1592963642000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-141252 1747245963542 1713798785000 1747245848565 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-141252 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141252 cb282e2a-31db-3284-bb0a-f841dd84edee 8 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-122711 adlib-term-122711 1db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557ab Lester Watson Collection Coins and Medals The Great War of 1914-18 was not confined to the trenches of France. In particular, numerous overseas campaigns were pursued against German colonies in Africa and the Far East. From the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) attacks were mounted on German East Africa (now Rwanda, Burundi and part of Tanzania) and Cameroon (now split between Nigeria and modern-day Cameroon), as well as fighting in the British possessions of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and on the frontiers of the Congo itself. This medal was issued to participants in any of the Belgian state's campaigns in Africa during the Great War. Two issues were made, one in 1917 covering campaigns as far as 1916, and a later in 1918 which included the 1917 battles. A final bar was added in 1931. The medal was issued in silver for European recipients, and bronze for Africans. This example, which is unnamed, is from the first issue and though in silvered bronze was probably awarded to a European. It is however unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1927. CM.1158-2009 1 accession number CM.1158-2009 141252 priref 141252 Watson Catalogue 44 ordering M-0041 previous object number LW.0041 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141252 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141252 Lion guardant with forepaws on rock with mountain pass background obverse 1914*1916 / KAMERUN / OUESSO ASSOBAM / MULUNDU JAUNDE / AFRIQUE ORIENTALE ALLEMANDE / KIGALI / NYANSA UDJIJI / USUMBARA BIARAMULO / KITEGA / St MICHAEL / TABORA design Inscription divided by plant ornament reverse design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 reference agent-206432 adlib-agent-206432 e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afb Watson, Lester 2009 2009 2009 given on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009 1916 1916 1916 struck in the rule of ruler reference agent-174955 adlib-agent-174955 5f623113-b14e-36d4-a2e3-81a5ef613059 Albert I (1875-1934) state reference agent-173761 adlib-agent-173761 d6e74d60-fa7a-3750-b965-4d92919e76b5 Belgium silvered reference term-107017 adlib-term-107017 6aa514b3-a68c-317d-b2fd-bed289f2e3fd literal Belgium Belgium country Belgium reference term-40365 adlib-term-40365 d79c75c2-da7b-3187-918e-f7a374e04005 bronze Diameter mm 30.3 Weight g 16.39 reference media-116055 adlib-media-116055 c086318d-b61c-30c9-a274-2647d1d5c0c4 jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 141 1742589766405 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 141 1742589766405 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 141 1742589766405 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 141 1742589766405 1 image 0 media image reference media-116056 adlib-media-116056 860db746-6f73-38d4-8ce6-469d3f71693b jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 138 1742589765717 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 138 1742589765717 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 138 1742589765717 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0041_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 138 1742589765717 1 image 1 media image reference term-122767 adlib-term-122767 6950caf1-590f-3cff-afc7-b6164caae45e Médaille Commémorative des Campagnes d'Afrique 1914-1917 denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-108659 adlib-term-108659 cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2 Military subseries reference term-107017 adlib-term-107017 6aa514b3-a68c-317d-b2fd-bed289f2e3fd Belgium subsubseries history note Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Baldwin 1927 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference publication-5910 adlib-publication-5910 0d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)

reference term-122767 adlib-term-122767 6950caf1-590f-3cff-afc7-b6164caae45e Médaille Commémorative des Campagnes d'Afrique 1914-1917

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