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4 & 5 March 2020

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Lot

№ 1043

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5 March 2020

Hammer Price:
£650

India General Service 1908-35, 6 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21, North West Frontier 1930-31, Mohmand 1933, North West Frontier 1935 (1674 L-Nk. Kehar Singh, F Div. Sig. Cps.) unofficial rivets and replacement suspension rod, nearly very fine and rare £400-£500

Kehar Singh enlisted into the Indian Signal Corps on 10 November 1915. He was commissioned Jemadar on 1 January 1935, and promoted to Subadar on 1 June 1939. The Indian Army List for January 1939 confirms his service thus:

‘Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919. Waziristan 1919-21. Mahsud 1919-20. N.W. Frontier of India, 1930-31. N.W. Frontier of India (Mohmand) 1933. N.W. Frontier of India (Mohmand) 1935 - Mentioned in Despatches, G. of I., No. 310 of 1936.’

He continues to be listed in the
Indian Army List under the Signal Training Centre, India, until at least July 1941.