A Second World War Italy operations M.M. awarded to Sepoy Fateh Mohd, 1st Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, who was wounded while single-handedly storming an enemy machine-gun post

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (195641 Sep. Fateh Mohd, F.F.R.), officially impressed naming, good very fine £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bahadur Collection of Medals to Sikh Regiments.

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M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945. The original recommendation for an immediate award states:

‘On 30 August 1944, during the operations north of Pontassieve following the crossing of the River Arno, ‘B’ Company came under intensive machine-gun fire from Point 534 and the lower slopes of P. Gerrone. Sepoy Fateh Mohd immediately dashed forward to a trench containing four enemy and a Spandau. Before reaching the trench he was wounded and fell. Disregarding his wound and the intense fire, he crawled forward and threw two grenades into the trench, killing one German and wounding two others. The fourth surrendered. By his conspicuous gallantry and example the position was finally captured and a further advance made possible.’