Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Double Iraq & Indian Frontier War Ww2 Medal Group Major General B P Baliga Ims

Immediate post WW1 and WW2 O. Iraq and India Campaign medals to Major General B. Baliga, who served with the Indian Medical Services and received an O. For his participation in the Iraq campaign during WW2. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire O. (Military), 2nd type breast badge; General Service Medal (1918 1962) 1 clasp S. PERSIA, impressed named CAPT. India General Service Medal (1908 1935) 1 clasp MALABAR 1921 22., impressed named CAPT B. 1939 45 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War medals 1939 45, India Service medal 1939 45. All WW2 medals un named as issued. Court mounted for display. Comes with copies of the London gazette, O. Citation, medal rolls, photograph of Major General Baliga, Indian Army lists and research. Colonel Baliga was in charge of the 28th Combined General Hospital in Iraq when he was awarded his O. Major General Bantwal Panduranga Baliga O. Was born on the 23/3/1894, he was granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service 4/8/1918 at the completion of his medical studies Glasgow. He served in Iraq 7/2/1919 with the 49th Indian General Hospital and 176 Indian Field Ambulance as a Captain. On returning to India, he was involved in the Malabar Rebellion. Promoted to Major 17/12/30, Lt. Colonel 17/12/38 and Colonel 12/4/47. During WW2 he was deployed with the I. To Iraq as part of the 2nd Mountain Division and ran the 28th Combined General Hospital Mosul and Kirkuk. It was for his leadership running the hospital over the winter of 1941/42 that he was awarded the O. Post war he remained in the Indian Army retiring as a Major General. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “DOUBLE IRAQ & INDIAN FRONTIER WAR WW2 MEDAL GROUP MAJOR GENERAL B P BALIGA IMS” is in sale since Saturday, April 24, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1939 – 1945 (WWII)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Campaign: World War II
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country: Australia
  • Product Type: Medals
  • Era: 1940s