An Indian Army Officer's World Wars & North West Frontier of India campaign medal group of 4: Lieutenant Geoffrey Record Brown, 2nd Battalion Kumaon Rifles, late 4/11th & 3/7th Gurkha Rifles late Indian Army Reserve of Officers

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Lieut. G. R. Brown.)
- IGS 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lieut. G. R. Brown. 2-K. Rfls.)
- Defence Medal 
- War Medal

Medals & Clasps Verification: Second World War medal rolls for the British and Indian Armed Forces are not in the public domain as of 2026. The Great War and IGS medals are confirmed as entitled per below referenced sources:

- British War Medal. Silver issue: MIC ref WO 372/3/114283 confirms to be isue by India Office
- IGS 1908-35.GV & 2 clasps 'Waz 19-21' & 'Waz 21-24': MIC ref WO 372/3/114283 confirms IGS & clasp 'Waz 1919-21'
- Defence Medal: Awarded for 3 years UK service or 6-12 months overseas depending on location
- War Medal: Awarded for 28 days in the Armed Forces

Note: The IA Lists for Jan & April 1922, show the 2/50th located on active service in 'Waziristan', with both entries showing Lt G. R, Brown serving attached with unit in both entries

Brown's medals were originally to be issued care of his father Major Frank Brown, Lissmore, College Road, Newton Abbot, but were subsequently but were issued to him in July 1923 at Little Lammas, Esher, Surrey.

Geoffrey Record Brown was the son of Frank McCabe Brown (served as Major in A.S.C. 1914-18 with multiple MID's.) and Beatrice Maude Brown (nee Record), was a native of Putney, Surrey, England, where he was born on, 10 October 1898. At the time of the compilation of the National Census for England & Wales in 1911, Geoffrey is recorded at age of 12 and was one of 12 'Boarders' resident at The Winchester House School, Eastbourne, Sussex. Geoffrey was commissioned in to the Indian Army on 1 May 1917, as a Second-Lieutenant in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers. Amongst his early regimental postings were: postings taken from various issues of the Indian Army List, show him attached to 3rd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles, then 4th Battalion 11th Gurkha Rifles, and finally 2nd Battalion Kumaon Rifles (late 2/50th Kumaon Rifles). 

- 3rd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles: IA List July 1917 shows IARO awaiting attachment (3/7 GR not yet raised). IA list July 1918 as Company Officer from 13/12/17
- 4th Battalion 11th Gurkha Rifles: IA April 1920 List shows attached as Company Officer from 01/07/1918 ex 3/7GR
- 2nd Battalion 50th Kumaon Rifles: IA Lists April 1921, to April 1922 show attached while unit located in 'Waziristan'

Geoffrey Record Brown appears never to have married. At the time of the compilation of the National Register for England & Wales in 1939, Geoffrey is recorded therein residing at 41 Deans Way, Edgware, Hendon, Middlesex. His employment at that time is shown as 'Indian Army Office' - with a remark showing that he was a volunteer member of 'ARP Ambulance'. Post-war he is recorded to have been employed in Pakistan, with an extant passenger shipping manifest showing him on 23 August 1951, disembarking at the port of London from the S.S. Ranchi - a P. & O.S.N.Co liner - the manifest showing that he had boarded at Bombay, and that his last place of permanent  residence was stated to be Pakistan, where he was employed as a 'Colirete Supervisor' (which may indicate employment in the Cosmetic Industry), his future UK address given as, Yew Close, Wells, Somerset. Geoffrey Record Brown died in the borough of Chelsea & Kensington, London, England on 11 November 1980, and his body was cremated there on 19 November 1980

2/50th Kumaon Rifles: Raised at Bareilly Cantonment in June 1918, comprised of two companies of Kumaoni Rajputs; one company of Kumaoni Brahmins and one company of Garhwali Brahmins. 2/50th Kumon Rifles remained in British India during the Great War and Third Afghan War, and its only active service was on the North West Frontier of India in the period 1919-1922 (Indian Army lists for that period confirm locations as Peshawar 1919, and in Waziristan 1921-22). During which qualifying members of the regiment, earned one or more of the below following medal clasps to the India General Service Medal 1909-35, where eligible:

- 'Waziristan 1919-21' 
- 'Mahsud 1920-21'
- 'Waziristan 1921-24'

Initially the two battalions of 50th Kumaon Rifles regiment drew most of it's British officers, for example Geoffrey Record Brown, on attachment from the Indian Army Reserve of  Officers. 2/50th Kumaon Rifles was disbanded in March 1923, and the former 1/50th Kumaon Rifles was re-styled as 'Kumaon Rifles' a stand-alone single-class battalion, that from 1923 was grouped with the 19th Hyderabad Regiment was remaining . The 50th Kumaon Rifles were reduced briefly restyled the 'Kumaon  Rifles' in 1923, in which year the regiment with the Kumaon Rifles reduced to a single battalion 'Kumaon Rifles' regiment that was disbanded in 1923

A rare named to unit IGS 1908 medal to a British Office of the Kumaon Rifles - the IGS 1908 GV 1st issue being the only campaign medal issued named to the extremely short lived 2/50th Kumaon Rifles (1918-1923)

The medals professionally court mounted, presumably as-worn by the recipient. The reverse of the medal mounting bar retainin its stout pin & clasp fittings

Condition: About GVF

Code: 26101