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Egypt War Medal 1882-89
Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee (1859-1925). Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (left) Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: The sphinx on an ornamental platform. Legend: 'EGYPT'. Exergue: '1882'. Bar: 'ALEXANDRIA 11TH JULY'. Inscription on edge: 'LIEUT. F.C.D. STURDEE RN H.M.S. HECLA'. Suspended from a clasp and blue ribbon with two white stripes. Mounted on a bar with six others.
HMS 'Hecla' 1878 was a torpedo boat that took part in the bombardment of Alexandria. Sub-Lieutenant Sturdee was present at this action..
HMS 'Hecla' 1878 was a torpedo boat that took part in the bombardment of Alexandria. Sub-Lieutenant Sturdee was present at this action..
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2430 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882 |
| Date made: | 1882 |
| People: | Sturdee, Frederick Charles Doveton |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a Private Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |