MEL.845-2026
Parts
Object number
MEL.845-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Trial Eights Medal
Description
Trial Eights medal, awarded to M.M Johnson (1917) encased in a small black box with velvet interior. On the inside of the case is a list of the crew. The two-sided medal reads M.M Johnson, Trial Eights, Eton 1917, with two oars crossed over. The reverse of the medal contains the Eton badge with the Etonian motto "Floreat Etonia"
Description
Inscription
A.E.C T-D Eyoncourts Crew
stone lbs
(Bow) C.SS Burt 10.3
J.S Paterson 11.1
V.M.R Goodman 10.9
M.M Johnson 11.0
G.O. Nickalls 11.8
A.T.M Durand 12.3
D.R.H Gwynne 11.3
(Str) R.W Armitage 9.9
(Cox) HON C.W.B Hamilton 8.7
stone lbs
(Bow) C.SS Burt 10.3
J.S Paterson 11.1
V.M.R Goodman 10.9
M.M Johnson 11.0
G.O. Nickalls 11.8
A.T.M Durand 12.3
D.R.H Gwynne 11.3
(Str) R.W Armitage 9.9
(Cox) HON C.W.B Hamilton 8.7
Material
silver
Production
Organisation
Date
1917
History and association
Object history note
Formally transferred to Eton College by the River and Rowing Museum, upon the closure of the museum in 2026