Piper James Campbell, 42nd Royal Highlanders, piper to Queen - TopicsExpress



          

Piper James Campbell, 42nd Royal Highlanders, piper to Queen Victoria & King Edward VII from 1891-1910. Awarded the Ashantee Medal with bar Coomassie. Coomassie, today spelled Kumasi is a city in the Ashantee (Ashanti) region of South Ghana in west Africa along the Gold Coast. The fight was over control of the coastal areas and trading interests, first Dutch, then British. The medal was awarded to those who took part in the Ashantee campaign, 1873-74. Along with his named medal are household service, coronation, jubilee and state visit medals.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:03:46 +0000

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