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Originally Posted by peter monahan
Oh, well done! The kind of connection I love to find in my own research. Not that I own such a fine tunic, but having possible owners makes it much more 'real', IMHO.
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Thank you. There are about 30 Lt-Cols listed as serving with the 7th Rajput Regiment in the 1945 Indian Army List but they are not listed by battalion. The 1st, 2nd and 4th battalions served in Burma and other officers were attached from other battalions and saw service in Burma.
I have to find a Lt-Col who ended up in the 7th Rajput Regiment but who was also entitled to a British War Medal and a Victory Medal. I have found Lt-Cols with this entitlement but who do not have the India General Service Medal. Proving the entitlement to the Burma Star is the most difficult as records are not in the public domain. Other candidates have M.I.D.s or O.B.E.s whose ribbons I would expect to see on the uniform. They can be ruled out of the equation.