Lot Archive

Lot

№ 256

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4 December 2002

Hammer Price:
£250

Pair: Sergeant Padambahadur Rana, 6th Gurkha Rifles

General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 1 clasp, Malaya, M.I.D. oak leaf (21148477 Rfn., 6 G.R.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Borneo (21148477 Rfn., 2/6 G.R.) last clasp sprung on one side, otherwise generally good very fine (2) £80-100

Padambahadur Rana, who was born in 1939 and enlisted in November 1957, served variously in India, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Borneo in a career spanning 12 years, and was mentioned in despatches for Malaya (London Gazette 1 December 1959 refers). Rana was discharged in Singapore in November 1969.