India Medal 1895-1902, with clasp, 'Relief of Chitral 1895', awarded to Private E MacAllen, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Silver medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing crown and veil, with the inscription, 'Victoria Regina et Imperatrix' (Victoria Queen and Empress). On the reverse, designed by George William De Saulles (1862-1903), the figures of an Indian sepoy and a British soldier holding a standard, with the inscription, 'India' and date '1895'. The campaign medal is suspended on a red and green striped ribbon, with a campaign clasp.

The India Medal, introduced in 1896, replaced the India General Service Medal which had been awarded for various minor campaigns on the subcontinent since 1854. Clasps were awarded for the following engagements: 'Defence of Chitral 1895', 'Relief of Chitral 1895', 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98', 'Malakand 1897', 'Samana 1897', 'Tirah 1897-98', and 'Waziristan 1901-02'.

From a medal group awarded to 2545 Private E MacAllen, 1st (later 2nd) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).

From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.