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Immediate post WW1 and WW2 O.B.E. Iraq and India Campaign medals to Major General B.P. Baliga, who served with the Indian Medical Services and received an O.B.E. for his participation in the Iraq campaign during WW2.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire O.B.E. (Military), 2nd type breast badge; General Service Medal (1918 – 1962) 1 clasp S. PERSIA, impressed named CAPT. B.P. BALIGA.; India General Service Medal (1908 – 1935) 1 clasp MALABAR 1921 – 22., impressed named CAPT B.P. BALIGA. I.M.S.; 1939 – 45 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War medals 1939 – 45, India Service medal 1939 – 45. All WW2 medals unnamed as issued. Court mounted for display. Comes with copies of the London Gazette, O.B.E. citation, medal rolls, a photograph of Major General Baliga, Indian Army lists and research.

O.B.E. London Gazette 5/8/1943.

Lt. Colonel Baliga was in charge of the 28th Combined General Hospital in Iraq when he was awarded his O.B.E.

Major General Bantwal Panduranga Baliga O.B.E. was born on 23/3/1894, he was granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service 4/8/1918 at the completion of his medical studies in Glasgow. He served in Iraq 7/2/1919 with the 49th Indian General Hospital and 176 Indian Field Ambulance as a Captain. On returning to India, he was involved in the Malabar Rebellion. Promoted to Major 17/12/30, Lt. Colonel 17/12/38 and Colonel 12/4/47. During WW2 he was deployed with the I.M.S. to Iraq as part of the 2nd Mountain Division and ran the 28th Combined General Hospital Mosul and Kirkuk. It was for his leadership running the hospital over the winter of 1941/42 that he was awarded the O.B.E. Post-war he remained in the Indian Army retiring as a Major General.