Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Jemadar Ghulam Mohammed, 32 Mule Corps and Indian Army Veterinary Corps
British War Medal 1914-20 (92-A Vety. Jemdr. Ghulam Mohd, 32 Mule Cps); War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal 1939-45, nearly very fine

1914 Star (2) (No. 999 V. Asst. Abdul Aziz, 31/Mule Corps.; No. 182 K.D./ Fateh Khan, 9/Mule Corps.); 1914-15 Star (2) (N. 43 V.A. Maluk Khan, 15/Mule Corps.; Vety: Dr. No. 959 S. Syed Hussain, 15/Mule Corps.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (124 Vety-Dfdr. Hashim Din, 3 Mule...); Memorial Plaque (Ratbir Rai) heavy edge cut to VM, nearly very fine or better (9) £160-200

Ghulam Mohammed was born on 28 June 1885 and graduated from Veterinary College on 5 April 1911. He served during the Great War with the 32nd Mule Corps, and joined the Indian Army Veterinary Corps on 29 September 1918 as a Warrant Officer 1st Class. He subsequently served with the 49th Mule Corps in Iraq and was promoted Jemadar on 1 February 1929. In 1930 he was serving at the Remount Depot, Sargodha, and later served at the Mobile Veterinary Hospital, Maymyo, Burma, and then with No. 8 Section, Quetta. In July 1940 he was re-employed as a Viceroy’s Commissioned Officer serving at Mona, until retiring in 1943.

Abdul Aziz was born on 23 February 1882 and graduated from Veterinary College on 4 April 1910. He served during the Great War with the 31st Mule Corps, and joined the Indian Army Veterinary Corps on 6 September 1918. He subsequently served with the 6th Camel Corps, 1919-21, and was promoted Jemadar on 9 February 1925. He later served at the Remount Depot, Saharanpur.

Fateh Khan served during the Great War with the 9th Mule Corps, and was awarded the Indian Distinguished Service Medal for his services in France (London Gazette 14 January 1916). Promoted Jemadar, he subsequently served as Adjutant of No. 3 Mule Corps.

S. Syed Hussain served during the Great War with the 15th Mule Corps in France, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.

Ratbir Rai (listed on the C.W.G.C. Roll as R. M. Rai) served as a Veterinary Assistant with ‘C’ Depot, Mule Corps, during the Great War, and died in Mesopotamia on 23 December 1917. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.