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Medals of the British navy and how they were won : with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund (1895)

Long, William H., 1840-1896 · London : Norie & Wilson · leaf 318

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A clasp was given with the Medal, inscribed Ava. A General Order dated January 23rd, 1854, stated that theQueen had been pleased to sanction the issue of a Medal forthe purpose of commemorating the services rendered duringthe operations against the Burmese (1852-3). This Medalwith a Clasj)… … ^EDAL FOR Second ^ui^ese War, NAVAL MEDALS. 287 Victory crowning a seated ■vrarrior with a laurel wreath. Inthe exergue is a lotus flower. Ribbon, crimson with twoblue stripes. The name of the recipient and his ship, areindented on the edge of the medal. After the war withPersia in 1856-7, this…

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