GURKHA RIFLES & NEPALESE ARMY

1st Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)

India General Service Medal North West Frontier 1937-39    7306 RFN. NIRBAHADUR THAPA, 2-1 GR   SOLD

2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles)

India Medal Punjab Frontier 1897-98 9812 Rifleman Dallu Thapa 1st Bn 2d Goorkha    £195


Victory Medal          3564 RFMN. DAMER SINGH GURUNG, 2-2 GRKS.   £30

Victory Medal            3236 RFMN. KIRTIMAN GURUNG, 2-2 GKS.          SOLD


3rd Gurkha Rifles

Victory Medal       4072 RFMN. HARAK SING GURUNG, 2-3 GRKS.   SOLD  


India General Service Medal North West Frontier 1937-39   7667 RFN. RANBAHADUR GURUNG, 2-3 G.R.   SOLD  

4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles

India Medal Punjab Frontier 1897-98 / Tirah 1897-98 1696 Riflmn Padamsing Thapa, 2/4th Gurkha Rifles   £175

India Medal Punjab Frontier 1897-98/Tirah 1897-98 1645 Rfmn Dalbahadur Thapa 2d Bn 4th Gurkhas   £175






1939-45 War Medal             5330019 HAV. TSHERING WANGDI, 4 G.R.
India Service Medal
            5330019 HAV. TSHERING WANGDI, 4 G.R.
Indian Independence Medal
5330019 HAV. TSHERING WANGDI, 4 G.R.
Group of Three: £95

5th Royal Gurkha Rifles

6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles

7th Duke of Edinburgh's own Gurkha Rifles

General Service Medal Kurdistan / Iraq  RFMN MANBAHADUR CHHETRI 1-7-GURKHA R.  SOLD
Medal has small circular indent under suspender and has been repaired. 

1939-45 War Medal  78401 RFN. TARABIR RAI, 7 G.R.   SOLD 


8th Gurkha Rifles


1939-45 War Medal 94326 RFN. NARBAHADUR THAPA, 4-8 G.R.      £20

1939-45 War Medal 5033 NK. BALDEO THAPA, 4-8 G.R.
India Service Medal 5033 NK. BALDEO THAPA, 4-8 G.R.
Pair: £45

9th Gurkha Rifles

India Service Medal Punjab Frontier 1897-98 / Tirah 1897-98 641 Riflmn Karbir Khattri, 9th Gurkha Rifles  £165


10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles

11th Gurkha Rifles

Gurkha Engineers


General Service Medal (GVI) Malaya 21145952 SPR. PURNABAHADUR MALL.  E GUR  £85
Slight rubbing on naming.

Gurkha Signals

   

Army Long Service Good Medal (QEII)   23611571  S SGT M V JOGLEKAR  R SIGNALS
Plaque mounted with kukri, various Gurkha Signals badges, buttons and miniature medal.
Plaque on scabbard: PRESENTED TO SSGT JOGLEKAR MV BY KH GSS 1978


Madhav Vasudeo Joglekar was born in India in 1933. He served with 16 Signals in 1962 worked at Rheindahlen on BAOR Radio Relay system. Later served with 259 Signal Squadron in Cyrpus 1970-71. Later in Hong Kong with 247 Signal Squadron, Queen's Gurkha Signals. After he left the army he went to work at GCHQ in Cheltenham and died there in January 2023.
Price: £250
Women's Voluntary Service Medal (cased) LONG SERVICE bar; in Royal Mint case of issue.
White metal bon-bon tray engraved: PRESENTED BY WO's & SGT's GURKHA SIG REGT 19-6-65
Tray has no maker marks. Size of tray: 29 cm long by 23 cm wide and 4 cm high.
Price: £65


ROYAL NEPALESE ARMY

In 1914 and 1939 the King of Nepal offered the services of his own army to help Britain and so regiments of the Royal Nepalese Army served alongside British and Indian Army troops.

British War Medal
274 RFMN. DAL BAHADUR KARKI, 1 R.    £50  
SOLD

India General Service Medal Afghanistan NWF1919  61 HAVR. BHAKIA BAHADUR KHADKA, 2 R.    £145   SOLD
Four Royal Nepal Army Regiments served in the Third Afghanistan War 1919.

India General Service Medal Afghanistan NWF1919  334 RFMN. DANBAHADUR SUNUWAR, P.P.    £145
Four Royal Nepal Army Regiments served in the Third Afghanistan War 1919.


India General Service Medal Afghanistan NWF1919 17 SUBDR.MAJ. LOKE BAHADUR THAPA MAGAR, P.P.  SOLD 

Subadar-Major. 

1939-45 War Medal 501 RFN. HARKABAHADUR GURUNG, NEPALESE CONTGT.    £35

1939-45 War Medal 257 RFN. CHANDRABAHADUR KARKI, NEPALESE CONTGT.    £35

1939-45 War Medal 484 SEP. GANESH BAHADUR NAGARKOTI, NEPALESE CONTGT.   £35


INDIAN ARMY GURKHAS








Samar Seva Medal                                       (only ribbon present)
Paschimi Star                                                 
Unnamed
Sangram Medal                                     5336488 LNK. G.P. PUN. 4.G.R.
1972 Independence Anniversary Medal  5336488 LNK. G.P. PUN. 4.G.R.
Raksha Medal                                       5336488 RFN. GANGA PARSAD PUN, 4 GR
Sainya Seva Medal Himalaya                     5336488 RFN. G.P. PUN. G.R.
Long Service Medal                               5336488 LNK. GANGAPARSAD PUN, GR
Group of Six: 
SOLD

Long Service Good Conduct Medal (1st type 1947 to 1950)  5831664 NK. LALBAHADUR BHANDARI, 9 G.R.       SOLD
General Service Medal Naga Hills     5828957 RFN. BILBAHADUR CHAND, GR.   SOLD
 
Nepalese Medals
Coronation of King Mahendra Medal        Unnamed
Army 25 year Long Service Medal             
Unnamed
Army Long Service Medal                      
Unnamed
Mounted as worn.
Group of Three: £145  SOLD
Overseas Service Medal        Unnamed. Mounted as worn.  £25  
Civil Long Service Medal                        £18




Civil 15 year Long Service Medal          £24  
Civil Long Service Medal (2nd type)    £25
Police Long Service Medal                     £18  SOLD

Coronation of King Mahendra Medal        Unnamed - no ribbon  £55

Royal Nepalese Army Tug of War Bronze Medal        1978   £15




Miniature Medals purchased in Nepal

Group to a senior officer of the Royal Nepalese Army  £300

The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal  (reverse hallmarked London 1921, maker stamp hard to read, looks like CS&Co Ltd)

The Most Illustrious Order of the Three Divine Powers

25 Year Army Long Service Medal

Order of the Indian Empire  
(hinged crown. nice quality)

Defence Medal

1939-45 War Medal

USA Legion of Merit  
(Centre enamel disc is missing)

Mounted Group of three  £28

1939-45 War Medal
India Service Medal
General Service Medal (QEII) Malaya





1939-45 War Medal      £8

India Service Medal    
 £10

Army Long Service Medal  (QEII) Regular Army  
 SOLD

General Service Medal (QEII)   
SOLD

King Mahendra Coronation Medal  
 £12

1939-45 War Medal    £8





King Mahendra Coronation Medal
(nice quality)   £15

King Bihendra Silver Jubilee Medal      £12