A Great War ‘East Africa’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Subadar Jahangir Ruttonji Warden, Indian Postal Corps

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Jehangir Ruttonji Warden Indian Postal Corps.) officially engraved in running script, test file mark over first three letters of ‘Ruttonji’, otherwise polished, nearly very fine and rare £300-400

I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 842 of 1919: 885 Subadar Jahangir Ruttonji Warden, Indian Postal Corps. Awarded for East Africa, one of only five such awards to this small unit.