A Piffer's North West Frontier & China 'Boxer Rebellion' campaign medal pair: Sepoy Madat Khan, 4th Punjab Infantry (Punjab Frontier Force)

- IGS 1854 Medal. Silver 'Hazara 1888' & 'Waziristan 1894-95' (1027 Sepoy Mast Khan, 4th Pjb Infy)
- China Medal 1900. Silver. No clasp (1027 Sepoy Mast Khan, 4th Pjb Infy)

In 1894, there were at least 4 x men with the name Mast Khan serving in the 4th Punjab Infantry - this indicated by the bracketed numeral (4) following the recipients name as engraved on the IGS 1854 Medal. All - of course - were uniquely identified by their unique regimental numbers, in the case of this man No 1027, as engraved on both medals

The recipient was by ethnicity and faith a Punjabi Mussalman who held the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 4th Punjab Infantry of the Punjab Frontier Force

The 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment: The regiment has its origins on, 18 April 1849, when it was raised by Captain G. G. Denniss, at Lahore, Punjab, as part of the Transfrontier Brigade, which became the Punjab Irregular Force (PIF) in 1851. The regiment was designated as the 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903, and 4th Battalion (Wilde's) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 9th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment

Condition: Toned about GVF

Code: 24348