Auction Catalogue

13 December 2007

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 916

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£520

An O.B.E. group of six awarded to Sepoy Mohamad Baksh, 33rd Punjab Infantry

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; India General Service 1895-19021 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (1173 Sepoy Muhammad Bakhsh, 33d Pjb. Infy.); Delhi Durbar 1911 (344 Sepoy Mohamad Bakhsh, 33d Punjabis); Indian Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (344 Sepoy Muhamad Baksh, 33rd Punjabis); Indian Title Badge (2), G.V.R., Khan Bahadur, silver-gilt (Khan Sahib Munshi Ahmed Baksh, 4th June 1917); another, G.V.R., Khan Sahib, silver and enamel (Munshi Ahmad Baksh, 1st Jany. 1915), note variations in number, name and spellings, slight contact marks, very fine and better (6) £250-350

O.B.E. not confirmed. Believed to be a group but not confirmed.