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Auction: 20002 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Space Exploration
Lot: 382

Five: Lance-Naik B. Ram, 2nd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, who was wounded in action on 18 December 1941 and subsequently captured at the fall of Hong Kong

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (13997 Sepoy Beli Ram, 2-14 Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, note spelling of name, very fine

Bali Ram served with the 2nd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment during the fall of Hong Kong. The unit were responsible for coastal defences from Causeway Bay to Belcher's Point, with the Battalion Headquarters on the McDonnell Road. Ram was wounded in action on 18 December 1941 and admitted to the Indian General Hospital just before the fall of Hong Kong on 25 December; sold with copied casualty list.

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Sold for
£280

Starting price
£160