A rare officially named Gurkha casualty group for the epic at 'Scraggy Hill' Shenam-Pass during the Imphal-Kohima Battle of the Burma Campaign: Company Quartermaster Havildar Dalbahadur Rai, 3rd Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (1257 Hav. Dalbahadur Rai, 10 G.R.)
- The Burma Star. No clasp (1257 Hav. Dalbahadur Rai, 10 G.R.)
- Defence Medal (1257 Hav. Dalbahadur Rai, 10 G.R.)
- War Medal (1257 Hav. Dalbahadur Rai, 10 G.R.)

The medals are all officially impressed named Indian Army issue medals as struck at the Calcutta Mint

Wounded-in-Action: Company Quartermaster Dalbahadur Rai 3rd Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles is confirmed having been wounded-in-action in Burma on 24 May 1944, during the fight for 'Scraggy Hill' at the Shenam-Pass  (Regimental Casualty Register for 10 GR refers). He is recorded in the casualty register as holding the rank of Company Quartermaster Havildar Major

Sold together with:

- Respective printed & softcopy page from the  WW2 Casualty Register of 10th Gurkha Riflesftcopy extract pageWW2 silk medal riband bar, comprising 'Burma Star' quartet stitched on buckram

The recipient Dalbahadur Rai was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity from Eastern Nepal who was holding the substantive rank of Havildar (Sergeant) while serving with the war-raised 3rd Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles, an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army

An extremely rare full medal entitlement of officially named medals to a Gurkha NCO casualty for arguably the most famous battle fought by 3rd Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles - their distinguished service at 'Scraggy Hill' (where they served as part of 37th Indian Infantry Brigade (an all Gurkha infantry brigade of 3 x battalions, vis; 3/3 GR; 3/5 RGR (F.F.) & 3/10 GR ) under higher formation 23rd 'Fighting Cock' Division of the British Indian Army) which action contributed to the securing of the Shenam Pass during the Imphal-Kohima battle

Condition: About EF

Code: 25969