Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw

Pair: Risaldar-Major and Hon. Lieutenant Ram Singh, 4th Cavalry - who was awarded the I.D.S.M. and O.B.I.

Tibet 1903-04, no clasp (Jemdr., 4th Cavy.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Risldr., 4/Cavy.) minor contact marks, very fine and better, scarce to unit (2) £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw.

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Ram Singh entered the Indian Army on 8 February 1898. Serving in the 4th Cavalry he was promoted to Jemadar in December 1901; Ressaidar in November 1909; Risaldar in July 1910 and Risaldar-Major in September 1920. He retired in 1922 as Risaldar-Major and Hon. Lieutenant.

He was mentioned in despatches (G.G.O. No. 1241 of 1916) and awarded the I.D.S.M. (G.G.O. No. 601 of 1920) for his services on the N.W. Frontier of India. The I.D.S.M. was one of five awarded to the unit for the period, 1907-22 and the only one for that theatre of war. On 29 December 1922 he was awarded the O.B.I. 2nd Class with the title of ‘Bahadur’.

With some copied research.