Description Afghanistan 1878-80, no bar, 685 Private M. Cardell, 2nd Bn 11th (Devonshire) Regiment, who died at Kandahar on 19th November 1881. Officially engraved: “685 Pte M. Cardell. 2/11th Regt” Confirmed on the medal roll which notes: “Deceased, Died at Kandahar, 19th November 1881” During the 1878-80 Anglo-Afghan War, 139 soldiers from the 11th Devons Regiment lost their life. These men are now commemorated on a plaque in Exeter Cathedral, you can view photographs of this which shows his name below: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/85538
