Medals
General Sevice Medal with 1 clasp N.W. PERSIA. A beautiful medal to the
most Famous unit of the Indian Army under George V Named properly on the edge; "1883
DFDR TEJA SINGH C.OF GUIDES ( CAV )" here is a medal given to a Cavalry NCO
of that Corps (that had both infantry and cavalry units). Dafadar is equivalent to
a Cavalry Serjeant. Teja Singh was probably a Sikh. He would also have been a veteran
of 1914-1918 WW1. The Guides were a part of North Persia Force (Noperforce).
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