Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel M. Goodall (formerly Ostrehan), Indian Army

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt.); Victory Medal 1914-20, M.I.D. oak leaf (Maj.); India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Malabar 1921-22, Waziristan 1921-24 (A/Maj., 1/9/Gurkhas) mounted as worn, last with minor edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £350-400

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919; The Times 10 January 1919. ‘Ostrehan, Captain Malcolm, Assam Military Police’. ‘For services in connection with the war’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 July 1920. ‘Ostrehan, Capt. M., M.B.E., 1/9th Gurkha Rif., I.A.’ ‘For valuable and distinguished services rendered .... during the period 1st June 1918 to 30th April 1919’.

Malcolm Ostrehan was born on 18 May 1886. He was first commissioned and arrived in India in January 1905 and was posted to the 1/9th Gurkhas in March 1906, being promoted to Lieutenant in April 1907, Captain in January 1914 and Major in January 1920. Ostrehan served in the Great War as Assistant Commandant of the Assam Military Police, 1914-19 and served at Kukri, 1 October 1918-31 March 1919, for which he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the M.B.E. Major Ostrehan changed his name to Goodwin c.1920. He was seconded to the 39th Royal Garwhal Rifles and then the 82nd Punjabis in 1921 and was Commandant of the 4th Assam Rifles from 1922. Goodall attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1931 and retired from the service in the following month. Lieutenant-Colonel Goodall died in 1974. With copied research.