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Ashantee War Medal 1873-74. Awarded to William Edward Cutler, Royal Navy and 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment. Silver, circular medal with, on the obverse (designed by Leonard Charles Wyon), Queen Victoria wearing diadem and veil, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina’. On the reverse (designed by Sir Edward Poynter), a scene of bush fighting in the Ashanti War (1873-1874); engraved on the rim with the recipient’s rank and name. The medal is suspended from a yellow ribbon with two black vertical stripes and black edging. Reginald Cutler was an Assistant Sick Berth Attendant on board the troop ship HMS Himalaya when he qualified for this medal. He subsequently transferred to the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment.

3rd Ashanti War (1873-1874)