Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw

Four: Subadar-Major and Hon. Lieutenant Tikka Khan, 51st Sikhs Frontier Force, late Indian Contingent King’s African Rifles - who was awarded the I.O.M. and O.B.I.

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Shimber Berris 1914-15 (Jemadar, Ind. Con. K.A.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Subdr., 51 Sikhs.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Subdr., 51 Sikhs F.F.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed, fine and better (4) £350-400

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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Tikka Khan enlisted into the Indian Army on 15 May 1895. Was appointed Jemadar, August 1904; Subadar, April 1916; Subadar-Major, June 1922 and Hon. Lieutenant in 1925. Served on the N.W. Frontier of India 1897-98, seeing action at Mizar, 10 June 1897 (medal and clasp); in China 1900, taking part in the relief of Pekin, serving at the actions at Peitsang and Yangtsun (medal and clasp). Served with the Indian Contingent of the King’s African Rifles in the operations against the dervishes at Shimber Berris, 1914-15 (medal with clasp). Later during the Great War he served in Mesopotamia, 2 October 1916-13 January 1918 and with the Egypt Expeditionary Force, 14 January-11 November 1918. For his services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 14 August 1917) and awarded the Indian Order of Merit, 2nd Class. His citation reads:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and leadership on the 22nd February 1917, in taking his platoon (which was the leading one) into the enemy’s second line with a rush during the attack on the enemy’s positions, and later in assisting his Company Commander to steady the men and make them hold on when the companies on the right had fallen back.’

Afterwards he served in the Third Afghan War 1919 and was wounded. In September 1921 he was awarded the Order of British India 2nd Class, with the title of ‘Bahadur’. Lieutenant Tikka Khan, I.O.M., O.B.I. retired from the Indian Army in 1926. With copied research.