Victorian Campaign Medals

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi Stu,
Thanks for your input. The medal is an 1880 Kabul to Kandahar Star to the 72nd Highlanders. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was set up in 1917 so I think this is outwith their remit. The biggest problem is that a lot of records at the National Archives were destroyed and to my knowledge approx 70% were lost in a fire so sometimes there is just a brick wall. Thanks again for your interest.
My Regards,
Norman.

Still worth a try I would think. What about the Imperial War Museum? Also see here https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/72nd-r...wn-highlanders
Stu