No.471 RESVT KUNDAN SING NEGI 2/39/GARHL.RFLS. (on 1914 Star)
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, France on 10/3/15 (LG 28/4/15) - Click Here
The regiment was then sent to the Middle East & took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign
Condition: GVF