Orders, Decorations and Medals

An Ashoka Chakra 3rd Class group of seven awarded to Subadar Ram Prasad Limbu, 6th Battalion Assam Rifles

India, Ashoka Chakra, 3rd Class, bronze (62225 Nk. Ram Prasad Limbu, 6 Bn. Assam Rif. -18 Jun. 1961) in Calcutta Mint leather case of issue, lid inscribed, ‘Ashoka Chakra Class III’; General Service Medal 1947, 1 clasp, Naga Hills (62225 Jem. Ram Parsad (sic) Limbu, Assam Rif.); Poorvi Star 1971, unnamed; Raksha Medal 1965, unnamed; Sangram Medal 1971, unnamed; Sainya Seva Medal 1960, 1 clasp (in Hindi) Himalaya (JC-62225 Sub. R. P. Limbu, Assam Rif.); 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 1972, unnamed, very fine (7) £300-350

Ram Prasad Limbu enlisted into the Assam Rifles on 24 November 1953 and took his discharge as a Subadar on 31 March 1988. He was notified by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, of the award of the Ashoka Chakra 3rd Class on 1 February 1962, ‘for courage and gallantry displayed by you in the service of our country in Nagaland on the 18th June, 1961’.

The Ashoka Chakra was instituted in January 1952 and was awarded for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy.

With copied letter announcing the award; and copied discharge papers with a photocopied photograph of the recipient in uniform.