Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854 awarded to C/Sgt John Brophy, 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.
Circular, silver medal with, on the obverse, a trophy of arms, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci. On the reverse, the inscription, ‘For Distinguished Conduct in the Field’. The edge is inscribed with the recipient’s rank and name, ‘Color Serjt John Brophy’. The dark crimson ribbon has a central navy blue vertical stripe.
Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).