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Afghanistan Medal, with bars for Ahmed Khel and Kandahar, awarded to…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page24.html8 Aug 2021: It is not impossible that the unnamed example of that piece in the Watson Collection also belonged to Harris. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928. -
Africa General Service Medal, with bar for Nyasaland 1915, awarded to …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page28.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 965). -
The Travels of the Medal
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/exhibitions/NZCross/medal.html8 Aug 2021: Once in the possession of Lester Watson, Rodriquez's Cross shared the fate of the rest of the collection; inherited by Mr L. ... The medal's appearance online, of course, made it available in a way that it had not been before, and as with many other -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for 1st June 1794, inscribed to …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page246.html8 Aug 2021: Although it is not the medal in the Watson Collection, it is recorded that one Daniel MacKenzie was actually born aboard HMS Tremendous during the battle (his mother, the wife of ... Be that as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point -
Group 8 (part 1)
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page405.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929. -
Group 8 (part 2)
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page409.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929. -
East and West Africa Medal, with bar for Witu 1890, awarded to PO1 H. …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page103.html8 Aug 2021: The British forces suffered only a few men wounded. Among those unhurt was a Midshipman Roger Keyes, serving aboard HMS Turquoise, with whom another Watson Collection recipient earned a medal in ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before -
Military General Service Medal, with bar for Fort Detroit, awarded to …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page236.html8 Aug 2021: The medal which displays this bar in the Watson Collection was awarded to Captain John Bostwick of the Norfolk Regiment of the Canadian Militia. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal in 1927. -
Coronation Medal (George V), awarded to Cpt. T. M. Monk, 1911
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page391.html8 Aug 2021: M. Monk, whose medals are part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6. -
Médaille Militaire (Republique Fran蓷ise), awarded between 1870 and…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page358.html8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for 1 June 1794, 12 Oct.r…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page247.html8 Aug 2021: The French flagship Hoche was captured in this battle and named Donegal; the Watson Collection includes one medal awarded to a member of her new British crew. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928; it had previously -
East and West Africa Medal, with bar for Brass River 1895, awarded to …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page107.html8 Aug 2021: Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928. -
Médaille Militaire (Louis Napoleon), awarded between 1852 and 1855
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page357.html8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it. -
Army of India Medal, with bars for Assye, Argaum & Gawlighur,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page142.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased this medal later than most of his collection, from the London dealer Baldwin in 1930. -
Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal, with bars for Transkei and…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page59.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson bought it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it may have formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 21-22 Nov 1927). -
Group 6 (part)
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page390.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection also includes two other medals that belonged to him, but as these are not attached to this group they have beenNonetheless, it was as a group of ... four that Lester Watson acquired them all, at some point before 1928. -
East and West Africa Medal, with engraving for M'wele 1895,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page108.html8 Aug 2021: Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928. -
Third China War Medal, awarded to Ord. F. Whittle, 1901
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page73.html8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... The recipient of this medal was Orderly F. Whittle of HMS Endymion (not to be confused with the earlier frigate of the name, some of whose crew'sthe Watson collection). -
New Zealand Cross, awarded to Trooper Antonio Rodr璲uez de Sardinha…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page291.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection retains the original citation, and an MS note in the hand of the person who purchased the Cross from Rodríguez's family in 1905. ... It came to form part of the Hamilton Smith Collection, in the auction of which, at the -
Long Service Medal for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, awarded to…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page213.html8 Aug 2021: From 1910 the medal bore a portrait of King George V by Richard Garbe, and it is one of this issue that belongs to the Watson Collection. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928. -
St Jean d'Acre Medal awarded to an unknown officer, 1843
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page16.html8 Aug 2021: He may also have been eligible for the NGSM, but the example of this medal in the Watson Collection appears to have gone to a seaman more junior than would have ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928. -
Médaille de Mexique, issued between 1863 and 1869
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page355.html8 Aug 2021: Although the medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it. -
Kars Medal, awarded by Sultan Abdul Mejid 1855 (Crimean War)
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page354.html8 Aug 2021: Although this medal has become part of the Watson Collection, moreover, it is not in Lester Watson's own lists and there is no information about how he may have acquired -
Distinguished Conduct Medal, awarded to Cpl. W. Gill, probably in 1854
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page90.html8 Aug 2021: It was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928, and had previously been part of the Payne Collection. -
Médaille d'Italie, issued in 1859
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page356.html8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it. -
Africa General Service Medal, with bar for Lango 1901, awarded to…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page27.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 956). -
Distinguished Service Order, issued between 1910 & 1928
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page95.html8 Aug 2021: Precise dating of this example is difficult, beyond the fact that it is an issue of the reign of George V, and that it was in the Watson Collection by 1928. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before the making of his catalogue that year. -
Africa General Service Medal, with bar for B. C. A. [British Central…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page30.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 955). -
Naval Engineer's Medal, awarded to Engineer1 William Shaw, 1842
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page126.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased his medal in the auction of the Hamilton-Smith collection, of which it may have previously formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 21-22 Nov 1927, lot 1293). -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Northumberland 22 May 1812, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page274.html8 Aug 2021: This was one of the last pieces acquired for the Watson Collection: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936. -
Africa General Service Medal, with bars for Aro 1901-1902, S. Nigeria …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page26.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 945). -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Syria, awarded to Francis…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page286.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Third China War Medal, with bar for Taku Forts, awarded to Stoker H.…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page75.html8 Aug 2021: Devlin, 1901. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... His medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928. -
Kabul to Kandahar Star, issued 1881
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page188.html8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson acquired this piece at some point before 1928. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 81-90
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index9.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 81-90. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
References and Further Reading
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/exhibitions/NZCross/references.html8 Aug 2021: The Watson Medal Collection, Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. The Museum must thank Gail Lesuma and Pamela Marshall for their readiness to share their material, and the Alexander Turnbull Library, the National Archive ... of New Zealand, and Puke Ariki for -
The New Zealand Cross
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/exhibitions/NZCross/NZCross.html8 Aug 2021: A Victoria Cross awarded to Sgt Edward Mott, 1917, and Rodriquez's New Zealand Cross, both now in the Watson Collection, compared; images copyright the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 341-350
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index35.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 341-350. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Fitzwilliam Museum - Works of the first British female printmaker …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/works-of-the-first-british-female-printmaker-go-on-showCaroline Watson was one of the most successful engravers of her age, with patrons including Queen Charlotte and the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. ... Watson made her mark creating prints catering to feminine taste, capitalising on the growing market of -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 171-180
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index18.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 171-180. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 391-399
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index40.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 391-399. <- -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 221-230
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index23.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 221-230. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 381-390
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index39.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 381-390. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 121-130
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index13.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 121-130. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 181-190
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index19.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 181-190. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 361-370
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index37.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 361-370. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 201-210
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index21.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 201-210. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 321-330
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index33.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 321-330. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 271-280
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index28.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 271-280. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. -
The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 291-300
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/index30.html8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 291-300. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.
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