India: Raksha Medal 1965 (IO-4874 Maj. S. O. Bunyan, E.M.E.)

The recipient was an Indian Commissioned Officer of the Christian faith, holding the rank of 'Major' while serving with the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the Indian Army

The medal awarded to all armed forces personnel serving in the Indian Armed Forces during the period of the India-Pakistan (Indo-Pak) War of 1965

Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: The Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (IEME) was established in 1943. On, 1 May 1943, the Mechanical Engineering Directorate at General Headquarters was formed and units were allocated. On 15 October 1943, actual transfer of personnel from the Indian Army Ordnance Corps (IAOC) to IEME took place. Since then, 15 October is observed as EME Corps day. After Indian independence, the corps dropped the 'I' from its name and came to be known as the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME). With the proliferation of high technology, the modernisation of the Indian Army in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in use of electronics in all types of equipment which necessitated the corps to change its outlook from electrical to electronics. Thus, the corps was re-christened as the "Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers" on 1 January 2001. The Corps of EME also has a cadre of Gp 'A' Gazetted Civilian Technical Officers who are recruited through coveted Indian Engineering Services Examination (IES) conducted by Union Public Services Commission (UPSC). The civilian officers are mostly posted to Army Base Workshops, EME Directorate and training establishments such as MCEME, Secunderabad and EME School, Vadodara

Condition: GVF

Code: 23869