Medal, Distinguished Conduct Medal
Description
A Distinguished Conduct Medal . The silver medal features a trophy of arms with the royal arms at the centre. "FOR /DISTINGUISHED / CONDUCT IN / THE FIELD." is marked on the reverse. " THOS BISHOP 57th REGT. " is marked on the edge. The medal is mounted on a crimson ribbon with a dark blue central stripe by a scrolled suspension bar. It is mounted as part of a medal group of four.
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Object detail
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
A
veteran
of
the
57th
Regiment,
Bishop
served
in
the
Crimean
War
and
the
Taranaki
Wars
and
served
in
the
Taranaki
Bush
Rangers
and
at
Pukearuhe.
He
later
lived
in
Urenui.
A
brief
death
notice
and
obituary
for
him
was
published
in
the
Taranaki
Herald
on
25
April
1895
p.2
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TH18950425.2.20&srpos=1&e=--1895-----10--1----0Thomas+Bishop+urenui--
Accession number
A74.844
Collection type
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