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East & West Africa Medal 1887-99
Awarded to Captain Edward John Kendal Newman RN (1860-1941). Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: a group of soldiers and Africans fighting in the bush for their fallen comrades. Suspended from a bar, and yellow ribbon with a broad black edge and two narrow black central stripes. Bars: 'BENIN 1897'. Inscription on edge: 'E.J.K.NEWMAN, ACT.LIEUT.R.N.R.H.M.S.PHILOMEL'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1700 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles; Poynter, Edward John |
| Events: | Benin Expedition, 1897 |
| People: | Newman, Edward John Kendall |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |