British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A fine O.B.I. group of six awarded to Subadar-Major Gopal Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers

Order of British India, 1st Class, 2nd type neck badge, gold and light blue enamel, lacking top ribbon loop; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Sepoy Gopal Singh, 31st Regt. N.I.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Waziristan 1901-2 (28 Subdr. Gopal Singh 23rd Bl. Infy.); Tibet 1903-04, no clasp (28 Subr. Major Gopal Singh 23rd Sikh Pioneers); Delhi Durbar 1903; Delhi Durbar 1911, light contact marks to the earlier campaign medals, otherwise better than very fine (6) £1600-1800

Gopal Singh entered the service on 5 January 1875, initially into the 31st Punjabis before transferring to the 23rd Sikh Pioneers. He was promoted Jemadar in April 1887, and Subadar in July 1892, becoming Subadar-Major on 1 March 1900. He served in Afghanistan 1878-80 with the 31st Punjabis (Medal), and with the 23rd Sikh Pioneers in the 1st Miranzai expedition of 1891; Relief of Chitral 1895 (Medal with clasp); N.W. Frontier of India, Waziristan 1901-02 (Clasp); and Tibet 1903-04 (Medal). Subadar-Major Gopal Singh retired 4 April 1908.