Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw

A ‘North West Frontier 1935’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Havildar Sher Hassan, 5-10th Baluch Regiment

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Hav., 5-10 Baluch R.) lacking brooch bar, good very fine £700-800

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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I.D.S.M. Gazette of India 10 Agust 1935. ‘For services rendered during the Loe-Agra operations on the North West Frontier, Feb-April 1935’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 7 February 1936. ‘For distinguished services rendered with the Loe-Agra operations ion the North-West Frontier of India, 23 Feb-13 Apr. 1935.

Sher Hassan enlisted on 18 October 1921. He first saw active service with the 5/10th Baluch Regiment in the N.W. Frontier operations, 23 April 1930-22 March 1931, against the ‘Redshirts’ of Abdul Ghaffar. The battalion was next in action in the Mohmand operations, July - October 1933. The unit was again involved in fighting on the N.W. Frontier during 1935. For his services during the Loe-Agra operations Sher Hassan was mentioned in despatches and awarded the I.D.S.M. He was promoted to Jemadar in September 1938. During the Second World War the battalion served as part of the 19th Division, 14th Army, seeing heavy action in Burma. With copied research.