India General Service 1854-95. Silver issue with clasp 'Umbeyla' (Havildar Jowalla Sing 23d Punjab Pioneers)

Claw neatly re-affixed

Indian Order of Merit: Havildar Jowalla Sing 23rd (Punjab) Regiment of Native Infantry (Pioneers) was awarded the Indian Order of Merit 3rd Clas for the conspicuous gallantry he displayed at Umbyla in 1863, his award being published in Government General Order No 324 of 1864. The official recommendation of award states:

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Notwithstanding the receipt of a severe wound, in the assault of the Conical Hill on 15th December 1863, he refused to go to the rear., pushing forward with the advance to Lalloo, exhibiting both a forward gallantry and good example

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An extremely desirable campaign medal to a Sikh soldier who is confirmed being both 'Wounded-in-Action' and decorated for his gallantry at 'Conical Hill' during the Umbeyla campaign 

The recipient, Jowalla Sing, was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith who was holding the rank of Havildar (Sergeant) while serving with the 23rd (Punjab) Regiment of Native Infantry (Pioneers), an infantry regiment of the Bengal Presidency Army

The 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers), also known as the 'Mazhabi Pioneers', were primarily recruited from amongst the Mazhabi Sikh community from the Punjab state of India

As a regiment, the 23rd had an enviable record for hard campaigning reflective of their role as 'Assault Pioneers', and as borne out by the numerous battle honours earned by the regiment including overseas service in China during the Second Opium War; Abyssinia and later Afghanistan 1878-80 and in Tibet 1903-04. The honours and traditions of the 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) continue to be perpetuated in the Indian Army in 2025 through the descendent regiment, the Sikh Light Infantry

The sale does not include the riband for the Indian Order of Merit, which has only here been used as a 'Prop' for illustrative purposes

A superb decorated Sikh soldier's medal to one of the most distinguished infantry regiments of the Victorian era Bengal Army

Condition: About VF 

Code: 25465