Ghuznee Medal awarded to Sergeant Major John Wing, 17th (The Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, 1839

This medal was awarded to soldiers who participated in the storming of the fortress of Ghuznee on 21 to 23 July 1839 during the 1st Afghan War (1839-1842). It was the second to be awarded to all ranks of the British Army for a specific campaign, the Waterloo Medal being the first. It was struck in 1839 on the orders of Shah Shuja in recognition of the men who had helped install him on the Afghan throne in place of Dost Mohammed.