Scinde Medal
The Scinde Medal was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the Honourable East India Company, the 22nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army and members of the Indian Navy who crewed the Indus Flotilla, who participated in Major General Sir Charles Napier's conquest of Scinde between 1842 and 1843.
Scinde Medal
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- Scinde Medal
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- 1843
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- East India Company · United Kingdom
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The Scinde Medal was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the Honourable East India Company, the 22nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army and members of the Indian Navy who crewed the Indus Flotilla, who participated in Major General Sir Charles Napier's conquest of Scinde between 1842 and 1843.
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• Name — Scinde Medal • Presenter — Honourable East India Company (United Kingdom) • Type — Campaign medal • Eligibility — British Army Indian Army, mainly from the Bombay Presidency • Awarded For — Campaign service. • Campaign — MEEANEE 1843, HYDERABAD 1843, MEEANEE, HYDERABAD 1843 • Description — Silver disk 36 mm wide • Clasps — None • Established — 1843 • Image2 — Ribbon bar.
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Sir Charles Napier was sent to Sindh for the purpose of quelling the Amirs of Sindh, Mir Rustam Khan Talpur, Mir Nasir Khan Talpur and Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur. They had made various hostile demonstrations against the British government after the termination of the First Anglo-Afghan War, conducting frequent raids on British convoys travelling between India and Afghanistan. General Napier's campaign against these Amirs resulted, after the victories of Miani and Hyderabad, in the complete subjugation of the province of Sindh, and its annexation to the Bombay Presidency of the British Raj.
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Scinde Medal is recorded from 1843.
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Scinde Medal was established or created in 1843.
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The medal, designed by William Wyon, was a silver disc 36 mm wide, with the following design: Obverse: Left facing, diademed bust of Queen Victoria facing left with inscription VICTORIA REGINA. Reverse: Three different versions were issued, all containing the name and year of the battle(s) where the recipient was present, surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a crown: • MEEANEE / 1843. For participation in the Battle of Miani (or Meeanee), 17 February 1843. • HYDERABAD / 1843. For participation in the Battle of Hyderabad, 24 March 1843. • MEEANEE / HYDERABAD / 1843. For participation in both battles. Suspender: Straight Steel Clip and straight bar suspender. The suspenders on the medals issued to the 22nd Foot were replaced with silver ones at the expense of the unit's Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Pennefather after they particularly distinguished themselves. Ribbon: 45 mm rainbow pattern watered red, white, yellow, white and blue. Engraving: Impressed or engraved with recipient's name and regiment around the rim.
Scinde Campaign Medal 1843 Medal awarded to to Corporal George Leaning, 22nd Regiment of Foot. silver medal; suspension clasp; with ribbon obverse- bust of Queen Victoria; legend- VICTORIA REGINA reverse- laurel wreath with crown above; inscription inside wreath- MEANEE - HYDERABAD - 1843 ribbon- watered rainbow coloured ribbon; colours from left (obverse)- red, white, yellow, white, blue named on
William Wyon · Auckland Museum · API data Catalogue record Photo
Scinde Campaign Medal 1843 Medal awarded to to Corporal George Leaning, 22nd Regiment of Foot. silver medal; suspension clasp; with ribbon obverse- bust of Queen Victoria; legend- VICTORIA REGINA reverse- laurel wreath with crown above; inscription inside wreath- MEANEE - HYDERABAD - 1843 ribbon- watered rainbow coloured ribbon; colours from left (obverse)- red, white, yellow, white, blue named on
William Wyon · Auckland Museum · API data Catalogue record Photo
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- 1.Edward C. Joslin. Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals. 85. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974.
- 2.Frank H. Wallis. A History of the British Conquest of Afghanistan and Western India, 1838 to 1849. Edwin Mellen Press. 111–120. Edwin Mellen Press. 2009. 2009. 978-0773446755.
- 3.Captain H. Taprell Dorling. Ribbons and Medals. 60-1. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. 1956.
- 4.Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin. British Battles and Medals. Spink. 111-112. Published Spink, London. 1988. 1988. 0907605257.
- 5.Australian War Memorial, Scinde Medal.
- 6.Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin. British Battles and Medals. 272 ribbon chart. Published Spink, London. 1988.
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Scinde Medal is recorded as military decoration. Established or created in 1843. Situated in East India Company. Situated in United Kingdom.
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