United Kingdom. An Efficiency Medal, Ceylon Light Infantry

George VI, Indiae: Imp: with Ceylon Scroll (L/CPL. A.C.M. HANIFFA. C.L.I.). Naming is engraved in large capitals. Contact marks, original ribbon, very fine.

Footnote: The regiment's origins can be traced back to the formation of the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers (CLIV) force which was formed on April 1, 1881 by a proclamation issued by the Governor of Ceylon as a reserve unit in Ceylon. In the same year, the Prince of Wales accepted the Honorary Colonelcy of the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers, and the unit adopted his crest and motto as its badge. In 1892, a mounted infantry company was formed and later it became a regiment of its own by the name of the Ceylon Mounted Rifles. The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteer force troops were sent to South Africa in 1900, where they took part in the Second Boer War. As a result of their service, the force was awarded a Banner from the Duke of York. In 1902, King Edward VII became the Colonel-in-Chief. In 1910, after the formation of the Ceylon Defence Force, the CLIV became a part of it and was renamed the Ceylon Light Infantry. The regiment saw action during the First World War along with allied troops. Soon after the war a regular element of the regiment was formed to take up garrison duties in Ceylon. This unit was named the Mobilised Detachment of Ceylon Light Infantry. The regiment was again mobilized during the Second World War and was deployed in the Seychelles and the Cocos Islands.