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22 July 2016
A Second World War Burma operations M.B.E. group of six awarded to Subedar & Hon. Lieutenant Kanshi Ram, Bahadur, 1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment, who was decorated and mentioned in despatches for his leadership in the Arakan and Imphal, to which distinctions he later added the 2nd Class of the Order of British India The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military Division) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (42...
Hammer Price: £420
A Second World War Burma operations M.C. group of seven awarded to Jemadar Manbahadur Gurung, 1st Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles, who led his platoon on a successful ‘nuisance raid’ and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy in hand to hand fighting during two night attacks in April 1944 Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (1858 L.-Nk. Manbahadur Gurung, 1-8 G.R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Me...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Second World War Burma operations M.C. group of six awarded to Jemadar Kalu Ram, 5th Battalion, (Napier’s), 6th Rajputana Rifles, who won an immediate award for leading a bayonet charge on Rajput Hill in June 1944 Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (I.O. 45699 Jemdr. Kalu Ram, 5 Bn. Raj. Rif.), very fine and better (6) £1200-1400
£1,200–£1,400
A Second World War Burma operations M.C. group of six awarded to Subedar Nagina Ram, 5th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment, who was decorated for his gallantry and leadership during the advance on, and capture of Mandalay Hill in 1945 Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1946’; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Mohmand 1933, North West Frontier 1935 (13349 Sep. Nagina Ram, 5-10 Baluch R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal 1939-45, very...
Hammer Price: £900
A rare and outstanding Second World War Burma operations M.M. and Bar awarded to Lance-Naik Kharakbahadur Rai, 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, who won immediate awards for his gallantry on the Tiddim Road during the battle of Imphal in April-May 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar (63258 L./Naik Kharakbahacdur Rai, 2/5 R.G.R.), officially engraved naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, the first with edge nicks and bent suspension, very fine or better (4) £...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of six awarded to Acting Naik Rahim Ali, 19th (Maymo) Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery: the first Indian gunner to receive the M.M, in the 1939-45 War - an immediate award - he gallantry manned his wireless set under heavy fire in the Arakan in February 1944 and at one point was blown down a hill by the blast of a shell Military Medal, G.VI.R. (43455 A. Naik Rahim Ali, Ind. Art.), officially impressed naming; India General Service 1936-39, 1...
Hammer Price: £550
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. awarded to Sapper Balouch, 70 Field Company, Bengal Sappers & Miners Group, Royal Indian Engineers, who was decorated for his gallant part in manning an L.M.G. during the assault on ‘Bare Patch’ on Vaona Ridge in February 1944: ‘one particular sniper hit the stones on the parapet of his slit trench three times until finally ... Sapper Baluch spotted him and finished him off with two well-aimed bursts.’ Military Medal, G.VI.R. (26155 Spr. Balouch, Be...
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of six awarded to Naik Bachan Singh, 1st Royal (Kohat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force), who was decorated for gallant deeds in the Kachin Hills in February 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (40638 Nk. Bachan Singh, R.I.A.), officially impressed naming; India General Service 1936-37, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (40638 Dvr. Bachan Singh, 1 R. Mtn. Bty.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal 1939-45, scratch to obverse b...
Hammer Price: £600
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. awarded to Rifleman Ramparsad Gurung, 3rd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles, who won an immediate award for his gallantry in an attack on ‘Wireless Ridge’ on the Silchar Track during the siege of Imphal in April 1944: invested with his award by the Viceroy of India that August, he was wounded in subsequent operations during the capture of Monywa Military Medal, G.VI.R. (10390 Rfmn. Ramparsad Gurung, 8 G.R.), officially engraved naming, edge bruise, bette...
Hammer Price: £500
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to Naik Vakil Singh, 9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Field Force, who won an immediate award for his gallantry in attacking an enemy held village in Assam in May 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (12600 Naik Vakil Singh, 1 F.F. I.A.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf, minor contact wear, very fine and better (5) £600-800
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. awarded to Lance-Naik Mohd Ajaib, 8th Indian Mountain Battery, 23 Indian Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, who won an immediate award for his gallant work at Lambui in July 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (44353 L. Naik Mohd Ajaib, I.A.), officially re-impressed naming, re-riveted suspension claw, edge bruising, nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to Lance-Naik Lakhman Rai, 4th Battalion, 10th Gurka Rifles, who won an immediate award for his bravery at Talingon in February 1945 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5978 Rfn. Lakhman Rai, G.R.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star, Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these four officially impressed, ‘5978 L. Nk. Lakhman Raid, 10 G.R.’, together with 1939-45 Star, Defence and War Medals, likewise impressed but in the rank...
Hammer Price: £750
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of six awarded to Naik Kulbahadur Gurung, 4th Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles, who took a steady toll on the enemy in a series of daring patrols on the east and west banks of the Irrawaddy in March-May 1945 He also distinguished himself in the three day siege of Taungdaw, where he displayed magnificent steadfastness in the face of overwhelming odds, his example so inspiring his men that ‘every enemy attack was held and smashed’: one of those so i...
Hammer Price: £1,400
An impressive Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of four awarded to Rifleman Ganja Bahadur Rai, 1/7th Gurkha Rifles, who won an immediate award for his clearance of enemy bunkers and slit trenches with his Tommy gun and grenades: having then exhausted his ammunition he rushed a Jap officer - cutting him down with his khukri Military Medal, G.VI.R. (75799 Rfmn. Ganja Bahadur Rai, G.R.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, these last three offi...
A scarce Second World War Burma operations M.M. awarded to Dafadar Badan Singh, ‘C’ Squadron, 16th Light Cavalry, Indian Armoured Corps, who won an immediate award for knocking out an enemy tank at Pyawbe in April 1945 and killing nine of the enemy Military Medal, G.VI.R. (A-1451 Dfr. Badan Singh, I.A.C.), officially impressed naming, edge bruise and contact marks to obverse, very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of seven awarded to Havildar Golaba Ram, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, who won an immediate award for his gallantry in facing off a protracted attack in May 1945, nine dead Japanese being found in front of his position at daybreak: he had earlier participated in the Eritrean campaign in 1941, in which he was wounded in the action at Gogni Military Medal, G.VI.R. (10741 Hav. Golaba Ram, Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; D...
Hammer Price: £800
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Naik Tekbahadur Thapa, 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles, who was decorated for a series of point-blank encounters with the enemy in May-August 1945: he was also awarded Jangi Inam, a grant of land Military Medal, G.VI.R. (36031 L. Nk. Tekbahadur Thapa, G.R.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, these three officially impressed, ‘36031 L./Nk. Tekbahadur Thapa, 3 G.R.’, one or two co...
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