ROYAL ENGINEERS WAZIRISTAN M.S.M GROUP WITH 2 BAR GSM & 3 BAR IGS

A truly superb Royal Engineers group,
GVR 1st type GSM 1918-1962 With clasps for Iraq & Kurdistan, GVR 1st type I.G.S 1908 With clasps for Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 & Burma 1930-32, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal, 1937 Coronation, GVR Crowned head Regular Army LS&GC, GVR 1st type immediate M.S.M & Indian independence medal 1947.
To- 314075 / 349617 / 1854281. CPL/ A-SJT/WO.1. A.GREENHALGH.R.E
Arthur Greenhalgh was born in Sheffield & enlisted in to the Royal Engineers in 1919. He initially served with the inland water transport in Mesopotamia & went on to spend the rest of his military service attached to the 13th company of the Madras sappers & miners in India & Burma.
He was awarded the immediate Meritorious Service Medal for services in Waziristan & this was published in the London gazette 23-3-1925 & at this point the gazette stated that it was for services in Waziristan between 21-4-1923 & 31-3-1924. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant & QM in the Madras sappers & miners in 1940 & was still serving in 1947 when India was granted its independence.
NEF/GVF & Complete with medal roll details & other basic research details.
It is worthy of note that he was initially issued with a WW1 British war & victory medal pair but this was recalled and delated from the rolls as he was not eligible for them.

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