1914-15 Star (No. 10 Mochi Isher Dass, 23/P. Mtn. Batty. F.F.)

The recipient was an attested public follower on the muster roll of 23rd Pack Mountain Battery

Mochi: In the Indian Army, the trade of 'Mochi' refers to a person who is a shoemaker or leatherworker, essentially a cobbler, as "Mochi" is a Hindi term for a traditional shoemaker caste in India; it's used as a term to describe the military personnel responsible for repairing and main...  read more

Code: 24737

1914-15 Star (1148 Tptr. Kaim Khan. 25 Mtn. Bty.)

By faith and ethnicity this Indian soldier was a Punjabi Mussalman who held the appointment of 'Trumpeter', while serving with the 25th Mountain Battery of the British Indian Army

This unit was the 25th Quetta Mountain Battery

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 24735

1914-15 Star (No. 1189 Dvr. Shan, 27/Mtn. By.)

This unit was the 27th (Gujerat) Mountain Battery

One sword hilt a/f

Condition: Polished GF  read more

Code: 24732

1914-15 Star (No. 390 Dvr. Gulab Khan, 29/Mtn. Bty. F.F.)

This unit was the 29th (Murree) Mountain Battery

A Fatal Casualty 1914-21: The recipient, Gulab Khan, is confirmed as having died on active service sometime during the period 4 August 1914 - 21 August 1921. His service and supreme sacrificE is perpetuated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, where his name and service details are inscribed on a panel at the De...  read more

Code: 24730

1914-15 Star (No. 804 Gnr.L.Nk. Bhajan Singh, 30/Mtn. By.)

This unit was the 30th (Abbottabad) Mountain Battery

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 24727

India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV 1st issue with clasp 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919' (338. Gnr.-Nk. Yusaf Khan, 2 K.M. Bty.)

Recipient was a Naik (Corporal) serving with the 2nd Kashmir Mountain Battery, an artillery unit of the of the Jammu & Kashmir Indian Princely States Forces

Scarce seen medal on the market named to 2nd Kashmir Mountain Battery

Condition: Toned GVF  read more

Code: 24719

Royal Engineers: Fowke Memorial Medal. Bronze (W. Sherman. Corporal R.E.)

Instituted: Established by the Royal Engineers Institute in 1872, and awarded annually in silver, and in bronze.

Designer: George Thomas Morgan

Obverse: Legend 'Francis Fowke' with portrait of Captain Francis Fowke, R.E. wearing tunic with 'Captain's' rank insignia on the collar

Reverse: An ornate laurel border, with central inscription on 5 x line...  read more

Code: 24714

Indian Meritorious Service Medal. GVI issue (3783 Hav. Bostan Khan, 15 Punj. A. Tk. R. I. Arty.)

Inter-War service: The recipient is confirmed to have prior served in Burma during the Burma Rebellion of 1930-32 - for which service he was awarded an Indian General Service Medal 1908-35, GV second type with clasp 'Burma 1930-32'. The medal is known to exist, and is recorded to have sold at Dix Noonan Webb as Lot 741 in December 2004

By ethnicity and faith the recipient was a P...  read more

Code: 24709

India Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GV 1st issue (427 Naick Jang No. 6 Mtn. By. R.G.A.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier who held the rank of Naik (Corporal) while serving with the 6th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery of the British Indian Army

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 24707

India Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GV 1st issue (23031 Gnr. Shah Wali, M.A.T.C.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Mussalman faith who held the rank of Gunner while serving at the Mountain Artillery Training Centre of the British Indian Army

The Mountain Artillery Training Centre was first established on 15 August 1920, when it was located at Dehra Dun. After a subsequent to Lucknow, in 1928, the M.A.T.C. had relocated to Ambala.

The ...  read more

Code: 24705