2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80, Major-General Reginald William Sartorius, 8th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1967-10-66-6
Description
2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80. Awarded to Maj Gen Reginald William Sartorius, 8th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry. Circular, silver medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina et Imperatrix’. On the reverse, an elephant carrying an artillery piece, with infantry and lancers on the march, with the inscription, ‘Afghanistan 1878-79-80’. The medal is suspended on a green ribbon with vertical crimson edges Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880).
Campaigns
2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)
Associated collection
