An Indian Army 'Tanks' Second World War 'Burma' campaign & Indian Independence medal group of 5: Sowar Ran Singh, Central India Horse, Indian Army, late 19th King George's Own Lancers, British Indian Army

- India: Independence Medal 1947 (10118 Sowar Ran Singh C. I. Horse.)
- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (10118 Sowar Ran Singh C. I. Horse.)
- The Burma Star (10118 Sowar Ran Singh C. I. Horse.)
- Defence Medal (10118 Sowar Ran Singh C. I. Horse.)
- War Medal (10118 Sowar Ran Singh C. I. Horse.)

Naming: All medals are officially impressed 'Calcutta Mint' issues - the Defence medal only with official correction (erasure between forename & surname)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Jat ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who, on 15 August 1947, was serving as a Sowar (Trooper) with the Central India Horse, an armoured unit of the Indian Army

Note that the WW2 medals are named to the unit the recipient was serving at time of Indian Independence, and not the unit he served in during the Burma Campaign. The protocol for the naming of WW2 medals to Indian soldiers who had served in those regiments that had transferred to the Pakistan Army in 1947, but who had transferred for subsequent service in regiments of the Indian Army on, or after, 15 August 1947, was that their Second World War medals were named showing their service details and regiments that they served-in post independence, and not those used in the Second World War

19th K.G.O. Lancers: During the Second World War, the 19th Lancers, fully armoured and armed with American Sherman Tank's fought in the Burma Campaign 1944-1945, firstly with 50th Indian Tank Brigade in the Arakan region, and latterly in 1945 served under higher formation, 26th Indian Division, during the liberation of Rangoon. At the time of the partition of British India, the 19th Lancers were allocated to the Indian Army. Their Jat Rajput squadron was transferred to the Central India Horse, and their Sikh squadron was transferred to Skinner's Horse. In return the Punjabi Musalman squadron of the Central India Horse was transferred to the 19th Lancers

The medals have been mounted on-card in the court-style for display

A scarce medal group to an Indian Second World War 'Tankie'

Condition: About VF

Code: 23060