Auction Catalogue

4 July 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Miniature Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 212

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£110

1914-15 Stars named to Indian Troops of Royal Artillery Batteries (11): (No.189 Mochi Allah Ditta, 5/Mtn. Bty.; No.827 Driver Gulab Khan, No.6 M.B. R.G.A.; No.631 Dvr. Bahadur Khan, 7 M.B. R.G.A.; No.895 Driver Hakam Singh, No.8 M.B. R.G.A.; No.911 Driver Waryam Singh, No.8 M.B. R.G.A.; No.937 Driver Said Ahmed, No.8 M.B. R.G.A.; 1556 Gnr. Natha Singh, H.K.S. R.G.A.; No.5841 Dvr. Sharaf Ali, R.A.; No.13115 Gnr. Saif Ali, R.F.A.; No.715 Dvr. Lal Singh, Mtn. Bty. R.G.A.; No.23228 Gunr. Lal Khan, R.G.A.) generally nearly very fine or better and scarce (11) £50-60

5 M.B. R.G.A.: served in France & Flanders with 3 Mountain Brigade from December 1914 until May 1915, then in Slaonika.
6 M.B. R.G.A.: this battery operated against the Mohmands and Swatis near Hafiz Kor on 16-24 April and 30 August-31 October, 1915.
7 M.B. R.G.A.: served in France & Flanders with 3 Mountain Brigade from December 1914 until May 1915, then in Slaonika.
8 M.B. R.G.A.: this battery operated against the Mohmands and Swatis near Hafiz Kor on 16-24 April and 30 August-31 October, 1915.
Hong Kong - Singapore R.G.A.: consisted of 5 companies of Sikhs and Punjabi Mussulmans, three in Hong Kong and one each in Singapore and Mauritius. A Mountain Battery drawn from all five companies disembarked at Suez in December 1915.