Baldwin & Sons
Auction 101 28 September 2016
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Long & Meritorious Service, Indian Police Medal post 1947 obverse (Ram Bahadur Limboo Subadar-Major, E.F.R., W. Bengal), engraved in running script, in Indian Government Mint (Calcutta) box of issue. Very fine.
The Eastern Frontier Rifles were founded as the Frontier Protection Force by the East India Company at some point in the second half of the 18th Century. The EFR fought in the World War Two and as the Bengal Military Police, in the Great War.
In 1947, when India and Pakistan became independent, the force was split between the Indian state of West Bengal, and Pakistan. The Pakistani element became the East Pakistan Rifles, which became the Bangladesh Rifles when Bangladesh became independent, and Border Guards Bangladesh in 2010. The West Bengal part retained its title of Eastern Frontier Rifles.
Estimate: £250-300
The Eastern Frontier Rifles were founded as the Frontier Protection Force by the East India Company at some point in the second half of the 18th Century. The EFR fought in the World War Two and as the Bengal Military Police, in the Great War.
In 1947, when India and Pakistan became independent, the force was split between the Indian state of West Bengal, and Pakistan. The Pakistani element became the East Pakistan Rifles, which became the Bangladesh Rifles when Bangladesh became independent, and Border Guards Bangladesh in 2010. The West Bengal part retained its title of Eastern Frontier Rifles.
Estimate: £250-300