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8 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).

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point from the London dealer Spink before 1928.

8 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.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928; it had previously been sold at auction by the London dealers Glendining in October 1908.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G.

8 Aug 2021: It was one of the last pieces acquired by Lester Watson, purchased from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936.

8 Aug 2021: Small, whose medal this is. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It was awarded to Michael McMahan of the 31st Regiment. It was given to Lester Watson in 1904 by his uncle Charles Pfaff, and was the first item in the Watson

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. It had previously been sold by the recipient's niece in November 1866, by which time she was living in Beaver