Orders, Decorations and Medals

A scarce North West Frontier I.D.S.M. group of four awarded to Company Quartermaster Havildar Mangal Singh, 2/2nd Punjab Regiment

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1551 Naik, 2-2 Punjab R.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21 (3991 Sepoy, 1/69 Pjbs.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (1551 Naik, 2-2 Punjab R.); Indian Army M.S.M., G.VI.R. (1551 Coy. Qmr. Hav., 2-2 Punjab R.) contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (4) £350-450

I.D.S.M. awarded for North West Frontier 1937, one of approximately 40 awarded for this campaign.

On 27 April 1937 the Brigade camp at Biche Kashkai was heavily sniped from all sides at night. Parties of tribesmen got to within 25 yards of the perimeter. They were held off by machine-gun fire, but one NCO and 2 Sepoys were wounded. Mangal Singh was decorated for gallantry and endurance in continuing to command his machine-gun after being wounded in the head.