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№ 831

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11 September 2024

Hammer Price:
£160

Eight: Subadar G. Khan, Pakistan Army, late 8th Battalion, Punjab Regiment, Indian Army

Pakistan, Tamgha-I-Khidmat, Second Class neck badge, silver and enamel; General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Kashmir 1948, unnamed; Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (13086-10 Sub Gheba Khan 8 Punjab.R.); Pakistan Republic Day Medal 1956, unnamed; India General Service 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (9159 Naik Gheba Khan, 4-8 Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, minor loss of white enamel to first, very fine (8) £80-£100

Gheba Khan served with the 4/8th Battalion, Punjab Regiment, during the campaign in Waziristan from 1936-40 against the Fakir of Ipi. He is later believed to have fought in the Middle East as part of PAI Force during the Second World War.