A Fine Collection of Indian Distinguished Service Medals

I.D.S.M., G.V.R., 1st type (340 Dfdr. Kalyan Singh, 12th Cavy.) officially engraved naming, test mark on edge, otherwise very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Indian Distinguished Service Medals.

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Kalyan Singh's I.D.S.M. was awarded for distinguished service in Mesopotamia. The 12th Cavalry distinguished itself before Kut-al-Amara and in the advance to Baghdad. It received the single battle honour MESOPOTAMIA 1915-18.