Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Medal : Private J H Peken, Victorian Mounted Rifles

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Accession Number REL30834
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Bronze
Maker Wyon
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made 1897
Conflict Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900
Description

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Medal in presentation box. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.

History / Summary

This medal was issued to 141 Private John Henry Peken of the Victorian Mounted Rifles. In 1897 he attended the celebrations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in London as part of the official contingent sent from the Colony of Victoria.