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Auction: 13002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 27

(x) A Second War 'Panthal, Burma' I.D.S.M. Group of Seven to Sepoy Mohammed Said, 7th Rajputs
a) Pakistan, General Service Medal, one clasp, Kashmir 1948
b) Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (19542 Sep. Muhammad Said, 4-7 Rajput R.)
c) 1939-1945 Star
d) Africa Star
e) Burma Star
f) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine or better, mounted for display purposes in this order (7)

I.D.S.M. London Gazette 20.4.1944 No. 19542 Sepoy Mohd Said, 7th Rajput Regiment
'In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.'

The Recommendation, dated 5.2.1944, states: 'In the Arakan on the 15th January 1944 Sepoy Mohammed Said was detailed to accompany a line party under Naik Mulaim Singh. The party was ordered to lay a line from Razabil North to a forward isolated Company established by night in Razabil South, whose original line had been badly destroyed by enemy action.
The party left at about 11:30 hours and whilst crossing the flat open cut paddy separating the two villages was fired on from the dominating heights of the Tortoise and Boomerang features. The party was pinned down and the Commander Naik Mulaim Singh was wounded. Naik Mulaim Singh then attached his telephone and reported to the Signal Officer, who ordered him to return and the rest of the party to find such cover as they could behind low paddybunds and wait for dark.
Sepoy Mohammed Singh however after the departure of the N.C.O. personally took charge of the line party and insisted on carrying on which he did in spite of repeated bursts of light Machine Gun fire on his party every time they moved. However, by crawling most of the way a distance of about 800 yards, with little or no cover he at last succeeded in reaching the Company at about 15:00 hours, thereby enabling L/T communication to be established and orders for that night regarding D.F. tasks and patrolling to be got to that Company with reasonable security before dark.
This Sepoy's courage, tenacity of purpose, and complete disregard of his own personal safety was of the very highest order and was a splendid example to all his comrades of extreme devotion to duty.'

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