Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A rare Great War East Africa operations I.D.S.M. group of five awarded to Naik Ghulam Husain Khan, 9th Jat Regiment, late 17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2931 Lce. Naik Ghulam Husain Khan, 17th Infy.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2931 Sepoy Ghulan Hussain, 17 Infy.); Victory Medal 1914-19, unnamed; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31 (3559 Nk. Gulam Hussain, 2-9 Jat. R.); Jubilee 1935, regiment officially corrected on the first, contact marks and somewhat polished, otherwise generally very fine (5) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals The Property of a Gentleman.

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Ghulam Husain Khan was awarded his I.D.S.M. for East Africa (G.G.O. 2087 of 1919 refers).