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A rare Waziristan 1937 operations I.D.S.M. awarded to Lance-Naik Nawab Ali, 2/8th Punjab Regiment
Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (13016 L.-Naik Nawab Ali, 2-8 Punjab R), good very fine £600-800
I.D.S.M. Governor-General’s Order 417 of 29 May 1937 for operations in Waziristan in April of the same year.
One of approximately 30 such awards for pre-war operations on the North West Frontier 1936-39 and undoubtedly one of the very first G.VI.R. issues ever made.
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