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8 Aug 2021: Vittoria. This medal was awarded to Captain of Forecastle Joshua Carson, of HMS Reindeer. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 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.

8 Aug 2021: Manning's presence on the ship during this period has been verified, and the Medals Roll confirms the award of this medal to him. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal in a New York auction in November 1926.

8 Aug 2021: Among the regular forces involved in the suppression of the revolt was Sapper Gabriel of the 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners, whose medal this is. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin before 1928.

8 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.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Able Bodied Seaman Edward Rose, who served aboard HMS Ringdove in an extremely busy period in which that vessel participated in two major campaigns and a ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin 1927

8 Aug 2021: India General Service Medal (1854-1895), with bar for Waziristan 1894-5, awarded to Pvt. ... Savage of the 2nd Border Regiment, whose medal this is. Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Centurion 18 Sep.t 1804, Trafalgar & Basque Roads 1809, awarded to AB James Cole, 1848. ... Presumably AB Cole managed to leave naval service after this. Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: The rarity of this medal, which is inscribed to Boy John Wilson, a Marine aboard the Boadicea, raises questions. ... Nonetheless, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private John Halpin, of the contingent of Royal Marines serving aboard HMS Donegal, a 74-gun first-rate which had previously been the French ship Hoche. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had