Another Kick at the Khan

[Michael Johnson]

I just landed an India General Service Medal 1936, with the NWF 1936-37 clasp to the 3-1 Punjab Regt.

It was shown as named to 11708 SEPOY KARAM DAD KHAN 3-1 PUNJAB R

Now as is my custom, I ran him with CWGC, and was returned "no records". Fortunately I thought back to my 9th Cavalry group to L/Dfr. Ghulam Rasoul Khan, and the naming of the later medals.

I ran "KARAM DAD", and bingo, there he was, still a Sepoy, still with the 3-1 Punjab, November 30, 1941, aged 27. A casualty of the Battle of the Libyan Omar.

And next-of-kin in Pakistan, so I have no qualms adding the WWII medals. And I've got my Africa Star group that I needed to complete my set.

Khan is an honorific, and may not show on a search.

[Michael Johnson]

From the description:

This item is an India general Service Medal 1936-39 named to 11708 SEPOY KARAM DAD KHAN 3-1 PUNJAB R with clasp North West Frontier 1936-37.

This clasp was issued for service in operations largely against the Fakir of Ipi in Waziristan between 24th November 1936 and 16th December 1937.

I think his regiment was the 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, which would then give a regimental history (as at March 1922) by the amalgamation of the 62nd Punjabis, 66th Punjabis, 1st Brahmans, 82nd Punjabis and the 84th Punjabis.

There is a slight dink on the rim at approximately 6 o'clock

That's a helluva way to refer to His Majesty King George VI.

[peter monahan]

Anyone else who reads this thread should know that Michael was disinherited on three separate occasions by his revered father, no mean wordsmith himself, for being too "punny". Oh, the shame of it!

Peter