India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV second type. Calcutta Mint issue with clasp 'North West Frontier 1930-31' (2401 Rfm. Chandrabahadur Rana, 1-3 G.R.)

The recipient was a soldier of the Hindu faith & Gurkha ethnicity, who served as a Rifleman with 1st Battalion 3rd (Queen Alexenadra's Own) Gurkha Rifles, an infantry regiment of the Britsh Indian Army

1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles served in the Burma campaign during the Second World War. Post-independence, the 3rd Gurkha Rifles was one of the six Gurkha regiments that continued to serve in the Indian Army. In 1950, the regiment was re-styled 3rd Gorkha Rifles. The regiment - now a multi battalion regiment - continues to serve in the present day Indian Army, where it has its regimental centre located at Varanasi

Condition: GVF

Code: 21741