BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS-LT COL KENNETH HARVEY PRESTON-15 SIKHS COMMANDED 1ST MYSORE INFANTRY 1942-CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE-MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES

British War and Victory Medals, named to: CAPT K PRESTON.
M.I.C. states: I.A.R.O. see K.H.Preston
K.H.Preston-served with 15th Sikhs-issued by Govt of India-also entitled to Star-arrived in Egypt 28/09/1915.Later served with 45 Sikhs.Kenneth Harvey Preston was born in 1891.
Also served Afghanistan and Mohmand,and later served with the A.F.I.and the I.S.F.
In WW2 he was part of the 9th Infantry Division,sent to Malaya, and commanded the 1st Mysore Infantry (Indian States Forces) 8th Infantry Brigade-later amalgamated with the 11th Infantry Division.The 11th Indian Division surrendered to the Japanese at Singapore,15th February 1942.
Comes with copied M.I.C's.London Gazettes,Japanese Prisoner of War record which shows that he suffered a Hernia,and contacted Beri-Beri,and spent one Month in Hospital.He was mentioned in despatches 19/12/1946.
Medals about good very fine, on original stitched ribbons

Code: 51986