Auction Catalogue

18 & 19 September 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1391

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19 September 2014

Hammer Price:
£1,050

A good Second World War Italy operations I.D.S.M. group of six awarded to Sepoy Ali Zaman, 6th (Scinde) Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles - who accounted for several of the enemy in a gallant grenade attack and another in hand-to-hand combat

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (28233 Sep. Ali Zaman, 13 R. F.F. Rif.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine and better (6) £600-800

I.D.S.M. London Gazette 7 December 1944. The original recommendation states:

‘On 6 August 1944, ‘D’ Company was ordered to capture Terrafino. A patrol of one and four was sent to find out enemy dispositions and strength in the area. This patrol came under heavy L.M.G. fire from an enemy post at Tossolino and was unable to move.

Sepoy Ali Zaman, a member of the patrol, immediately volunteered to move forward alone with grenades and his rifle, to attack the enemy position from flank or rear. He took six grenades and moved off over fairly open ground towards the located enemy post. Other posts in the vicinity had not been located. Despite heavy enemy fire he moved about 500 yards on his own and reached a position from which he threw grenades. Some of the grenades burst in the enemy post. Ali Zaman followed up his success with grenades by engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat, killing one and taking two prisoners. Two had been killed by the grenades.

In this action Ali Zaman displayed initiative and courage of a very high order, complete disregard for his own safety and was an inspiring example to others.’

Ali Zamad was from Mohamda, Abbottabad, in Hazara; sold with the recipient’s original Sanad document, together with copied discharge certificate, the latter confirming his entitlement to the Pacific Star, in addition to the Pakistan General Service and Independence Medals.