- “Suez Canal,”
- “Egypt, 1915,”
- “Shaiba,”
- “Kut-al-Amarah, 1915,”
- “Ctesiphon,”
- “Defence of Kut-al-Amarah,”
- “Mesopotamia, 1915-18,”
and the undermentioned decorations were granted to officers and men of the 76th:—
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | 1 |
| Distinguished Service Order | 5 |
| Order of the British Empire | 2 |
| Military Cross | 1 |
| Order of British India, 1st Class | 1 |
| Order of British India, 2nd Class | 5 |
| Indian Order of Merit, 2nd Class | 14 |
| Indian Distinguished Service Medal | 53 |
| Foreign Orders | 4 |
| Meritorious Service Medal | 9 |
| Mentions in Despatches | 101 |
and four Indian officers were given Honorary King’s Commissions.
On war being declared on Afghanistan the Battalion was in Dera Ismail Khan with a company at Jandola, three platoons in other outposts, and one at Tank. A large draft was received from the 87th Punjabis. Various detachments were sent out to reinforce threatened points from time to time.
Siege of Jandola.
During May, as many of the Waziristan Militia deserted and the tribesmen had risen, it became imperative to evacuate many of the posts held by the Militia, and the result was that the company under Captain Anderson and Lieutenant Proctor in Jandola became isolated and surrounded by large numbers of hostile tribesmen.
Owing to the forethought and energy of the commander, the reserve water tanks in the fort had been filled, providing water for twelve days, and there were twenty-six days’ rations available. The water supply was cut off by the tribesmen on May 28th, on which day the siege of Jandola commenced.
On the 29th the enemy opened fire on the main fort and pushed in an attack on a detached tower held by a party under Havildar Bari Sher, by whom he was driven off. That night the fort was attacked, as also was the detached tower, no less than three times, but all attacks were repulsed. Communication was interrupted the next day except by means of friendly Bhittanis. Heavy attacks were again made during the night May 31st/June 1st. The men now suffered greatly from thirst, as water was strictly rationed to two water-bottles a day, and the heat was very great. Many attempts were made to obtain water, but the enemy had all sources of supply accurately covered by fire. Bhisti Gurditt Singh, with great gallantry and although wounded, several times succeeded in bringing in water under fire, for which he was later awarded the Indian Order of Merit.
Continual sniping took place day and night, and several further attacks took place, but were in each case driven off with loss. On June 9th the Movable Column arrived and raised the siege, and the garrison were relieved and rejoined the Battalion. The casualties were:—Indian other ranks, 1 died of wounds and 1 wounded, and 1 follower wounded.