A Sikh 'Mountain Gunner's' pair of campaign medals for service on the North West Frontier: Gunner Pritam Singh, 1st Royal (Kohat) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (Frontier Force)

- India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (33040 Dvr. Pritam Singh. 1 Mtn. Bty.)
- India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (33040 Gnr. Pritam Singh, 1 R. Mtn. Bty)

Recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith, who held the ranks of firstly 'Driver' & later 'Gunner' while serving with the 1st Royal (Kohat) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (Frontier Force), a mountain artillery unit of the British Indian Army

Reference 'The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery' (Graham, 1957), it is confirmed that 1st Mountain Battery served in both of the campaigns commemorated on the respective medal clasps

1st Mountain Battery: The battery had a long history of service dating back to its raising in 1851 as an artillery unit of the Punjab Frontier Force. In 1928, it was styled 1st Royal (Kohat) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (Frontier Force) (How). During the Second World War the unit served in the Burma Campaign under higher formation 17th Indian Division, which constituent units were famously referred to as 'Black Cat's', this being accolade being a reference to the division's distinctive 'Black Cat' divisional insignia, worn by 'All Ranks'. In August 1947, the unit was transferred to the Pakistan Army, where the descendent unit thrives to this day, as, 2 Royal Kohat (SP) Medium Battery, Artillery (FF)

A fine inter-wars campaign medal pair to a Sikh 'Mountain Gunner'

Condition: About GVF

Code: 24337