India General Service Medal 1854. Silver issue with clasp 'N.E. Frontier 1891 (1804 Rifleman Guman Singh Thapa 1st Bn 2nd Gurkha Regt)

The recipient was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and Hindu faith from Western Nepal, holding the rank of Rifleman while serving with the 1st Battalion 2nd (The Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles) of the Bengal ArmyOn 1 January 1948, the descendent 1/2 Gurkha Rifles transferred to the British ArmyThe campaign in the North East Frontier (present day Nagaland) of India in 1891, resulted in the award of several Victoria Crosses (to British Officers of the Indian Army) and numerous awards of the Indian Order of Merit, reflective of the intense close combat actions fought in the Manipur Expedition. A true Victorian epic in the annals and traditions of the Gurkha RiflesA most desirable medal and clasp for the hardest fought of all the 'North East Frontier' campaigns during the Victorian eraCondition: Cleaned about VF