Cabul Medal 1842 Service_ARMY The Military Medal was instituted
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
The Military Medal was instituted on 25 March 1916 to recognise acts of bravery in battle by non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the British Army
DFM & AFM holders performing a further act of such valour which would have merited an award
This medal is supplied as originally awarded with a loose ribbon
awardmedals
3rd September 1945 and 28th January 1946
Cabul Medal 1842 Service_ARMY The Military Medal was institutedThe Cabul Medal was awarded to those who took part in the First Anglo Afghan War. Approved by General Order at Simla in 1842, it was designed by William Wyon. There are no official clasps (Marzenia 1842 and Tazeane 1842 were sometimes privately added), but the four reverses indicate for which service the medal was issued. These are CANDAHAR 1842, CABUL 1842, GHUZNEE CABUL 1842, and CANDAHAR, GHUZNEE, CABUL 1842. This is the only issue available for