Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA" Reverse: a group of soldiers and Africans fighting in the bush for their fallen comrades. Suspended from a bar, and yellow ribbon with a broad black edge and two narrow black central stripes. Bars: "GAMBIA 1894" " BENIN RIVER 1894". Inscription on edge: "R.ADML SIR F.G.D BEDFORD KCG". Mounted on a bar with seven other medals.