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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 89

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (550 Havr. Najoom. Chitral Scouts.), very fine

The Chitral Scouts, also known as the Chitral Levies, were raised in April 1903 as a standing paramilitary unit, not officially part of the British Indian Army. Recruiting the cragsmen of Chitral, they distinguished themselves during the Third Afghan War, notably at Mirkhani on 14 May 1919 and at the Battle of Birkot on 23 May 1919. For their efforts, they took various decorations, and unlike the North Waziristan Militia and South Waziristan Militia, along with the Khyber Rifles, where mass defections took place, there was not even one defector among the ranks of the Chitral Scouts. In recognition of his loyalty and faithfulness, Shuja ul-Mulk was Knighted, made His Highness and Chitral became an 11-gun salute state.

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Estimate
£30 to £50

Starting price
£20