15929705870001312637261000Standard Recordobject-141254170534539012417053296850001705345372527fitz-onlineadlib-object-141254https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1412542091a707-27d8-35e6-bb29-c04ec83a83217referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-122711adlib-term-1227111db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557abLester Watson CollectionCoins and MedalsThe Great War of 1914-1918 remains the bloodiest conflict in which Britain has ever been engaged. British casualties at Ypres and on the Somme from 1915 to 1918 outnumbered the entire British casualty list for the whole of the Second World War.
This medal was awarded to all members of the British Armed Forces who had fought in the War; some five million were issued. Because of the difficulty, in a conflict that had involved long-range artillery and air bombardment, of deciding eligibility for bars for individual battles, none of these were made. Unlike the Allied Victory Medal, this medal was also awarded to mobilised personnel who had not seen combat.
This example of the medal was awarded to Private F. Farrell of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Lester Watson bought it at some point before 1928.CM.1160-20091accession numberCM.1160-2009141254priref141254Watson Catalogue46orderingM-0043previous object numberLW.0043urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141254https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141254Bust of George facing leftobverseGEORGIUS V BRITT. OMN: REX ET IND. IMP.designSt George on horse trampling standards, with skull and crossbones beneathreversedesignreferenceagent-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 2005-2009191919191919191919201192019201920mintreferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5Londonrulerreferenceagent-167510adlib-agent-1675108ada2014-bb1f-34d3-9aec-33501eefda33George V (1910-36)artistreferenceagent-89878adlib-agent-89878fe8894c3-778c-3133-a6a5-c4ec807d55beMcMillan, Williamwith the title ofrulerreferenceagent-182480adlib-agent-182480d6d4822a-52fb-3a3d-ad4e-e160301603c4GEORGIUS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND IMP:referenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDiametermm36.3Weightg34.18referencemedia-116059adlib-media-116059fa475a9d-10ad-3c19-9b1d-ba6b893c2e84jpegcm/cm15/LW_0043_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13216162861789421imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0043_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13216162861789421imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0043_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13216162861789421imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0043_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels13216162861789421image0media
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imagereferenceterm-122768adlib-term-12276864904dc1-a282-3bba-9f19-8dfdcb106895British War Medal, 1914-20denominationreferenceterm-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, bt before 1928referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum504-507referencepublication-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-122768adlib-term-12276864904dc1-a282-3bba-9f19-8dfdcb106895British War Medal, 1914-20British War Medal, 1914-20referenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckobject
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