Orders, Decorations and Medals

Five: Havildar Indar Singh, 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment, who was killed in action during the crossing of the Irrawaddy in February 1945

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (12443 Sepoy Indar Singh, 1-11 Sikh R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal 1939-45, very fine and better (5) £140-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bahadur Collection of Medals to Sikh Regiments.

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Indar Singh was killed in action on 18 February 1945, while serving as a Havildar in the 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment during the crossing of the Irrawaddy - the regimental history states that ‘D’ Company came under heavy attack on that date, but managed to hold on to a position about two miles to the east of the Battalion. Indar Singh, a native of Abuwal, Ludhiana, was aged 31 years and is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.