General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Arabian Peninsula' (9454 Pte. Nasser Alawi Audhali. A.P.L.)

The recipient was an ethnic Arab soldier holding the rank of Private while serving with the Aden Protectorate Levies, a locally raised unit for service in Aden Colony

The Aden Protectorate Levies (APL): Was a military force recruited from indigenous tribal populations, for the local defence of the Aden Protectorate under British rule. The Levies were drawn from all parts of the P...  read more

Code: 24883

General Service Medal 1962-2006. With clasp 'Borneo' (24172 PC Leo Fennal. Polis De-Raja Malaysia)

The recipient Leo Fennal, held the rank of Police Constable while serving with the Royal Malaysian Police

Scarce seen on the market named to unit designation 'Polis De-Raja Malaysia'

Condition: About EF  read more

Code: 24881

Civilian Service Medal Afghanistan (2001-2021)

A Royal Mint issue medal that has been had the original naming removed (machine skimmed)

The medal - now obsolete following 'Operation Pitting' which marked the British evacuation from Afghanistan, completed on 28 August 2021 - was instituted in 2011, retroactive to 2001

Basic award criteria is either 30 days continuous service in theatre Afghanistan, or aggregated...  read more

Code: 24879

1914-15 Star (S-7463 Pte. W. Hook. R. Highrs.)

Killed-in-Action: Private William Hook 1st Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) is confirmed Killed-in-Action in France on, 3 September 1918

William's body was recovered from the battlefield, and he now lies buried at the Dury Crucifix Cemetery, France, where his life and supreme self sacrifice is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. His memo...  read more

Code: 24742

1914-15 Star (No. 10 Mochi Isher Dass, 23/P. Mtn. Batty. F.F.)

The recipient was an attested public follower on the muster roll of 23rd Pack Mountain Battery

Mochi: In the Indian Army, the trade of 'Mochi' refers to a person who is a shoemaker or leatherworker, essentially a cobbler, as "Mochi" is a Hindi term for a traditional shoemaker caste in India; it's used as a term to describe the military personnel responsible for repairing and main...  read more

Code: 24737

1914-15 Star (1148 Tptr. Kaim Khan. 25 Mtn. Bty.)

By faith and ethnicity this Indian soldier was a Punjabi Mussalman who held the appointment of 'Trumpeter', while serving with the 25th Mountain Battery of the British Indian Army

This unit was the 25th Quetta Mountain Battery

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 24735

1914-15 Star (No. 390 Dvr. Gulab Khan, 29/Mtn. Bty. F.F.)

This unit was the 29th (Murree) Mountain Battery

A Fatal Casualty 1914-21: The recipient, Gulab Khan, is confirmed as having died on active service sometime during the period 4 August 1914 - 21 August 1921. His service and supreme sacrificE is perpetuated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, where his name and service details are inscribed on a panel at the De...  read more

Code: 24730

1914-15 Star (No. 804 Gnr.L.Nk. Bhajan Singh, 30/Mtn. By.)

This unit was the 30th (Abbottabad) Mountain Battery

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 24727

1914 Star. No clasp (6119 Pte. F. W. Cook. C. Gds.)

Wounded-in-Action: Recipient reported Wounded-in-Action in France per casualty list of N.C.O.'s & Other Ranks released by Headquarters British Expeditionary Force under date 15 November 1914, and published in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph issue of, 9 December 1914

Killed-in-Action: No. 6119 Corporal Frank William Cook, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards is confirmed being 'Killed-in...  read more

Code: 24523