General Service Medal 1918. GV first issue with 2 x clasps 'S. Persia' & 'Iraq' (5458 Sepoy Gul Naib. 126 Infantry.)

Upper clasp attached by rivets

The recipients medal roll entry and corresponding medal index cards, show entitlement to two clasps, 'Iraq' & 'Kurdistan' - the summary of medals and clasps awarded to this unit, record only a single 'S. Persia' being issued

By ethnicity and faith, the recipient was a Punjabi Mussalman soldier who held the rank of 'Sepoy' (Private) while serving with the 126 Baluchistan Infantry regiment of the British Indian Army

Medal and clasps verification: The recipients entitlement to the 'Iraq' & 'Kurdistan' clasp (but not S. Persia clasp) is confirmed per the respective campaign medal roll of 126th Baluchistan Infantry (Ref WO 100/G25/435) signed by the Officer Commanding 2nd Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment, at Fort Sandeman, Baluchistan, India (now located in Pakistan), in 1924. The medal roll being annotated to show that the recipient had was no longer effective, having been 'Discharged'

In 1922, the 126th Baluchistan Infantry were amalgamated and retitled 2nd Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment of the British Indian Army. In 1947, the descendent unit transferred to the Pakistan Army, and continues to serve in the multi-battalion 'Baloch Regiment' on the Pakistan Army in 2024

Condition: VF

Code: 24048