Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lieutenant G. C. Prophit, 1/39th Garhwal Rifles

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. C. Prophit.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq (Lieut. G. C. Prophit.) mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (3) £280-£320

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.

George Craigie Prophit passed out from the Cadet College, Wellington, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant Unattached List, Indian Army, 18 June 1917. He advanced to Lieutenant, and served with the 1/39th Garhwal Rifles.

Prophit died of spinal fever, 10 December 1920, whilst attached to the 18th Divisional Headquarters in Iraq. Lieutenant Prophit is buried in Baghdad War Cemetery.