These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Mint:
London
Artist:
Saulles, George W. de
Artist:
Admiralty
Ruler:
Edward VII (1901-10)
Ruler:
Edwardvs VII rex imperator
(With the title of)
In 1903, with the Second Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion both recently ended, and various medals awarded for service in each, consideration was also given to those involved in ferrying the troops to these unusually farflung theatres of war. The result was the Transport Medal, which was awarded to the senior officers of the 117 transports and 10 hospital ships that had been pressed into service during those campaigns. Provision was made to award the medal in future to officers of the Merchant Navy serving in transports, but when opportunity came in the form of the Great War of 1914-1918, this was not in fact done and merchant seamen sailing in war zones were awarded the new (but less splendid) Mercantile Marine War Medal instead. Only some 250 Transport Medals were therefore awarded.
This example was awarded to J. Collier, of whose service nothing more is known. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink in 1926.
History note: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Spink 1926
Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009
Diameter: 36.3 mm
Weight: 38.99 g
Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Watson, Lester
Production date: AD 1903
Inscription present: Bust of Edward facing left
Inscription present: Section of world map top, transport at sea below
Accession number: CM.1448-2009
Primary reference Number: 141542
Watson Catalogue: 370
Ordering: M-0331
Previous object number: LW.0331
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Transport Medal (1899-1902)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/141542 Accessed: 2024-11-08 11:59:13
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/141542
|title=Transport Medal (1899-1902)
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-08 11:59:13|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-141542
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0331_281_29.jpg"
alt="Transport Medal (1899-1902)"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Transport Medal (1899-1902)</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
