WW2 Medal Group of 5 to Senior Beds & Herts Reg – Chindit.

A very interesting WW2 group comprising of 1939/45 star, Burma star, Defence medal, 1939/45 War medal and the Army General Service medal with Palestine clasp correctly named to 6285779 Private F Senior 1st battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire regiment.
I can find very little on this man as there was a Major F Senior of the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire regiment serving at the same time. What I can confirm is that Private F Senior served with the 1st battalion and served with the regiment to suppress the Arab revolt in Palestine 1936 to 1938. His GSM was awarded on 12th March 1940.
It looks like from his medals that he wasn’t with the 1st battalion when stationed in the Middle East with 14th Infantry Brigade, part of the 6th Division, this may have been due to sickness or specialised training. But joined them when they moved to British India in 1942, after the Japanese entered the war, and subsequently served as Chindits in the Burma Campaign of 1944 taking part in Operation Thursday in February 1944. The 14th Brigade pushed into the Burmese jungle with columns carrying heavy loads, relying on mules for transport, and were heavily dependent on air-dropped supplies and close-air support.
Operation Thursday was the code name given to the airborne invasion phase of the campaign. The aim was to fly in a force of 10,000 men, 1,000 mules, equipment and supplies into clearings in the heart of Burma behind enemy lines. This type of operation had never been attempted before.
The plan was for a first wave of gilders to land troops to secure the site. A second wave would land more troops and American engineers with their equipment to construct an airstrip so that C47 Dakotas could bring in the remaining troops and equipment to penetrate deep within the enemy lines. Soldiers navigated brutal terrain, establishing fortified "strongholds" behind Japanese lines. They engaged in long-range patrolling, established wire communications, and deployed weaponry such as 3-inch and 4.2-inch mortars to harass entrenched Japanese. On November 1st, 1944, the brigade was redesignated as the 14th Airlanding Brigade, continuing its service in the Burma Campaign
While facing the Japanese army directly, the Battalion's greatest enemy was the harsh jungle environment. The troops endured severe malarial outbreaks, scrub typhus, and dysentery. The courage and hardships faced by the regiment in Burma are officially recognized with the battle honour Chindits 1944.
The medals are all in good condition and come mounted as worn and come with what is believed to be his original cap badge.
An interesting lot which needs more research. But comes with confirmation of GSM and battalion.

Code: 31577