although the closing ceremony was presided over by his brother
Third badge is bronze gilt
5 mm (w) x 36 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension
the upper edge trimmed in a 15 mm wide strip of fine silvered wire threading and red cord piping
with some denting and loss of paint evident
United Kingdom. A Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration, 69th Regiment, 1821. Buy Now although the closing ceremony wasInstituted in 1899. Victoria. In silver and silver gilt, skeletal oval topped by crown, the obverse bearing the Royal monogram of Queen Victoria, circumscribed by the words COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES, the reverse inscribed with Quartermaster & Hon. Major, W. H Bishop 69th Regiment, reverse marked SG as well as lion (standard mark London), uncrowned leopard (London 1821 ), and F(1821), suspension marked with a lion and uncrowned leopard, original