2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80, with two clasps, ‘Peiwar Kotal’ and ‘Kabul’, Gunner Fulla, No 1 Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery
2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1958-11-65-7
Description
2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80, with two clasps, ‘Peiwar Kotal’ and ‘Kabul’, awarded to Gunner Fulla, No 1 Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery. 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 without its green ribbon but with the silver clasps, ‘Peiwar Kotal’ and ‘Kabul’. Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880).
Events
Peiwar Kotal, Battle of, 1878 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880), Kabul, Siege of, 1879 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880)
Units