IDENTIFIERS
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id:	141407
accession number:	CM.1313-2009

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Monday 15 January 2024

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The United Kingdom has seen various organisations which have enjoyed the name of `militia', but after the Bill of Rights of 1689 made the maintenance of a standing army illegal, it was usual for such groups to be in some way part of the regular army's structure. From the mid-19th century onwards, this usually meant that such units were considered `extra' battalions of regular regiments. Men could amass a long period of service in the Militia in this way, and this was recognised by King Edward VII's institution of the Militia Long Service Medal in 1904. In 1908, however, the reserve forces of Britain were reorganised and most of the Militia was subsumed into the new Territorial Force, which went on to become today's Territorial Army, the remainder, largely units based in Ireland, becoming the Special Reserve.
The Militia Long Service award was given to NCOs and men of "irreproachable character and conduct" who had amassed 18 years' service (not necessarily continuous) and attended at least 15 trainings.
This medal was awarded to Corporal J. McNamara of the 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Seaby in 1927.
title:	Militia Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Seaby 1927


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Lester Watson Collection
creditline: Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141407





TECHNIQUES
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struck

CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1904 - 1908
creation date earliest:	1904
creation date latest:	1908

CREATORS
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maker: London
maker: Edward VII (1901-10)
maker: United Kingdom
maker: Edwardvs VII rex imperator

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Diameter
units: mm
value: 31.8

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 31.83



CITATIONS
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Medal Yearbook 2001
British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)
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