India Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. GV second type (2417 Sepoy Mehar Singh, 3-11 Sikh. R.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith holding the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 3rd Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment

Rattray's Sikhs: 3/11 Sikh' had it's origins in 1856. The full lineage & chronology of the regiment being;

- 1856: Bengal Military Police Battalion
- 1858: 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion
- 1864: 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885: 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Regiment, Bengal Infantry
- 1901: 45th (Rattray's) Sikh Infantry
- 1903: 45th Rattray's Sikhs
- 1922: 3rd Battalion (Rattray's Sikhs) 11th Sikh Regiment
- 1945: 3rd Battalion (Rattray's Sikhs) Sikh Regiment

The descendent unit continues to thrive in the present day Indian Army as 3rd Battalion Sikh Regiment - the multi-battalion Sikh Regiment is the most decorated infantry regiment of the Indian Army

Condition: VF

Code: 22769