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8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Able Bodied Seaman Simon Redgrave of the 24-gun frigate HMS Magicienne, which took no actual part in the battle. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

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: 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: 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: 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 Able Bodied Seaman T. Simpkin, whose vessel, HMS Spiteful, despite only being a paddle-steamer single-handedly quelled piracy in the Arabian Gulf during the campaign, ... Simpkin was presumably part of this effort, and Lester

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

8 Aug 2021: For the initial occupation operations, however, and for the expedition into North-West Persia of later 1920, the bars that adorn this medal were awarded. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal is one of those awarded to the Eurotas's crew, to Ship's Boy John Hampton. ... Clorinde became HMS Aurora. Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1929; it had previously been sold through the London auction house

8 Aug 2021: The bars to this medal indicate that its recipient, Private William Baxendale of the 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, was part of the forces that besieged and captured Mughal Delhi and then ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private William Walton of the 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The dates on this medal relate to a series of conflicts, of which the first was that known as the First Taranaki War, which arose over a disputed sale of Maori ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to John Cowen. The Medals Roll confirms the award of this piece to him, although it gives his name as Cohen. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Naval General Service Medal, with bar for Gaieta 24 July 1815, inscribed to Thomas Cook 1848. ... Lester Watson purchased it late in his life, from the London dealer Seaby in 1937; it had previously been sold at Sotheby's in November 1912.

8 Aug 2021: His presence on the ship at this time has been verified, and the Medals Roll confirms the award of this medal to a man of this name. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had previously come up for sale in an auction at

8 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.

8 Aug 2021: This was the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar. This medal was awarded to Private Amos Horton, of the Royal Marines contingent aboard the 74-gun third-rate frigate HMS Audacious, ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was one of 35 issued with the bar for this battle, and was awarded to Thomas Jenkins. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal in a New York auction during 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Of the 49 Europeans and 79 Indians so entitled, one was Corporal Patrick Keays of the 1st Battalion, Bengal Artillery, whose medal this is; its award has been verified. ... Lester Watson purchased it some time before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Meares's presence on the ship during this time has been verified, and the Medals Roll confirms the award of this medal to him. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: One recipient of it was Private Patrick MacDonald of the 3rd Bombay European Regiment, whose medal this is. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal is inscribed to James Smith. While such a man did serve in Horatio at this time, the Medals Roll does not confirm the award of a medal to him, ... Be this as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Edward Rowbottom of the 50th Queen's Own Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private J. H. Webster of the 40th Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private G. Palmer of the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The Company, given a royal charter in 1889, recruited its own forces and from 1890 onwards significant engagements resulted in the award of this medal to those troops. ... Lester Watson purchased this one at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The battle of Peiwar Kotal, for which Lance Corporal W. Fitzgerald was awarded one of the bars to this medal, was one of the two actions which led to Shere Ali ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private A. McDowell of the Coldstream Guards. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded for participation in both the battle of Ahmed Khel and the final taking of Kandahar, meaning that the recipient, Bugler R. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Sergeant James Beck of the 41st Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Petty Officer J. Quill, who served aboard the 2nd-class cruiser HMS Thetis off the coast of Natal during the fighting. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Lieutenant J. Lyon of the Brigade Major's Cavalry; its award has been verified. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: As a result it is not known to whom this medal was issued. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private D. Bryce of the 2nd West India Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: 13 nations in all issued a variety of this medal; all shared the rainbow ribbon and suspension, and all but the Japanese, who lacked a comparable symbolic figure, used a form ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928. ... The Museum must thank Mr Sawyer Rank for his information on this medal.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Sepoy Samandar Khan of the 24th Bombay Infantry. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: One of these men was Havildar Maun Singh, and this is his medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant J. Christie of the Royal Field Artillery. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Corporal J. McNamara of the 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Seaby in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Woods of the 2nd Battalion Loyals, or 81st Foot. This is his medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink in 1925.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Sergeant Thomas Hughes of the 9th Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased it 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: This is one of a number of the Taylor restrikes of the medal that was mounted in a watchglass, which has finely preserved the detail of the frosted finish. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: At the close of the campaign, the British government, by means of the East India Co., issued this medal to its Indian troops who had served in it. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford in 1927.