India General Service Medal 1936-39. With clasp 'North West Frontier 1936-37' (525 Sepoy Feroze Khan, 1 Rd. Constn, Bn)

The recipient was a Pathan holding the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 1st Road Construction Battalion

The Road Construction Battalions - of which there were 4 x battalions (1st 2nd, 4th & 5th) - were specially locally enlisted personnel, employed by the Government of the North West Frontier Province for exclusive service within the Tribal Territory 'Border Lands' ...  read more

Code: 24901

General Service Medal 1918-1962. GVI 1st issue with clasp 'Palestine' (3245762. Rfmn. J. McCormick. Cameronians.)

Medal with unique army number naming 'typo' - should be 3244762 - and exactly as officially impressed. There is only one - unique - 'McCormick' surname in the 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 'Palestine' medal roll

Wounded-in-Action: Rifleman James McCormick 9th Battalion Cameronians confirmed 'Wounded-in-Action' North West Europe on 11 July 1944 (Ref WO 417/79 British...  read more

Code: 24898

British India: Overseas Service Badge 1939-45

An official service award that was worn on the left breast of the tunic (above medal ribands) - for service in campaign theatres during the Second World War - and in addition to medal ribbons and or medals

See attached image from the regimental history of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles, showing 4 x Gurkhas decorated for North Africa (note the 2 x VCO's wearing 4th Indian Division 'Kite Ha...  read more

Code: 24964

General Service Medal 1918-1962. GVI first issue with clasp 'S.E. Asia 1945-46'

Un-named as issued

The clasp awarded for post-war operations in French Indochina (now Vietnam) and Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia)

Un-named medals were awarded to former Indian Army personnel who had transferred their service to the Pakistan Army, and or took their discharge and returned to their ancestral lands in the territories that became Pakistan on 15...  read more

Code: 24895

India (Dominion): Independence Medal 1947 (86130 Rfn. Dille Gurung, 1-8 G.R.)

The recipient Dille Gurung was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who held the rank of Rifleman who was serving with the 1st Battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army on 15 August 1947

A search of casualty lists and nominal rolls of honours and awards to 8 GR, show that the recipients regimental number is within the range of regimental enlistments i...  read more

Code: 24892

General Service Medal 1918-62. GVI second issue with clasp 'Malaya' (MYA/18016281 Bdr. Akbar. B. Hassan R.A.)

The prefix MYA to the recipients unique army number denotes a locally Malaya enlisted soldier

The recipient Akbar Bin Hassan (Akbar son of Hassan) was by ethnicity a Malay soldier, who held the non-commissioned-officer rank of Bombardier, while serving with the Royal Regiment of Artillery

A very much scarcer medal seen named to a Malay Gunner, than one named to the...  read more

Code: 24890

General Service Medal 1918-62. GVI issue with clasp 'Malaya' (5540 S.C. Akbar. Bin. Hassan S'pore. Pol)

Last 2 x letters of unit officially corrected - and exactly as issued

The recipient Akbar Bin Hassan (Akbar son of Hassan) was by ethnicity a Malay, who held the rank of Special Constable while serving with the Singapore Police

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 24887

General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Malaya' (PK007814 HG. Ismail B. Hassan Malaya HG.)

Ismail Bin Hassan (Ismail son of Hassan) was by ethnicity a Malay, who held the Home Guard (HG), while serving with the Malaya Home Guard

Armed with 'Shotguns', the multi-ethnic Malaya Home Guard, played a key role during the period of 'Emergency' in Malaya, during which an estimated 250,000served in the Home Guard

Qualifying criteria for award of the GSM Malaya to...  read more

Code: 24886

General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Malaya'

The medal with a name erased / machine-skimmed rim

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 24885

General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Arabian Peninsula' (9454 Pte. Nasser Alawi Audhali. A.P.L.)

The recipient was an ethnic Arab soldier holding the rank of Private while serving with the Aden Protectorate Levies, a locally raised unit for service in Aden Colony

The Aden Protectorate Levies (APL): Was a military force recruited from indigenous tribal populations, for the local defence of the Aden Protectorate under British rule. The Levies were drawn from all parts of the P...  read more

Code: 24883