India General Service Medal 1908. Edward VII silver Calcutta Mint issue with clasp 'North West Frontier 1908' (3478 Sepoy Fateh Muhammad 40th Pathans)
The recipient was a Punjabi Mussalman soldier serving as a Sepoy (Private) with the 40th Pathans an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army
Note: Nicknamed the '40 Thieves' (as a recognition of the Pathan tribes prowess in banditry & brigandry), not surprisingly the Officer Commanding the 40th Pathans was irreverently referred to in Officer's Messes across India as 'Ali Baba'. The nicknames apart, where and when it mattered (Tibet, North West Frontier of India, the Western Front, East Africa, Malaya), the 40th Pathans and its direct descendent (5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment) had an enviable reputation in terms of excellence in fieldcraft, reconnaissance, marksmanship & fighting spirit - all of which were amongst the more redeeming characteristics of the Pathan & Punjabi Mussalman soldiers who were the mainstay classes of the regiment
A desirable medal named to a uniquely distinctive infantry regiment of the former British Indian Army
Condition: VF
Code: 22491