Bidspirit auction | Rare George Cross winner Mahmood

Rare George Cross winner Mahmood Khan Durrani GC signed 1985 VCGC Reunion cover. Lieutenant Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani, GC (1 July 1914 - 20 August 1995) was a Pakistani soldier and a recipient of the George Cross, awarded for heroism in circumstances of extreme danger. He was a 26-year-old captain serving in the 1st Bahawalpur Infantry, British Indian Army (now 8th Battalion The Baloch Regiment of Pakistan Army) in Malaya during the Second World War, when he was awarded the medal for heroism while a prisoner of war of the Japanese Army. Mahmood Khan Durrani belonged to the Saddozai Tribe, Old Royal Durrani Family of Afghanistan. He was born on 1 July 1914 in Multan in the Western Punjab. After completing his schooling, he joined the army of Bahawalpur State. When the Second World War broke out, he accompanied his battalion, which was dispatched to North Malaya in March 1941, in anticipation of the looming war with Japan. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.