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Description: | Awarded to Robert Garland, sailmaker, RN. 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. Inscription on edge: "R.GARLAND, H.M.S.AMETHYST 73-74".
Inscription. Medals for the Ashanti War are slightly thicker than those issued later. Holders of the Ashanti War medal should only have received bars for subsequent wars.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Robert campaign medals Garland | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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