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Auction: 4020 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 128

The Knight Bachelor's Badge and Group of Five Prize Medals for Medicine to Sir Malcolm Watson (a) Knight Bachelor's Badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London, 1926) and enamel, reverse engraved 'Sir Malcolm Watson', extremely fine, in case of issue (b)Glasgow University, Cullen Medal, bronze, edge engraved 'Malcolumbus Watson, in Classe Medicinae Clin, 1893-4', about extremely fine (c)Asiatic Society of Bengal, Sir William Jones Medal, gold, 93.44g., reverse engraved 'Awarded to Malcolm Watson for Contributions to the Advancement of Science in Asia 1928', extremely fine, in H.M.Mint, Calcutta case of issue (d) Rubber Growers Association of London, gold (edge stamped 9 CT), 85.46g., reverse engraved 'Malcolm Watson. M.D., C.M., D.P.H. in Recognition of Services in Regard to Sanitation on Rubber Plantations in the Federated Malay States.' undated (1914), good very fine, in damaged case of issue (e) Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Mary Kingsley Medal, bronze, edge engraved 'Presented to Sir Malcolm Watson 6th November , 1934.', extremely fine, in Pinches, London case of issue (f) The Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, The Prince Consort Medal, silver, edge engraved 'Sir Malcolm Watson, M.D., for his paper on "Malaria and Mosquitoes: Forty Years On", session 1938-39., about extremely fine, in case of issue (g) Glasgow University 500 Anniversary Medal 1951, bronze, extremely fine, in case (7) Estimate £ 600-800 Sir Malcolm Watson M.B., C.M., M.D., D.P.H., F.G.S. (1873-1955), studied Medicine at Glasgow University and University College London; discovered the origin of Crescent (M.T.) Malaria 1901, and Quartan Malaria 1904, and originated control of Malaria by Species Sanitation; began anti-Malaria work at Klang, Federated Malay States, 1901; extended to rural areas 1904, and Singapore City 1911; extended to Netherland East Indies 1911, India 1923, Africa 1929, and Balkans 1930; advised the governments of Nepal, Hyderabad (Deccan), Baroda, Patiala, Bengal, Southern Rhodesia; also invented Watson's Patent Process for Rubber Tapping, and another Patent Process for control of dust in mines and the prevention of silicosis and explosions in coal mines (patented in association with Shell 1948).

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