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2 December 2009
Indian Recruiting Badge, G.VI.R., breast badge, silver and bronze, the reverse officially numbered ‘1955’, lacking top suspension brooch, nearly very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £30
Lord Willingdon’s Medal for Good Recruiting Work, silver, 41mm, fitted with rings for suspension, some edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £80
Lord Chelmsford’s Viceroy Presentation Medal 1916, bronze, 51mm, inscribed on the reverse scroll ‘Sukhlal Singh Dafedar’, fitted with silver bar suspension, in fitted case of issue, nearly very fine £80-120
Hammer Price: £330
A “Manipur 1891” Order of Merit pair awarded to Subedar Bhim Sing Rana, 43rd Gurkha Rifles Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 1st type (1837-1912), 3rd Class, Reward of Valor, silver and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting and engraved on three lines ‘3rd / Class / Order of Merit’, additionally inscribed ‘No. 2727 Bhim Singh Rana 43rd Gurkha Rifles’, centre re-enamelled and fitted with replacement silver ribbon buckle; India General Service 1854-95, 4 clasps,...
Hammer Price: £1,800
There has been some speculation in the Indian press that these medals were reported stolen in 2002. As stated from the outset in this catalogue description, included with the medals is a sworn affidavit by the widow of Naik Kirpa Ram, Smt Brami Devi, relinquishing ownership of the George Cross and other medals to another party. It can be seen that this affidavit, which bears her fingerprints, is dated April 2000, some two years before the report of the theft. We take very seriously any...
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Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 1st type (1837-1912), 2nd Class, Reward of Valor, silver, gold and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting and engraved on two lines ‘2nd Class / Order of Merit’, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, chips and repairs to central enamel, otherwise good very fine and very scarce £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 2nd type (1912-39), 2nd Class, Reward of Valor, silver and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting and impressed on two lines ‘2nd Class / Order of Merit’ and privately named (Soward (sic) Mohamed Hayat 19th Lancers) lacking ribbon buckle, centre re-enamelled in a mid-blue, otherwise very fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £500
Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 2nd type (1912-39), 2nd Class, Reward of Valor, silver and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting and impressed on two lines ‘2nd Class / Order of Merit’, fitted with replacement silver ribbon buckle, centre re-enamelled, nearly very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £410
Indian Order of Merit, Military Divison, 3rd type (1939-45), 2nd Class, Reward of Gallantry, silver and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting and impressed on two lines ‘2nd Class / Order of Merit’, fitted with replacement silver ribbon buckle, centre chipped, nearly very fine £500-600
Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 4th type (single class 1945-47), Reward of Gallantry, silver, gold and enamel, complete with top suspension brooch, enamel flaked in centre, otherwise extremely fine and rare £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,700
A fine O.B.I. and R.V.M. group of eight awarded to Hon. Captain Khairati Singh, Sardar Bahadur, 16th Light Cavalry, His Majesty’s Indian Orderly Officer 1934, together with related family medals Order of British India, 1st Class, 2nd type neck badge, gold and enamel, lacking suspension loop; 1914-15 Star (1249 Dfdr. Khairati Singh, 27/Light Cavy.); British War and Victory Medals (1249 Jemdr. Khairati Singh, 27 Cavy.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Jemdr. Khairate Singh);...
Hammer Price: £2,500
Order of British India, 2nd Class neck badge, gold and enamel, reverse nut glued, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £470
A Great War Gallipoli I.D.S.M. awarded to Subadar-Major Budhsing Gurung, 1/5th Gurkha Rifles Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (4159 Havr. Budhsing Gurung, 1/5/Gurkha Rfls.) contact marks, nearly very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £850
A scarce North West Frontier I.D.S.M. and Second World War B.E.M. pair awarded to Havildar Munshi Ram, 2-2 Punjab Regiment, the latter award for services whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (0135 L-Naik Munshi Ram, 2-2 Punjab R.) complete with top suspension brooch; British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (10135 Havildar Munshi Ram, I.D.S.M. I.A.) very fine and better (2) £1200-1500
A rare Burma Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Ambulance-Sepoy Saw Tha Nyunt, 77 Field Ambulance, Burma Hospital Corps Burma Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (1356 Amb.-Sepoy Saw Tha Nyunt, Burma Hospital Corps.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star, War Medal, these last three unnamed as issued, very fine (4) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine Second World War M.M. pair awarded to Havildar Mohindar Singh, Frontier Force Rifles, who succeeded in escaping from German forces on his third attempt Military Medal, G.VI.R. (13631 Hav Mohindar Singh FFR); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (13631 Sep. Mohindar Singh, 4-13 F.F. Rif.) good very fine (2) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,500
A rare R.V.M. and Durand Medal pair awarded to Subadar Krishna Appaji Bahadur, O.B.I., R.V.M., 3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., Silver (Sbdr. Krishna Appaji Bahadur, 3rd S & M); The Durand Medal, annual award for 1908 (Subadar Krishna Appaji, 3rd Sappers and Miners. 1908) the second with numerous edge bruises and knocks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare (2) £800-1000
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