Basis the recipient held the rank of Private (and not Trooper, Gunner or Sapper) J. Mendes, would have been a volunteer member of The Bombay Battalion', which was one of the 4 x A.F.I. units that comprised the The Bombay Contingent (Auxiliary Force India). The individual units of The Bombay Contingent, in 1939 were:- The Bombay Patrol- No.10 (Bombay) Battery, R.A., A.F.I.- No.3 (Bombay) Fortress Company, R.E., A.F.I.- The Bombay BattalionThe recipient, Private J. Mendes, was of Goanese ethnicityLike all other units of the Auxiliary Force India, all units of the Bombay Contingent were disbanded on 14 August 1947Condition: About GVF