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8 Aug 2021: The medal was awarded, as this suggests, to Company Sepoys (Indian troops); European combatants had to wait until corresponding bars were awarded to the Military and Naval General Service Medals some ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: Distinguished Service Medal, 1914-1918. The Distinguished Service Medal was instituted in 1914 at the same time as the Distinguished Service Cross; like that award it recognised conspicuous gallantry at sea ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Sepoy Zar Kash of the Gilgit Levy, a militia unit which was one of those faced with defending the besieged Chitral fort. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: When a shortfall was discovered the opportunity was taken to redesign the medal for the second issue. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: the gunnery competitions held at the Annual Fleet Competitions with a similar medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The receipient of this medal must therefore have been awarded the Order's medal at some point between 1837 and 1912, when Indian troops were made eligible for the Victoria Cross ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: year. This medal was awarded to Private Mohomadu Imbria of the 2nd North Nigerian Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The earliest issues of the medal indicate that the War was not expected to last as long as it did, as they bear the dates 1899-1900 in the reverse field. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: When a shortfall was discovered the opportunity was taken to redesign the medal for the second issue. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Gunner W. Ancion of the 1st Battalion, Bombay Artillery, and is of the issue engraved to mark participation only in the battle of Dubbo (Hyderabad). ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Thomas Nugent of the 22nd Regiment, who apparently fought at both Meanee and Dubbo (Hyderabad). ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Possibly therefore this medal was at some point in its history retooled with the bar bearing the famous name of Mafeking to increase its value, although in fact Farrell's original ... Lester Watson purchased the medal as it is at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This makes the medal impossible to distinguish from the Ashantee War Medal when worn. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Lieutenant A. J. D. Peebles, RAF, and its award is noted in the London Gazette for the 3rd June 1919. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Burma War Medal, awarded to an Indian officer, 1832. Obverse, the elephant of Ava at right bowing before the British lion at left, who stands before a Union Jack flagstaff. ... This one is unnamed, so the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson

8 Aug 2021: The medal was awarded to Private Sule of the Northern Nigerian Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Gunner T. Blakeley of the Royal Marine Artillery, serving aboard HMS St George. ... Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: 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 from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Precise dating of this medal is difficult, beyond the fact that it is an issue of Victoria's reign, but as the recipient, Corporal W. ... It was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928, and had previously been part of the Payne Collection.

8 Aug 2021: The recipient of this medal was Orderly F. Whittle of HMS Endymion (not to be confused with the earlier frigate of the name, some of whose crew'sthe Watson collection). ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.