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Auction: 14001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 234

The Rare 'Southern Desert, Iraq' Campaign Group of Six to Major C.L.M. Voules, Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army, Who Subsequently Died of Wounds in Eritrea, 17.3.1941
India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., three clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. C.L.M. Voles, 110 M.L. Infy.); General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (Capt. C.L.M. Voules, 10-5-Mahratta L.I.), rank officially corrected; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, generally good very fine or better, the GSM Regimentally unique to an Officer (6)

Major Charles Lyons Mervyn Voules, born 25.1.1900; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 15.4.1919; promoted Captain, 15.4.1925; served in the operations against the Akhwan in the Southern Desert, Iraq, with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Maharatta Light Infantry, whilst on attachment from the 10th Battalion, January to June 1928: this was principally a Royal Air Force Operation and Voules was one of just a small handful of non-R.A.F. personnel to be awarded the General Service Medal with this clasp; served during the Second World War; died of wounds, 17.3.1941, and is buried in Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea.

Approximately 67 'Southern Desert, Iraq' clasps awarded to non-R.A.F. personnel: 36 to Iraqi civilians serving with AKFORCE; 29 to 3/5 Maharatta Light Infantry, and 2 to 10/5 Maharatta Light Infantry, whilst on attachment to 3/5 M.L.I.: Captain Voules and his servant Motilal.

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