A 'Gorkha' Junior Commissioned Officer's multi-campaign 'Counter Insurgency' & 'Indo-Pakistan' wars, campaign & long service medal group of 6: Naib-Subadar Jitbahadur Limbu 11th Gorkha Rifles, Indian Army

- General Service Medal 1947. With clasp 'Naga Hills' (9402779 S-HAV Jitbahadur Limbu, 11 G.R.)
- Raksha Medal 1965 (War Medal for 1965 Indo-Pak War (9402779 S-HAV. Jitbahadur Limbu, 11 G.R.)
- Sainya Service Medal (Medal for Arduous Terrain Service) with Hindi clasp 'Jammu Kashmir' (9402779 PL-NK. Jitbahadur Limbu, G.R.)
- Pashcimi Star 1971 (Combat Service Star for 1971 Indo-Pak War (J.C. 53559 N-SUB J.B. Limbu 11 G.R.)
- 20 Years Armed Forces Long Service Medal (J.C. 53559 PA-SUB J.B. Limbu, G.R.)
- 9 Years Armed Forces Long Service Medal (J.C. 53559 Nb-SUB J.B. Limbu 11 G.R.)

1st, 2nd & 4th medals fitted with substitute ribands, and fairly typical for post-service veteran mounted 'In The Hills' groups

Basis inclusion of the Paschimi Star Medal (almost certainly issued to the recipient 'after' he had left the Indian Army (India has a historical backlog in issuing medals in a timely manner to recipients), and inclusion of a Jubilee Medal riband, the recipient was also entitled to:

- Sangram Medal 1971 (War Medal for 1971 Indo-Pak War)
- Jubilee of Independence Medal 1947-72

The recipient was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and the Hindu faith from Eastern Nepal, who latterly held the Junior Commissioned Officer rank of 'Naib-Subadar' while serving with the 11th Gorkha Rifles, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

11th Gorkha Rifles: The 11 Gorkha Rifles was re-raised on 1 January 1948. The regiment consists of primarily the Kirant Tribes Rai, Limbu, Yakkha, & Sunwar of Eastern Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars of West Bengal, Sikkim and other parts of Northeast India. The regiment, comprised of 7 x battalions has its regimental centre located at Lucknow Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh

The medals mounted in the Indian Army court-style, in the order described, and as-worn by the recipient. Ribands soiled

A most evocative multi-campaign medal group. mounted as-worn by a veteran 'In the Hills'

Condition: About VF

Code: 23884