War Medal (45191 L/Nk. Ashbanadur Limbu. 4 Bn. Assam Rif.)

The recipient Ashbahadur Limbu was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and the Hindu faith from Eastern Nepal, who was holding the rank of Lance-Naik (Lance-Corporal) serving with the 4th (Manipur) Battalion Assam Rifles

During the 1941-1945 period of World War II, the 4th (Imphal)  Battalion, Assam Rifles served primarily in Northeast India and Burma. Headquartered in Imphal, Manipur, the battalion formed the nucleus of V Force, a covert, self-contained guerrilla operation that fought deep behind Japanese lines to gather intelligence and harass enemy supply lines

For their collective services during the Second World War, the below following awards (not including many more Mentions in Despatches) were gazetted to members of the Assam Rifles:

- MBE: x 3
- MC: x 5
- OBI: x 4
- IOM: x 1
- IDSM: x 15
- MM: x 13
- BEM: x 7

The Assam Rifles often referred to as the "Sentinels of the North East" is the oldest paramilitary force in India. It was raised in 1835 as the Cachar Levy, a militia to protect tea gardens and the fertile plains of Assam against unruly hill-tribes. Its scope increased with the expansion of the 'British Raj' in Northeast India, and it was used continuously to counter insurgencies in the region. The force was redesignated as Assam Frontier Police in 1883, Assam Military Police in 1891, and East Bengal and Assam Military Police in 1913. It got its present name in 1917

Prior to the independence of India, in 1947, the cap badge of the Assam Rifles comprised crossed 'Kukri's' - a bow to the largely 'Gurkha' ethnicity of the units recruits - with a subsidiary title scroll 'Assam Rifles'. After independence the cap badges of Assam Rifles were modified to incorporate 'Asoka's Lion' emblem on top of the crossed Kukri's, and retaining the subsidiary tile 'Assam Rifles'

A scarce seen on the market WW2 campaign medal officially named to the Assam Rifles

Condition: VF

Code: 26067