A rare Abor operations I.D.S.M. group of four awarded to Jemadar Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers

Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Subdr. Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Sikkim 1888, Hazara 1891 (2343 Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Waziristan 1901-2 (2343 Naick Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1908, Abor 1911-12 (Jemdr. Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers), test mark at 3 o’clock on the last, varied side-carriage and clasp rivet arrangement, edge bruising, contact wear and polished, thus nearly very fine and better (4) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Medals formed by the Late Clive Nowell.

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Sundar Singh’s I.D.S.M. was awarded in respect of the Abor operations (G.G.O. No. 780 of August 1912 refers). Also mentioned in Major-General Bowers’ despatch dated 11 April 1912, he was awarded the O.B.I. in June 1913 and was granted the honorary rank of Captain prior to his retirement.

The Indian Army List for 1913 also shows entitlement to the Tibet medal with clasp for Gyantse.