Six: Captain C. L. M. Voules, 10-5th Mahratta Light Infantry

India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. C. L. M. Voles, 110 M.L. Infy.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (Capt. C. L. M. Voules, 10-5-Mahratta L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed, note variation in name, very fine and better, rare (6) £1000-1400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw.

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Charles Lyons Mervyn Voules was born on 25 January 1900 and was first commissioned on 15 April 1919. He was promoted to Captain in April 1925. Served in the Third Afghan War 1919 and in operations in Waziristan 1919-24. In 1928 he served in the operations against the Akhwan in the Southern Desert, Iraq - this was principally a Royal Air Force Operation and Voules was one of just a small number of non-R.A.F. personnel to be awarded the General Service Medal with that clasp - he is listed as ‘Voutes’ in British Battles and Medals.