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№ 70

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21 May 2020

Hammer Price:
£950

An immediate 1945 ‘Arakan operations’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Naik Tore Baz Khan, 7/16th Punjab Regiment, for silencing a Japanese bunker with grenades during a night attack on the northern top of Hill 170 in the Kangaw area, 31 January 1945

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (12065 L-Nk Tore Baz Khan Punjab R) edge bruising, nearly very fine £500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 21 June 1945.

The recommendation states: ‘On night 31 January 1945 Lance-Naik Tore Baz Khan was commanding a section of the leading platoon during an attack on the Northern tip of hill 170 in the Kangaw area, where the enemy had succeeded in obtaining a footing only a short distance from our own positions.

He was ordered by his Platoon Commander to take his LMG to the left flank to cover the advance of the leading section down the ridge. When the enemy opened fire he immediately engaged with his LMG and an enemy Machine Gun at once directed heavy fire on to his position wounded his No. 1.

Seeing the danger to his gun group, he ordered them to a new position and ignoring the fact that the enemy were in a bunker only a few yards from him, he crawled forward to within four yards of their positions and threw grenades into the bunker, killing the occupants and silencing the gun.

At first light next morning this N.C.O. volunteered to accompany his Platoon Commander in an effort to recover the body of a sepoy who had been killed in the previous night’s action.

Lance-Naik Tore Baz Khan’s devotion to duty and cool courage under heavy enemy fire were a splendid example to his comrades.’