British War Medal. Silver issue (702 Pte. F. N. Cumming, 23 Sind Btn. I.D.F.)

The recipient held the rank of Private while serving with the 23rd Sind Battalion, Indian Defence Force

Medal verification: The award of the single BWM is confirmed per the respective campaign medal roll of the 23rd Sind Battalion, Indian Defence Force, reference WO 329/2391. The roll annotated in red ink to show:

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Called out for said actual military duty in connection with the Defence of the Port of Karachi

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Frederick Noel Cumming, son of Robert Hearn Cumming (a Secretary to the Municipality) & Catherine Cumming (nee) was born at Sukkur, Sindh Province, British India on, 13 November 1890. At the time of his birth, his parents had been residing at Shikarpur, Sindh. Frederick married Eileen Bridget Murphy (19) at Allahabad, India, on, 7 July 1923, at which time he was recorded as employed as a 'Travelling Ticket Inspector' with the East Indian Railway. Frederick is recorded as having died at Allahabad, British India, on, 24 May 1935. At the time of his death, he was shown as an employee of the East Indian Railway company and was 45 years of age. The cause of is death was given as 'Heatstroke', and his body was buried the very next day at the Muir Road Civil Cemetery, Allahabad

Lineage 23rd Sind Battalion, Indian Defence Force:

- 1879: Raised at the Port City of Karachi as the Sind Volunteer Rifle Corps as a unit of the Bombay Presidency Army Volunteer Corps

- 1897: Restyled as Sind Volunteer Rifles

- 1917: Became 23rd Sind Battalion (Indian Defence Force)

- 1920: Restyled as The Sind Rifles (Auxiliary Force India)

- 1947: Disbanded 14 August 1947, on stand-down and demise of the Auxiliary Force India

Condition: GVF

Code: 23477