily ordeal. At one point two Royal Navy launches were brought up stream and the soldiers successfully conducted hot pursuit patrols against the hostile tribesmen”.
Does anybody know the names/numbers of the launches used, where they might have come from, the size of their crews, where they would have been based, who would have crewed them (all RN personnel or a mixture of local and RN)? Also, where to find more information?