India: General Service Medal 1947-65. With clasp 'Naga Hills' (2764452 Sep. Ramesh Ubale. M.L.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Mahrati ethnicity and the Hindu faith, holding the rank of 'Sepoy' (Private) while serving with a battalion of the Mahratta Light Infantry, a regiment of the Indian Army

Basic award criteria for the 'Naga Hills' clasp was 180 days full-time service in theatre on the strength of a unit / formation deployed in the Naga Hills region as specified. The clasp was awarded from 27 April 1955

Maratha Light Infantry: The regiment has its origins dating back to 1768, when the original predecessor unit was raised as the 2nd Battalion 7th, Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, a unit of the Bombay Presidency Army of the Honourable East India Company. As of 2024, the Mahratta Light Infantry is the most senior light infantry regiment in the Indian Army. The regimental centre is located at Belgaum Cantonment, Karnataka, where it has bee located since 1922

Condition: VF

Code: 23883