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East & West Africa Medal 1887-99
Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (L). 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: "GAMBIA 1894" " BENIN RIVER 1894". Inscription on edge: "R.ADML SIR F.G.D BEDFORD KCG". Mounted on a bar with seven other medals.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2165 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles; Poynter, Edward John |
| Events: | Brass River Expedition, 1895; Benin Expedition, 1894 Gambia Expedition, 1894 |
| People: | 1913), Frederick George Denham Bedford (1838 - |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |
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