Description
Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies, VR, Sergeant H.J. Collins, East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles.
Officially engraved in fine running script: “Sergt H.J. Collins, E.I. Ry: Voltr Rifles.”
Awarded for 18 years (In India), service with the Volunteer Force.
Victorian Issues of this medal are scarcer as they were only issued for a short period between 1896 and 1902.