Afghanistan War Medal 1878-1880. No clasp (Sepoy Bajbeer Nagarkotie 1st Goorkha Regt)

The recipient was by ethnicity a Nepalese soldier of the Newar caste and Hindu faith, who - traditionally - were local to the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, who served as a Sepoy (Private) with the 1st Goorkha Regiment, of the British 'Bengal Presidency Army'

Note: The 66th Goorkha Light Infantry were originally raised at Sabathu in 1815 as the very first 'Gurkha' infantry regiment of the East India Company's 'Bengal Army. On formation, the regiment was called 1st 'Nusseree' Battalion. Subsequently called 1st Gurkha Rifles (1901), the regiment serves in the present-day Indian Army as, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), and has the distinction of being the oldest Gurkha Rifles regiment, raised by the British, and which has remained in continuous military service through to and including 2019

1st Gurkha Rifles were awarded the below following battle honours for their collective services prior to 1900;

- Aliwal
- Sobraon
- Afghanistan 1878-80
- Punjab Frontier
- Tirah

Condition: About VF

Code: 23424