1939-45 Star, awarded to Naik Fazal Hussain, 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment.
Campaign medal made of copper zinc alloy in the form of a six-pointed star. On the obverse, the Royal Cypher, ‘GRI VI’, for King George VI, surmounted by a crown, with a circlet inscribed with, ‘The 1939-1945 Star’. The medal is suspended from a dark blue, red and light blue ribbon. 
Fazal Hussain was a Punjabi Muslim from Jhelum in the Punjab. He was awarded the Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) for his actions during the Battle of the Sangro in November 1943 during World War Two (1939-1945).
From a medal group awarded to Naik Fazal Hussain, 8th Punjab Regiment.