Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Dafadar (Farrier Major) Kala Khan, Queen’s Own Corps of Guides (Cavalry)

India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897 (1574 Farrier Kala, Q.O. Corps Guides Cavy); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (1574 Farr. Kala, Corps of Guides); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (1574 Farr. Kala, Q.O. Corps of Guides); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1574 Dfdr. (Farr. Maj.) Kala Khan, Corps of Guides Cavy. (F.F.)) some contact marks, otherwise very fine and better, a rare group (4) £1000-1200

Ex Hayward 1972.

M.S.M. wef 25 September 1918: Dafadar (Farrier Major) Kala Khan, Corps of Guides.

Only 3 silver and 8 bronze Q.S.A. medals issued to the Corps of Guides. The regiment did not take part in the Boer War but sent horses accompanied by a skeleton detachment to look after them, including Farrier Kala (Khan a later honorific). Dafadar Kala Khan was pensioned on 12 March 1921. Sold with copied Q.S.A. medal roll.