No.1676 RIFN BHUDI SING RAWAT 2/39/GARHL.RFLS
Note: The 2/39th Garhwal Rifles were assigned to the Garhwal Brigade, part of the 7th (Meerut) Division & arrived on the Western Front in October 1914, where they suffered heavy casualties. Some Officers & troops are documented as having taken part in the 1914 Christmas Truce
No.1685 Rifleman Gobar Singh Negi of this battalion earned a posthumous Victoria Cross at Neuve Chapelle in France 10/3/15 (VC LG 28/4/15) - Click Here
Later in 1915 the 2/39th Garhwal Rifles were sent to the Middle East & took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign
Condition: NEF