Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal : Private D Mason, 62nd Regiment of Foot

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Accession Number RELAWM16519.002
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Silver
Maker Royal Mint
Place made United Kingdom
Date made 1858
Description

Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Victorian third type with a swivelling scroll suspender. Engraved on the edge with the recipients number, rank, name, regiment and date. Obverse: A trophy of arms with the royal arms within an oval in the centre. Reverse: The words for LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT' on four lines. The medal is fitted with a piece of plain 32 mm crimson ribbon.

History / Summary

Awarded to Private D Mason for 21 years service with good conduct in the British Army. He served mainly in India and Burma with the 40th and 62nd Regiments of Foot.