IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 141225 accession number: CM.1131-2009 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 15 January 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Numerous actions in the British-controlled parts of Africa were felt to merit the award of a medal, but not a distinct one for every action. The Africa General Service Medal replaced the East and West Africa Medal which had previously been awarded for service in this theatre. Bars were awarded for a variety of small campaigns, sometimes only one expedition and sometimes rather more complex operations. The campaign for which this medal was awarded was a native police operation that quelled a small rising in the Shire Highlands of Nyasaland (now part of Malawi). It was awarded to Private Msosa of the Blantyre Native Police. Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 965). title: Africa General Service Medal NOTES ----- type: history note value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired in Hamilton Smith auction (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 956) LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Coins and Medals collection: Lester Watson Collection creditline: Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141225 TECHNIQUES ---------- struck CATEGORIES ------ category: medal DATING ------ creation date: 1916 - 1916 creation date earliest: 1916 creation date latest: 1916 CREATORS -------- maker: London maker: George V (1910-36) maker: Saulles, George W. de maker: GEORGIUS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND IMP: DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: mm value: 36.3 dimension: Weight units: g value: 39.14 CITATIONS -------- British Battles and Medals 7th edn British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959) --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 139 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 139 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 139 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 139 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0014_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels