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Central Africa Medal, awarded to Sepoy Ram Singh, 1895
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page100.html8 Aug 2021: Central Africa Medal, 1895. Peace-keeping operations in the British possessions in Central Africa, as anywhere else, required a large number of small campaigns, several of which, from 1894-1898 and ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point -
India Medal (1895-1902), with bars for Malakand 1897 & Punjab…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page166.html8 Aug 2021: time. This medal was awarded to Sapper Munisami of the Queen's Own Madras Sappers & Miners, who was wounded by gunshot in the defence of Malakand. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. -
East and West Africa Medal, with bar for 1892, awarded to Pvt. J.…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page112.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private J. Kelly of the 1st Battalion, 1st West India Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Indian Order of Merit, 2nd Class, awarded between 1837 and 1912
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page182.html8 Aug 2021: The receipient of this medal must therefore have been awarded the Order's medal twice at some point between 1837 and 1912, when Indian troops were made eligible for the Victoria ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Hong Kong Plague Medal, awarded to Pvt. G. Taplin 1894
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page134.html8 Aug 2021: The work they did in maintaining order and assisting the medical effort was acknowledged by the Governor of the colony with this medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Army of India Medal, with bars for Asserghur, Argaum & Gawlighur, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page140.html8 Aug 2021: Queen Victoria, by whose order the medal was issued and whose bust it therefore carried, was likewise not on the throne for the actions for which it was awarded. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928. -
Indian Order of Merit, 1st Class, awarded between 1837 and 1912
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page181.html8 Aug 2021: The receipient of this medal must therefore have been awarded the Order's medal three times at some point between 1837 and 1912, when Indian troops were made eligible for the ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927. -
New Zealand Medal (1864 to 1866), awarded to Cpl. Bernard Reilly, 1869
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page302.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Corporal Bernard Reilly of the 68th Light Infantry. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928. -
Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand), awarded to Sgt. Frederick…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page219.html8 Aug 2021: indicates that this medal was awarded, to Sergeant Frederick Carthy of the Royal New Zealand Artillery. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. -
Waterloo Medal, awarded to Pvt. Hugh Gormley 1815
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page348.html8 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 ... The Museum thanks Mr Sean Welch for information on the history of this medal. -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Lushai 1889-92, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page163.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private J. Mackey, of the 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927. -
East and West Africa Medal, with bars for Brass River 1895 &…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page101.html8 Aug 2021: until 1900, were considered to merit this medal, which in terms of design is a continuation of the Ashantee War Medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point from the London dealer Spink before 1928. -
Coorg Medal, issued to a Kodava loyalist in 1837
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page79.html8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a collection of war trophies. Coorg Medal, issued by the British East India Co., 1837. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
East and Central Africa Medal, with bar for 1898, issued to Pvt. Mir…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page99.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Mir Arab of the 27th Bombay Light Infantry, part of the Indian Contingent in Africa. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928. -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Chin Hills…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page161.html8 Aug 2021: in 1854 to the design and issue of a General Service Medal for the theatre, for which bars would be issued as each new campaign merited. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for 1 June 1794, 12 Oct.r…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page247.html8 Aug 2021: The French flagship Hoche was captured in this battle and named Donegal; the Watson Collection includes one medal awarded to a member of her new British crew. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928; it had previously -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Burma 1889-92,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page146.html8 Aug 2021: British campaigns against such insurgents continued until 1892, and bars were awarded to the India General Service Medal for them in 1889 and 1892. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927. -
General Service Medal (Army & Royal Air Force), with bar for…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page238.html8 Aug 2021: It was likely for participation in this operation that this medal was awarded, to Sapper Dasappa of the Madras Sappers and Miners. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928. -
Second China War Medal, with bar for Taku Forts 1860, awarded to Sgt. …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page71.html8 Aug 2021: The bars on this medal indicate that its recipient, Sergeant J. ... His medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928. -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Chin-Lushai…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page147.html8 Aug 2021: Major Gordon, writing of the medal, observed: "This bar was very well earned as the country that these expeditions had to go through consisted of trackless jungle.". ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928. -
New Zealand Medal (1863 to 1864), awarded to Pvt. T. Sturgeon, 1869
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page299.html8 Aug 2021: The dates on this medal relate to a pair of conflicts known as the Waikato Invasion and the Taurange Campaign. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928. -
Military General Service Medal, with bars for Maida & Talavera,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page232.html8 Aug 2021: The intentions of the medal committee are hard to divine, as the medal was struck carrying the dates 1793-1814' in the reverse, but the earliest campaign considered was that in ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. -
Second China War Medal, with bar for Taku Forts 1860 & Pekin…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page69.html8 Aug 2021: The recipient of this medal, Private John Cuthbert of the 44th Regiment, was among those who took the Taku Forts in 1860 prior to campaigning to, taking and looting Beijing. ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928. -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Pegu, awarded…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page153.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Joshua Sheppard, Ship's Boy in the 5th-rate frigate HMS Fox. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for London 13th March 1806,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page261.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... His service aboard has been verified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer -
