Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A fine Second World War Burma operations M.M. awarded to Company Quarter-Master Havildar Qadar Baksh, Machine Gun Battalion, Jat Regiment, who moved around as bomb splinters peppered his position, shouting at the Japs in Urdu at the top of his voice - “Come here, come here!”


Military Medal, G.VI.R. (11559 C.Q.M.H. Qadar Baksh, Jat. R.) impressed naming, contact wear, nearly very fine £800-1000

M.M. London Gazette 24 May 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘On the night of 14-15 February 1945, on the eastern edge of the bridgehead on the south bank of the River Irrawaddy, C.Q.M.H. Qadar Bakhsh was commanding a section of M.M.Gs of the M.G. Battalion, 9/Jats, in an outpost, with one section of the 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment as protection. The outpost was about 80 yards outside the Battalion perimeter.

During the night a large party of enemy infiltrated between the outpost and the perimeter and commenced to dig-in. Although engaged by heavy small arms and grenade-discharger fire, C.Q.M.H. Qadar Bakhsh engaged the enemy immediately. Further, his position was such that mortar fire directed on the enemy from the Battalion perimeter was constantly falling very close to his party, and bomb splinters were peppering his position always.

With complete disregard for his own personal safety C.Q.M.H. Qadar Bakhsh moved around his position, indicating targets to his gun crews, and by his cheerfulness and coolness was a source of inspiration to his men. He shouted in Urdu at the Japs many times at the top of his voice, “Idhar-ao, Idhar-ao,” in the hope that they would disclose their position further. By his coolness and initiative, C.Q.M.H. Qadar Bakhsh displayed courage and gallantry of a very high order.’