15929705920001312637261000Standard Recordobject-141365170534539620517053297100001705345375584fitz-onlineadlib-object-141365https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1413657e9f9270-54ce-3c00-8f39-e15df2b934017referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-122711adlib-term-1227111db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557abLester Watson CollectionCoins and MedalsThe India Medal of 1895 having needed alteration for its last issues due to the death of Queen Victoria, in 1908 it was decided to replace it entirely with a new medal of Edward VII, which was first issued in 1909.
The first issue was for actions on the North-West Frontier between British India and Afghanistan, which had been a source of political tension for the length of the nineteenth century, as the precarious Imperial accommodations with local tribes required continual maintenance.
A variety of small operations in and beyond the area of the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, against the Pashtun Mohmands and others in the years preceding 1908, qualified soldiers for the first issue of this medal. This one went to Private A. Austin of the 1st Royal Warwicks. Lester Watson acquired the medal before 1928.CM.1271-20091accession numberCM.1271-2009141365priref141365Watson Catalogue172orderingM-0154previous object numberLW.0154urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141365https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141365Bust of Edward facing leftobverseEDWARDVS VII KAISAR-I-HINDdesignJamrud fort overlooking Khyber Pass with mountains behindreversedesignreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009referenceagent-206432adlib-agent-206432e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afbWatson, Lester200920092009givenon loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009190919091909190919111191119111911mintreferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5Londonrulerreferenceagent-167399adlib-agent-1673995bcafb25-0bd3-36ad-9878-d98c9e13c293Edward VII (1901-10)artistreferenceagent-49647adlib-agent-49647e688ea06-c75c-3302-ab62-30516bf5f1e4Garbe, Richardwith the title ofrulerreferenceagent-174972adlib-agent-174972c1c0c049-c697-3e47-be38-dfc826b552bfEdwardvs VII Kaisar-i-Hindreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDiametermm36.1Weightg44.12referencemedia-116281adlib-media-116281139f40df-ad87-3b0c-8178-36bddea496c3jpegcm/cm15/LW_0154_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13516162419546741imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0154_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13516162419546741imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0154_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13516162419546741imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0154_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13516162419546741image0media
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imagereferenceterm-122887adlib-term-12288773308c0d-2c0e-3461-861a-55f483f2f0b5Indian General Service Medal (1908-35)denominationreferenceterm-98222adlib-term-98222b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50emedalsseriesreferenceterm-108659adlib-term-108659cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2Militarysubseriesreferenceterm-107681adlib-term-107681e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8Britainsubsubseriesreferenceterm-122717adlib-term-122717140af9ad-d215-34d9-9d42-52ecb5d3feadBritish Armysubsubsubserieshistory noteGift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum471-473referencepublication-5886adlib-publication-5886a6056c29-399c-38dd-9710-5b3f2d44b8a6British Battles and Medals 7th ednreferencepublication-5910adlib-publication-59100d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)referenceterm-122887adlib-term-12288773308c0d-2c0e-3461-861a-55f483f2f0b5Indian General Service Medal (1908-35)Indian General Service Medal (1908-35)referenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckobject
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