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8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private T. Birks of the 1st North Staffordshire Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Copy of Turkish Crimean Medal (Sardinian issue), 1860. The readiness of Great Britain and France, and also Sardinia whose contribution is often forgotten, to aid the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private W. Maxwell of the 1st Highland Light Infantry, for his presence in the battle zone. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: that issue was for a while continued, but the medal was updated, with new designs by William Wyon, in 1848. ... He received a gratuity of 5 pounds from the Queen. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: In 1902 this medal was awarded to such volunteers who had served in the garrisons at Gibraltar, Malta and Egypt during the Boer campaigns, where they were often put to guarding ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Khedive's Sudan Medal, with bars for The Atbara & Khartoum, awarded to Pvt. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal is also unnamed, so we do not know who its recipient was. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Charles Lenden of the 29th Foot, who was one of the survivors of the retreat at Chillianwala and also fought at Gujarat. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private J. Martin of the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, for his participation in the 1874 campaign, and the bar indicates his presence at the sack of ... Kumase. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Sergeant Jones's story makes an odd comparison with that of the other wing-walking medal-winner whose awards have come into the Watson Collection. ... Jones's medal was acquired by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.