No.962 RFMN NAIN SING NEGI 1/39/GARHL.RFLS. (on 1914 Star)
Note: The 1/39th 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.1909 Naik Darwan Singh Negi 1/39th Garhwal Rifles became the first Indian ever to earn the VC, near Festubert, France on the night of 22-23/11/14 (LG 7/12/14) - Click Here
The regiment was then sent to the Middle East & took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign
Condition: Very Heavily polished