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A Good Second War 'Italian campaign - Gothic Line' immediate M.M. awarded to Havildar Nur...
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A Good Second War ‘Italian campaign - Gothic Line’ immediate M.M. awarded to Havildar Nur Khan, 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own), 10th Baluch Regiment, for his gallantry during the attack on Monte Croce, 30 August 1944, when he led a small party of men in the capture of 3 machine gun posts - fortified by wire and surrounded a minefield. Havildar Nur Khan died on active service in Italy, 18 September 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (15880 Hav Nur Khan Baluch R) officially impressed naming, minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945 (originally recommended for an immediate I.D.S.M.): ‘On 30 Aug 1944 Hav. Nur Khan was a platoon Havildar in the company that was ordered to make an attack on Monte Croce, a section of the Gothic Line. His platoon was held up by machine gun fire from a heavily fortified enemy post, surrounded by wire and minefields. Hav. Nur Khan rapidly appreciating the situation, organised a party of 4 men and rushed the post in the face of heavy M.G. fire and grenades. He carried the post, taking two prisoners and the M.G. From there his party came under fire from another elaborately constructed enemy M.G. post, some 40 yards to his right. Without hesitation he immediately went on with his small party, killing and driving out the occupants and capturing two more prisoners and another M.G. post. This gallant action greatly contributed to the success of the company in capturing their objectives in the Gothic Line.’ Nur Khan was the son of Maluk Khan of Dheri, Jhelum, Pakistan, and the husband of Ghulam Fatima also of Dheri. He served during the Second World War with the 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own), 10th Baluch Regiment as part of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division in Italy. After distinguishing himself at Monte Croce, Khan died on active service in Italy, 18 September 1944, and is buried in the Ravenna War Cemetery.
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A Good Second War ‘Italian campaign - Gothic Line’ immediate M.M. awarded to Havildar Nur Khan, 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own), 10th Baluch Regiment, for his gallantry during the attack on Monte Croce, 30 August 1944, when he led a small party of men in the capture of 3 machine gun posts - fortified by wire and surrounded a minefield. Havildar Nur Khan died on active service in Italy, 18 September 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (15880 Hav Nur Khan Baluch R) officially impressed naming, minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945 (originally recommended for an immediate I.D.S.M.): ‘On 30 Aug 1944 Hav. Nur Khan was a platoon Havildar in the company that was ordered to make an attack on Monte Croce, a section of the Gothic Line. His platoon was held up by machine gun fire from a heavily fortified enemy post, surrounded by wire and minefields. Hav. Nur Khan rapidly appreciating the situation, organised a party of 4 men and rushed the post in the face of heavy M.G. fire and grenades. He carried the post, taking two prisoners and the M.G. From there his party came under fire from another elaborately constructed enemy M.G. post, some 40 yards to his right. Without hesitation he immediately went on with his small party, killing and driving out the occupants and capturing two more prisoners and another M.G. post. This gallant action greatly contributed to the success of the company in capturing their objectives in the Gothic Line.’ Nur Khan was the son of Maluk Khan of Dheri, Jhelum, Pakistan, and the husband of Ghulam Fatima also of Dheri. He served during the Second World War with the 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own), 10th Baluch Regiment as part of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division in Italy. After distinguishing himself at Monte Croce, Khan died on active service in Italy, 18 September 1944, and is buried in the Ravenna War Cemetery.
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