Auction Catalogue

17 September 2004

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 450

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£430

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (4157 Sepoy Bakshish Singh, 36th Sikhs) contact marks, about very fine £160-180

An award for Mesopotamia (G.G.O. 1388 of 1916).

Bakshish Singh was also mentioned in despatches (G.G.O. 1241 of 1916 refers).