France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 Archive 1893 in Placentia

1893 in Placentia

He signed his Attestation Paper on August 28

The Battalion was absorbed into the 30th Reserve Battalion in England

She received the new pennant DDE 213 in January 1950 and departed Halifax for Korea in December 1950

020 mm in length

France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 Archive 1893 in PlacentiaIn silver, engraver marked ""DANIEL DUPUIS"" on the obverse, 30. 2 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal was bestowed upon the participants of the First Franco Dahomean War (1890) and of the Second Franco Dahomean War (1892 1894), to commemorate their feats of arms. In 1892, France decided to send an expeditionary force of 1,801 Europeans and 1,769 natives under the command of Marine Infantry Colonel