East and West Africa Medal, with bar for Gambia 1894, awarded to AB…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page110.html8 Aug 2021: This example of the medal and bar for that campaign was awarded to Able-Bodied Seaman W. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Endymion wh. President,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page282.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had previously formed -
Second China War Medal, with bar for Fatshan 1857, issued 1861
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page66.html8 Aug 2021: This medal is unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified, but the bar for the battle at Foshan tells us that he was a sailor or a marine. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Second China War Medal, with bar for Canton 1857, issued 1861
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page68.html8 Aug 2021: The recipient of this medal was one of those involved in the 1857 capture of Guangzhou. ... The medal is unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the piece at some point before 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Amazon 13th March 1806,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page262.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Camperdown, Nile &…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page251.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928; -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for St Domingo, awarded to AB…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page260.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for St Sebastian 1813, awarded…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page276.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927. -
New Zealand Medal (1845 to 1846), awarded to Henry J. Kelly, 1869
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page293.html8 Aug 2021: Kelly, who was Clerk in HMS Hazard (aboard which vessel he also earned the First China War Medal some years earlier). ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G. -
New Zealand Medal (1865 to 1866), awarded to Pvt. Miles Lawless, 1869
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page303.html8 Aug 2021: The dates on this medal relate to the conflict known as the Second Taranaki War. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928. -
Third China War Medal, with bar for Defence of Legations, awarded to…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page76.html8 Aug 2021: The medals were handed to them in cardboard boxes, each recipient saluting his Majesty with his left hand and receiving his medal in his right. ... From King Edward's hand to Private Jones's and eventually to Lester Watson's, who purchased the medal at -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Off Tamatave 20 May 1811,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page273.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased this medal in a New York auction in November 1926. -
East and Central Africa Medal, with bars for Lubwa's & Uganda …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page98.html8 Aug 2021: East & Central Africa Medal, 1899. British rule in East Africa was partly achieved via the British East Africa Company, which acquired possessions in Uganda that the Government took over in 1895, ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London -
Indian General Service Medal 1908-1935, with bar for Malabar 1921-22, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page169.html8 Aug 2021: When the first issue was made under King George V, in 1911, Richard Garbe designed a new obverse but the medal was otherwise unaltered. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin before 1928. -
Natal Native Rebellion Medal, with bar for 1906, awarded to Pvt. W.…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page245.html8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private W. Patter, of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Contingent formed by the Association mentioned above. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Indian Mutiny Medal, with bar for Lucknow, awarded to Pvt. J.…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page179.html8 Aug 2021: For fighting at Lucknow during the second relief effort and subsequent evacuation, or in the city's recapture the next year, this bar was awarded to the Indian Mutiny Medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928. -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Anse la Barque Decr. 1809, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page270.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin 1927. -
Second China War Medal, with bars for Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page70.html8 Aug 2021: The bar for Fatshan Creek means that the recipient must have been a sailor or marine, but the medal is unnamed and no further identification can be made. ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson from the London dealers Spink in 1928. -
India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Waziristan…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page158.html8 Aug 2021: the 1850s led in 1854 to the design and issue of a General Service Medal for the theatre, for which bars would be issued as each new campaign merited. ... Savage of the 2nd Border Regiment, whose medal this is. Lester Watson purchased it at some point -
Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Centurion 18 Sep.t 1804,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page256.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Presumably AB Cole managed to leave naval service after this. Lester Watson purchased his -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Copenhagen 1801, awarded to …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page255.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Cartwright was nonetheless entitled to the medal, and Lester Watson purchased it at some -
Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Boadicea 18 Septr. 1810,…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page271.html8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... Nonetheless, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point -
Egyptian Medal, with bars for Tel-el-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85 &…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page121.html8 Aug 2021: Urabi was captured and exiled to Ceylon. The other bars of the medal relate to a later campaign, against Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad ibn al-Sayyid 'Abd Allah and his allies, who ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. -
Abyssinian War Medal awarded to AB Seaman T. Simpkin of HMS Spiteful, …
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page15.html8 Aug 2021: Abyssinian War Medal, 1869. The Abyssinian War Medal was awarded to those involved in a 1867-1868 expedition to Abyssinia to secure the release of British labourers sent to the country ... Simpkin was presumably part of this effort, and Lester Watson -
Canada General Service Medal, with bars for Fenian Raid 1866, Fenian…
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/collection/watson/page131.html8 Aug 2021: Riel had already fled and the rising was quickly quelled. This medal was awarded in 1899 to those who had fought the Fenians in any of these raids or the Red ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.
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