General Service 1918. GVI first issue with clasp 'S. E. Asia 1945-46' (43334 Hav/Cl Pritam Singh Bengal Engr Gp., R.I.E.)

The recipient, was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith, the rank & appointment of Havildar/Clerk (Sergeant/Clerk) while serving with the Bengal Engineer Group of the Royal Indian Engineers, of the British Indian ArmyThe Bengal Engineer Group was - and still is - one of 3 x Combat Engineer Groups of the Indian Army. The regimental centre is located at Roorkee Cantonment, Uttarakhand, IndiaDuring the period of the qualification criteria for the clasp 'S. E. Asia 1945-46'', the recipient would have served either in either French Indochina (now Vietnam) or in Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)4 x Indian Infantry Divisions deployed to South East Asia in 1945, as under:French Indochina (Vietnam):- 20th Indian Div: 322nd Field Service Company of King George V's Bengal Sappers & MinersNetherlands East Indies:- 5th Indian Div: 2nd & 74th Field Service Company's of King George V's Bengal Sappers & Miners- 23rd Indian Div: 68th & 71st Field Service Company's King George V's Bengal Sappers & Miners- 26th Indian Div: 72nd Field Service Company of King George V's Bengal Sappers & MinersCondition: Toned about EF