Egypt Medal 1882-1889 : Private A Elsdon, Durham Light Infantry

Egypt Medal 1882 -1889 without a bar. The recipient's number, rank, name and regiment are engraved on the edge. Obverse: The diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria with the legend, 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: The Sphinx on a pedestal with the word 'EGYPT' above. The exergue is blank . The medal is fitted with a straight swivel suspender. Missing a piece of 32 mm ribbon that has three bright blue and two white stripes of equal width.

Awarded for campaign service in Egypt. Private Albert Elsdon, of the Durham Light Infantry, was probably a late reinforcement and did not qualify for any campaign bars. He served in India, the Sudan and in the Boer War.