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19 May 2021

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№ 285

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19 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£130

Three: Lance-Naik Belam Sing Bisht, 1/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, who was killed in action during operations on Ramree Island on 4 February 1945

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, all officially impressed ‘8796 L/Nk Belam Sing Bisht, R. Garh. Rif.’, very fine (3) £40-£50

Belam Sing Bisht served with the 1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles during the Second World War, and was killed in action during operations on Ramree Island on 4 February 1945. He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma.