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A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles

A Gurkha Officer Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' at Monte Castello, campaign and independence medal group of 7: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 3rd Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, late 2nd & 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles

- Indian Independence Medal 1947 (I.O. 43396 Jemdr. Lalbahadur Gurung, 3-3 G.R.)
- IGS Medal 1936-39. With clasp 'NWF 1936-37' (1585 Hav. Lalbahadur Gurung, 1-3 G.R.)
- 1939-45 Star (I.O. 43396 Jemdr, Lalbahadur Gurung 3 G.R.)
- Africa Star (I.O. 43396 Jemdr, Lalbahadur Gurung 3 G.R.)
- Italy Star (I.O. 43396 Jemdr, Lalbahadur Gurung 3 G.R.)
- Defence Medal (I.O. 43396 Jemdr, Lalbahadur Gurung 3 G.R.)
- War Medal (I.O. 43396 Jemdr, Lalbahadur Gurung 3 G.R.)

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

Wounded-in-Action: Jemadar Lalbahadur Gurung, 2nd Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles is confirmed 'Wounded-in-Action- in Italy on 5 August 1944 (at Monte Castello): The medals sold with respective extract page from '3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - Register of Casualties. The Second World War (1939-45)' Privately published 1992

Photograph of Recipient: Promoted to Subadar, a named group photograph of Gurkha Officers of 3rd Gorkha Rifles dated 1953 is contained in the post-independence regimental history of 3rd Gorkha Rifles vis, 'Flash of the Khukri: History of the 3rd. Gorkha Rifles (1947-1980)' (C. L. Proudfoot, 1984) 

The medals mounted in the Indian Army 'Court-Style' and as-won by the recipient, in the correct post 'Dominion' Indian order of precedence. The reverse of the mounting bar retaining its long hinged pin and clasp fittings

An extremely scarce found group of medals, to a confirmed Italy Campaign 'Wounded-in-Action' medal group to a Gurkha Officer, including a rack of officially named WWII campaign medals, to an officer that served in 3 x battalions of the 3rd Gurkha Rifles and was still serving in the Indian Army in 1953

Highly desirable 

Condition: Mostly about GVF

Code: 26096

SOLD