Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Title Badge, G.V.R., Khan Sahib, silver and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Bakshi Ghazanfar Ali’, very fine £60-£80

Awarded 2 January 1911. Bakshi Ghazanfar Ali, Extra Assistant Settlement Officer in the Punjab:

‘Bakshi Ghazanfar Ali did good work as Extra Assistant Colonization Officer in Lyallpur, and was appointed Extra Asssitant Officer of the Ludhiana Settlement when it was started in 1908. The Settlement Commissioner reports that Ghazanfar Ali has done exceedingly well and that it is due to his loyal co-operation that the Settlement Officer has been able to complete the revision of maps and records quicker than has ever been done in any settlement.’