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8 Aug 2021: This medal was therefore issued at some point between 1849 and 1901, when the death of Queen Victoria necessitated a change of the original Wyon portrait on the obverse. ... Knight of the 12th Lancers. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Some particularly noteworthy engagements were awarded separate bars, and numerous further campaigns followed after 1868, butwere usually awarded. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: at the point of their discharge from service, although this was cancelled in 1875. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Some of the most vicious fighting on the British expedition was met withand the bar that this medal bears acknowleges participation in that fighting, by Gunner T. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: For the lesser ones of these the North West Frontier bar was awarded in 1869, but some expeditions were thought to merit individual bars. ... Small, whose medal this is. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is engraved to Gunner W. Hudson of the Royal Artillery. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This example bears no name, and its recipient is unknown. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: s prize agent for the campaign, Alexander Davison, had this medal made in Birmingham at his own expense for distribution to the officers and men present at the battle. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Indian Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, 1901-1910. At King Edward VII's succession to Queen Victoria in 1901, most of the service medals then on issue were renewed with ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: damaging the balance of trade, began to clamp down on it and to try to prevent importation at all. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, inscription. Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, 1910-1935. At King George V's succession to King Edward VII in 1910, most of the service medals then on issue were ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: point. Reverse, inscription. Kimberley Star, 1900 (Second Boer War). During the 1830s and 1840s several Dutch republics had been established outside the British Cape Colony in South Africa, among which were ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection also includes two other medals that belonged to him, but as these are not attached to this group they have beenNonetheless, it was as a group of ... four that Lester Watson acquired them all, at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It was awarded to Private H. McMonagh, of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Rifle Brigade. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Costello of the 27th Foot, at some point during Edward VII's reign. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, merchant ships at sea circling a sinking submarine. Mercantile Marine War Medal, 1919. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Precise dating of this medal is difficult, beyond the fact that it is an issue of Edward VII's reign. ... It was acquired by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: When finally replaced it had been issued with fifteen different bars, and without any bar for the earliest engagements that it covered. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Khedive's Egyptian Star, issued in 1889. Obverse, the Sphinx facing out with three pyramids behind it in a circle, on a downward five-pointed bronze star with milled edges, suspended ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Afghan interference in this conflict led the British to negotiate the emplacement of a garrison at Chitral in 1895 to safeguard their position. ... It has been renamed. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a full-rigged ship at sea in a circle of rope. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point between then and 1928.

8 Aug 2021: East India Company thought it sensible to issue their own parallel award, which was therefore instituted in 1848. ... This medal is unnamed, and its recipient cannot be determined. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: South Africa General Service Medal, 1880 (Zulu War). The history of the British presence in South Africa is inextricably bound up with that of the Basuto and Zulu tribes whom it ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is engraved to Private Arthur Connor of the 48th Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: supplies. Riel was forced to surrender, and was tried and hanged. He is still regarded as a hero and national father in some Québecois quarters. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Indian Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, 1910-1935. At King George V's succession to King Edward VII in 1910, most of the service medals then on issue were renewed ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It was awarded to Private Iddrisue Moshi of the 2nd Battalion of the Gold Coast Constabulary. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Natal, at this time less urbanised than the Cape, did not give rise to such famous sieges asbut it did give rise to the first set-piece battle of the War, ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Cairn, of the 55th Regiment. This unit is not known to have served on this campaign, which was fought entirely with Indian troops, but it is possible that Cairn was on ... Be that as it may, Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The result was that many of the bars were issued in tiny numbers, with some combinations all but unique, and the medals command a very high price among collectors because of ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: One such must have received this medal, but as it is unnamed, we do not know who he was. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: damaging the balance of trade, began to clamp down on it and to try to prevent importation at all. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Franklin himself seems to have died at King William Island on 25 April 1848. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G.

8 Aug 2021: that had become entangled, using the first, San Nicolas, asled the charge himself, followed by some of the Marines who had previously fought for him aboard HMS Agamemnon. ... Nonetheless, Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: some years, under Sir Arthur Wellesley, the later Duke of Wellington (who is seen on the reverse of the MGSM). ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.