Help with Engraved medal

[Hessian]

Picked this out of a box today at a flea market. I noticed the rim was engraved with a name and numbers, perhaps service number?

Im not versed in British medals but it also looks British campaign medal issued to a Pakastani?

Can someone tell me what this would have been issued for and if it's anything special.

Thanks in advance for any help


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[byterock]

It is the 'Pakistan Medal'

A commemorative medal issued to those who served in the military while the rather short lived Dominion of Pakistan was established, in 1947

Sigmn =Signal Man
name = Sarwar Khan
P.Sigs = Pakistan Signals

[peter monahan]

Tamgah-i-Pakistan / The Pakistan Medal

Awarded to commemorate Pakistan's independence from Aug. 14,1947. The medal was awarded to: Members of the armed forces of Pakistan in commemoration of the change which resulted in the establishment of Pakistan on the 14th August, 1947.

Awarded to: Serving members of the former Indian now Pakistani Armed Forces, British Officers, warrant officers and other ranks who, on 1st January 1948, were serving in the Armed Forces of Pakistan or India and who volunteered for, were accepted for and subsequently served with the Armed Forces of Pakistan in the Navy, Army or Air Force. Individuals who were eligible for the Indian Independence Medal did not receive this award? Established: By British Army Council Instruction 741 of 1947.

Unlike most Pakistani medals, it was usually issed named. The Pakistan Signal Corps took over the dutioes of the Royal Corps of Signals. Sarwar Khan would most likely have been a Punjabi Muslim and quite possibly a veteran of WWII.

[Hessian]

Thanks guys. Very informative. Are these common?

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[redline09]

yes i would say so. check ebey.

[peter monahan]

Several tens of thosands were issued, I think, though can't find a number. The eligibility rules were not published until 1950, which likely meant some of the qulified Brits didn't get them, but not uncommon on the subcontinent. The naming is what makes them more desireable than the common run of Inidan and Pakistani medals.