India General Service Medal 1895-1902. Victorian issue with 2 x clasps 'Samana 1897-98' & 'Malakand 1897' (331 Sepoy Sohan Singh, 38th Bl Infy)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Hindu faith and Dogra Rajput ethnicity, holding the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry, Indian Army

While serving on the North West Frontier 1897-1898, the 38th Dogras suffered 20 x 'All-Ranks' battle casualties, of which 5 (including 2 x British Officers) were 'Killed-in-Action', and 15 (including 1 x British Officer) were 'Wounded-in-Action'

Note the 38th Dogras were styled 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry in 1890, in which year the regiment became a single 'Class' regiment whose Indian ranks (from that year) were exclusively drawn from amongst Dogra Rajputs. The recipients low regimental number indicating that he was an original muster (either new recruit, or drafted in from another infantry regiment) of the single class battalion

The descendent regiment of the 38th Dogras, continues to thrive in the Indian Army in 2022, as the senior most battalion of the Dogra Regiment

For detailed reading on the services of the 38th Dogras 1897-1898, refer to 'The Story of the Malakand Field Force' (Winston S. Churchill, 1898)

Condition: VF

Code: 22386