Auction Catalogue

9 & 9 November 2022

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 341

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9 November 2022

Hammer Price:
£320

Pair: Jemadar Gul Akhmad, 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force), who was killed in action during the Relief of Kut on 14 January 1916
1914-15 Star (Jemdr. Gul Akhmad, 53/Sikhs F.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Jemdr. Gul. Akhmad, 53 Sikhs.) nearly very fine

Pair: Sepoy Chhajja Singh, 30th Punjabis, who was killed in action in East Africa on 18 October 1917
1914-15 Star (No. 104 Sepoy Chhajja Singh, 1/30/Punjabis.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (104 Sepoy Chhajja Singh. 1-30 Pjbis) minor official correction to VM, nearly very fine

1914-15 Star (2) (No. 1891 Sep. Lala. 41-Dogras.; No 1099 Sepoy Lal Khan, 46/Punjabis); British War Medal 1914-20 (11440 Nk. Abdul Sattar, R.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (0267 Sepoy Blawal Khan, 2 Guides Infy.) generally good fine (8) £100-£140

Gul Akhmad was killed in action during the Relief of Kut on 14 January 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Chhajja Singh, a native of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was killed in action in East Africa on 18 October 1917 and is commemorated in the Dar Es Salaam Memorial.