Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Sergeant Muhammad Mushtaq, Indian Air Force, later Royal Pakistan Air Force

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star, all officially impressed ‘1232 SAC Muhammad Mushtaq Indian Air Force’; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, both officially impressed ‘1232 S.A.C. Muhammad Mushtaq. I.A.F.’; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (1232 Cpl. Muhd Mushtaq POW Tpt. Sqdn IAF); Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (Pak. 1232 Sjt Muhd Mushtaq R.P.A.F.) good very fine (7) £200-£240

The General Service Medal with claps S.E. Asia 1945-46 was awarded to Commonwealth Air Force personnel involved in the massive operation to repatriate tens of thousands of Allied prisoners of war and internees from Java, Sumatra, Malaya, Siam, French Indo-China, and the Andaman Islands in September to October 1945.