Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal 1841-42, 'Cabul' variant

Campaign medal awarded to Private Hugh Henzey, 13th (The 1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), 1842.

Silver circular medal designed by William Wyon with, on the obverse, the head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem, with the inscription, 'Victoria Vindex'. On the reverse, one of four variants, the inscription, 'Cabul 1842' within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown. The medal was suspended from a straight suspension bar but this has been replaced by a more ornate form, with a ribbon of a yellow vertical stripe flanked by white stripes and edged in blue and red.

The Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal was awarded to those who took part in the campaign in the spring and summer of 1842, under the command of General William Nott, to restore British standing in Afghanistan after earlier defeats during the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). The 'Cabul' version of the medal was awarded for the advance and capture of Kabul in September 1842.

The medal was approved by General Order at Simla by the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) on 4 October 1842. Approximately 22,100 were awarded, about 4,400 to members of the British Army and 17,700 to the forces of the HEIC.