The recipient, Balikrishna More, was an Indian soldier of Marathi ethnicity and the Hindu faith who held the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the Mahar Machine Gun Regiment of the Indian ArmyMahar Machine Gun Regiment: The regiment was raised in British India in 1941, at which time it was styled as the Mahar Regiment. The regiment was originally intended to be a regiment consisting of troops from the Mahar community of Maharashtra. today By 2025, and re-styled as the Mahar Regiment the descendent regiment is composed of different communities from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.1st battalion of the Mahar Regiment was raised in Belgaum under Lt. Col. H.J.R. Jackson of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles. The 2nd battalion was raised in Kamptee in June 1942 under Lt. Col. J.W.K. Kirwan. During the Second World War, the 1st and 3rd Mahars served on the North West Frontier, while the 2nd and 25th (Garrison) Battalions were employed on internal security duties within the country. The 2nd battalion also saw service in the Burma Campaign as a part of the 23rd Indian Division, where they suffered 5 casualties and had one officer mentioned in dispatches. They also served in Iraq after the war as a part of PAIFORCEIn October 1946, the regiment was converted into a machine gun regiment, and the regimental centre was established at Kamptee. Following the conversion, the cap badge was changed. The new badge had two crossed Vickers machine guns over the Koregaon Pillar, over a scroll that said 'The Mahar MG Regiment'. The three surviving battalions of the regiment served as a part of the Punjab Boundary Force, and took part in escorting refugees during the Partition of India.A very scarce seen infantry regiment of the Indian Army - and on Indian campaign medals is only found named to this regimental designation on the IGSM 1947 with clasp 'Jammu & Kashmir 1947-48'Condition: VF