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11 April 2010

India General Service Medal 1908-1935

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Instituted: Approved by King Edward VII on 1st January 1909. Qualification: Awarded to all those who took part in various Indian campaigns b...
4 April 2010

India General Service Medal 1854-1895

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Instituted: The institution of the medal with the clasp 'Pegu' was announced by a General Order of the Governor-General on the 22nd ...
26 March 2010

Major John Simpson Knox VC

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Deep pockets will be the order of the day next April. On the 22nd of the month, Spink Auction House will be offering for sale the first ever...
15 March 2010

India Medal

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Instituted: An Army Order of 1st April 1896 authorised the India Medal and two clasps for the Defence of Chitral 1895 and the Relief of Chit...
11 March 2010

Scinde Campaign Medals

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Instituted: The medal was authorised on 22nd September 1843. Qualification: Awarded to all those who accompanied Sir Charles Napi...
6 March 2010

China War Medal

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Instituted: 1843. Qualification: Awarded to all those who had taken part in the following actions: "In the Canton River, in the operati...
14 February 2010

North West Canada Medal

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Instituted: Authorised by the Canadian Government on 18 th September 1885. Qualification: Awarded to all those who were serving west of Thu...
18 January 2010

Khedive's Star

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Instituted: 1882. Qualification: Originally awarded to all those who took part in the 1882 Egypt campaign, qualification was later extend...
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3 January 2010

Sutlej Campaign Medal

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Instituted: 17th April 1846. Qualification : Awarded to Those who took part in the actions of the Sutlej Campaign in India between December ...
3 December 2009

Punjab Campaign Medal

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Instituted: Authorised by a General Order dated 2nd April 1849. Qualification: Awarded to all those who were employed in the Punjab between ...
18 October 2009

Jellalabad Medals

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Instituted: 1842. Qualification: Awarded to men who took part in the defence of - and withstood the siege of - Jellalabad (now Jalalabad) in...
24 September 2009

Canada General Service Medal

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Instituted 7th January 1899 and awarded to all those who qualified for the medal and were still living. An Army Order of 1906 extended the p...
20 September 2009

Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal

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Instituted: Authorised by the Cape of Good Hope Government on 4th December 1900, with the approval of Queen Victoria. Qualification: Awarded...
18 September 2009

Baldwin's - Orders, Decorations and Medals

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I've just added a new section on the right-hand column for for forthcoming medal auctions. If your name is RENNIE or you have an interes...
14 September 2009

South Africa Medal 1877-1879

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Instituted: 1879 Qualification: Awarded for operations against various African tribes between September 1877 and December 1879. Description:...
10 September 2009

Ashantee Medal

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Instituted: 1st June 1874 Qualification: Those serving in Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley's campaign against the Ashantis between 9th ...
6 September 2009

Indian Mutiny Medal

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Instituted: Originally sanctioned by General Order No. 363 dated 18th August 1858 and No. 733 of 1859 to all troops engaged against the mu...
1 September 2009

Army of India Medal

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Instituted: An order dated 21st March 1851 authorised the East India Company to issue a medal to all survivors who served in India between ...
26 August 2009

Kabul to Kandahar Star

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Instituted: Authorised on 19th March 1881. Qualification: It was awarded to all those who took part in General Roberts’s three hundred mile ...
20 August 2009

Afghanistan Medal

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Instituted: Authorised on 19th March 1881. Qualification: Awarded to all those who took part in the Afghanistan campaigns of 22nd November 1...
11 August 2009

Egypt Medal 1882-1889

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Instituted: October 1882. Qualification: Originally awarded to all those who took part in the 1882 Egypt campaign, qualification was late...
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5 August 2009

Khedive's Sudan Medal

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Instituted: 12th February 1897. Qualification: Awarded to officers and men who took part in battles and actions in the African Sudan between...
1 August 2009

Queen's Sudan Medal

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Instituted: 1899. Qualification: Awarded to officers and men who took part in the Sudan campaign between 1896 and 1898. Originally main...