IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 141393 accession number: CM.1299-2009 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 15 January 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: A Naval Long Service Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1831, the year after that for the Army; when Queen Victoria succeeded this issue was for a while continued, before alterations were made in 1848. To earn it a sailor had to have twenty years' service to his credit, although some had amassed rather more by the time of their discharge. This medal was awarded to Captain Fore Top Aaron Carter, of the first-rate battleship HMS Britannia, and he had served for 22 years. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928. title: Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal NOTES ----- type: history note value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928 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/141393 TECHNIQUES ---------- struck CATEGORIES ------ category: medal DATING ------ creation date: 1839 - 1839 creation date earliest: 1839 creation date latest: 1839 CREATORS -------- maker: London maker: William IV (1830-37) maker: United Kingdom DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: mm value: 34.2 dimension: Weight units: g value: 20.61 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Imagery of War CITATIONS -------- Medal Yearbook 2001 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_0182_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 124 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 124 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 124 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 124 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 129 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 129 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 129 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0182_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 129 pixels