Auction Catalogue

1 December 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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

Lot

№ 850

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£60

General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (21154683 Dvr. Tejram Gurung, G.T.R.) nearly extremely fine £60-80

Tejram Gurung enlisted on 19 December 1961. A driver, initially with the the Gurkha A.S.C. and then with the Gurkha Transport Regiment, his record shows several motoring offences - one in 1964 for driving a 3 ton Bedford truck at excessive speed and another in 1967 for being in collision with a civilian motor cycle. That aside, his Testimonial describes him as a ‘ ... useful driver of land rovers, 4 ton trucks and ambulances. ..’ He was discharged as redundant on 29 September 1968. Sold with copied Record of Service which confirms periods of service for both clasps.