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Five: Lance-Corporal J. G. Day, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles
1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India (L-Cpl., N. Beng. M. Rif., A.F.I.) mounted court style for wear
Five: Regimental Sergeant-Major W. H. Wharton, Bombay Battalion, Auxiliary Forces India
War and India Service Medals, privately named (1592 RQMS W. H. Wharton, Bom. Bn. A.F.I.); Jubilee 1935, privately named (1592 L/Sgt. W. H. Wharton, Bom. Bn. A.F.I.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India, with Second and Third Award Clasps (1592 Sjt., Bombay Bn., A.F.I.) service number engraved; India Independence Medal 1947 (1592 RSM, Bo. Bn., A.F.I) mounted court style for wear, minor contact marks, very fine (10) £140-180
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.
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Lance-Corporal Day was awarded the Efficiency Medal (India) by I.A.O. 675 of June 1940
Sergeant Wharton was awarded the Efficiency Medal (India) by I.A.O. 343 of March 1940. He was awarded a Clasp by I.A.O. 29/AP/44 of July 1944. Second clasp not confirmed but possibly awarded at the time of Independence. Both with some copied research.
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