A Second World War I.D.S.M. awarded to Naik Basant Singh, Indian Hospital Corps

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1-A-11568 Naik Basant Singh, I.H.C.) slight contact marks, very fine £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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I.D.S.M. London Gazette 30 December 1941.

Recommendation: 'Naik Basant Singh, Indian Hospital Corps attached 14th Indian Field Ambulance, 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, 6th Division, 1st Australian Corps'.

'10 July 1941 Bir El Qabab, when ordered to collect a wounded British other rank from a hill in advance of the casualty collecting post he promptly proceeded to do so in charge of a stretcher squad. The wounded man was not found at the site indicated to him so he made a search and did not return until he had found the wounded man who had crawled down the hill. Heavy shelling was going on all the time. He set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty'. Ref TNA WO373/27.

With copied recommendation.