Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 2, drawer G, medal position 23
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1759
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1858]
Associated Notes
India Mutiny Medal 1857-58
Medal awarded to Corporal D Alderton, 1st Battalion, 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.
two bars:
Defence of Lucknow: 29th June – 22nd November, 1857: Corporal Alderton's Battalion was part of the Relief Force under Sir Henry Havelock.
Lucknow: November 1857-March 1858: bar awarded to troops who took part in the final operations which resulted in the capture of the city.
Associated Event
The Indian Mutiny; 1857-1858; India
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1857-1858
Period
Signature/marks
W. WYON RA (medallist's name)
L.C. WYON (medallist's name)
CORPL D.ALDERTON. 1ST BATN 5TH FUSRS (recipient's name)
Media/Materials
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
36mm (medal)
32mm ( ribbon)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
22 Aug 2024
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