India Medal 1895-1902, clasp, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1973-10-56-11
Description
India Medal 1895-1902, with clasp: Relief of Chitral 1895. Presented to Lt-Col Frederick Drummond Battye, Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force. Silver medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing crown and veil, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina et Imperatrix’ (Victoria Queen and Empress). On the reverse, designed by George William De Saulles (1862-1903), the figures of an Indian sepoy and a British soldier holding a standard, with the inscription, ‘India’ and date ‘1895’. The campaign medal is suspended on a red and green striped ribbon Associated with India, North West Frontier, Chitral Expedition (1895).
Events
Chitral, Siege of, 1895 (India, North West Frontier, Chitral Expedition 1895)
Associated collection
