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Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 250

Three: Company Staff Sergeant Amarbahadur Gurung, Gurkha Engineers War Medal; India Service Medal; General Service Medal 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Malaya (21132875 Spr. Amarbahadur Gurung, R.E. Gur), minor official corrections to surname and unit, very fine Pair: Rifleman Baldhoj Gurung, Gurkha Rifles War Medal; India Service Medal, both impressed ´70394 Rfn. Baldhoj Gurung, 3/6 G.R.´, good fine Pair: Corporal Rewantabahadur Thapa, Gurkha Rifles General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Malaya (21133633 Rfn. Rewantabahadur Thapa 2 GR); Indian Independence Medal 1947 (21133633 Rfn. Rewantabahadur. Thapa. G.R.), contact marks, nearly very fine (7) Estimate £ 80-100 21132875 Company Staff Sergeant Amarbahadur Gurung, born 1923; enlisted in the Indian Army, 1.11.1941; discharged, 28.2.1947; re-enlisted in the Brigade of Gurkhas, 8.12.1949; served in Malaya, January to September 1950, November 1952 to February 1953, October 1954 to May 1957, November 1957 to January 1961, and July 1961 to February 1962; promoted Corporal, 24.2.1955; Sergeant, 23.3.1957; Staff Sergeant, 2.4.1960; Company Staff Sergeant, 3.7.1961; discharged, 13.1.1961, after 18 years and 156 days with the Colours. 21133633 Corporal Rewantabahadur Thapa, born 1927; enlisted in the Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army, 9.11.1946; transferred to Brigade of Gurkhas, 1.1.1948; served in Malaya, March to November 1948, July 1949 to April 1952, and November 1952 to September 1953; promoted Corporal, 8.4.1960; discharged, 30.12.1962, after 16 years and 52 days with the Colours.

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