15929705970001312637261000Standard Recordobject-141531170534539957317053297470001705345377608fitz-onlineadlib-object-141531https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14153169fa0e38-ed80-37fe-86b8-da6ab903ef397referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-122711adlib-term-1227111db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557abLester Watson CollectionCoins and MedalsThe history of the British presence in South Africa is inextricably bound up with that of the Basuto and Zulu tribes whom it displaced. A series of shaky and short-lived accommodations with the various polities that made up the African kingdoms meant that the borders between the zones were never entirely free from conflict. Between 1877 and 1879 a number of particularly difficult punitive expeditions were mounted by the British authorities, and in 1880 a medal was sanctioned for these that was a new issue of that for the campaigns of 1834-1853 with a slightly modified reverse design.
Particularly demanding were the attacks of the Galeka and Gaika tribes on a protected people, the Fingos. The campaigns against the insurgent peoples lasted some eight months and involved, as well as extensive local forces, contingents of both the British Army and the Royal Navy serving ashore. The war ended in the annexation of the Transkei, home of the Galeka peoples, to the Cape Colony.
This medal was awarded to Sergeant Major R. B. Keys of the Cape Field Artillery (Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Artillery), the heavy support of the local forces involved in this campaign, which became known as the Ninth Kaffir War. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.CM.1437-20091accession numberCM.1437-2009141531priref141531Watson Catalogue349orderingM-0320previous object numberLW.0320urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141531https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141531Bust of Victoria facing leftobverseVICTORIA REGINAdesignLion couchant before protea bush; Zulu shield on four crossed assegais in exerguereversedesignreferenceagent-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 2005-2009188018801880188018811188118811881mintreferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5Londonartistreferenceagent-147914adlib-agent-1479145137dfbe-da76-3132-b042-fd9281d2df44Wyon, Leonard Charlesartistreferenceagent-174941adlib-agent-1749418ba653dd-3bef-332c-a3cb-822cc499c1fdWyon, Williamrulerreferenceagent-151398adlib-agent-151398bb2cd0a1-0a27-3787-a684-475d3b199972Victoria (1837-1901)with the title ofrulerreferenceagent-174943adlib-agent-1749439c2be08c-ce74-3f9c-b796-3c936a5088e0Victoria reginareferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDiametermm36.2Weightg40.03referencemedia-116613adlib-media-1166133f2a9cc0-5277-3346-9d4d-31b594a9316cjpegcm/cm15/LW_0320_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels11016162503468981imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0320_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels11016162503468981imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0320_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels11016162503468981imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0320_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels11016162503468981image0media
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imagereferenceterm-123051adlib-term-1230516e34e9ad-8435-3e53-b81e-65ea4abad938South Africa General Service Medaldenominationreferenceterm-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, acquired before 1928referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum315-331referencepublication-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-123051adlib-term-1230516e34e9ad-8435-3e53-b81e-65ea4abad938South Africa General Service MedalSouth Africa General Service Medalreferenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckobject
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