Afghanistan War Medal 1878-1880. No clasp (Rislr. Major Azeezoolla Khan 2d. Sind Horse)

The recipient was a Native Officer holding the appointment of a Viceroy's Commissioned Officer. By faith a Mussalman, he held the rank of 'Risaldar-Major', while serving with the 2nd Regiment Sind Horse, a cavalry regiment of the Bombay Presidency Army

Risaldar-Major: The rank of 'Risaldar-Major' was the highest attainable rank for native officers that served in any of the Indian Cavalry regiments. Only one native officer could hold the rank of Risaldar-Major in a regiment at any one time

2nd Sind Horse had its origins in the raising of the regiment - an Irregular Cavalry Regiment - that was raised on, 17 January 1846, as, the '2nd Regiment of Sind Irregular Cavalry' (a unit that was raised by splitting the earlier formed 1st Regiment Sind Irregular Cavalry, with half of that regiment forming the nucleus of the new regiment - and carrying over / sharing of all the earlier earned battle honours by the 1st Regiment of Sind Irregular Cavalry. The unit was restyled as 6th Bombay Cavalry (Jacob's Horse) in 1885, by which time the regiment carried the below following battle honours:

- Cutchee
- Meeanee
- Hyderabad
- Punjab
- Mooltan
- Goojerat
- Afghanistan 1879-80

The regiment also carried an 'Honorary Standard' in respect of their services in 'Sindh' during 1843, of a native horseman with lance - which formed the basis of the Scinde Horse cap badge in later years

At the time of the Second Afghan War, there were in existence 3 x regiments of 'Sind Horse' - all constituent units of the 'Sind Frontier Force', and all centred at the sprawling 'Jacobabad Cantonment'. During the Afghan War, the 2nd and 3rd Sind Horse regiments served in theatre

The descendent regiment of the 2nd Sind Horse, continues to serve with distinction in the Indian Army of 2023, as 'The Scinde Horse', an armoured tank regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army

A rare & desirable seen Victorian campaign medal named to the rank of Risaldar-Major

Condition: VF

Code: 23426