India: Armed Forces 9 Years Long Service Medal (13753015 Hav D K H J&K)

The recipients name is abbreviated only - an increasingly common occurrence seen on post 2000 issues of Indian medals

The first 3 x digits '137' of the recipients regimental number is from the regimental block issued to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 

The recipient was an Indian Non-Commissioned-Officer who held the of 'Havildar' (Sergeant) while serving with a battalion of the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, a 'Rifles' regiment of the Indian Army

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles: The origins of this regiment stem form the hitherto Jammu and Kashmir State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After the accession of the state to the Indian Union in October 1947, the State Forces came under the command of the Indian Army. They remained in the original form until 1956 when Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, effectively ratified the state's accession to India. Then the State Forces became the Jammu and Kashmir Regiment of the Indian Army. In 1963, the designation was changed to Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. After the conversion, the Ladakh Scouts came under the aegis of the Regiment, where it remained until raised as a separate Regiment in 2002

Condition: About EF

Code: 25544