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8 Aug 2021: Ashantee Medal, 1874. The Ashanti Confederacy, which had occupied an area somewhat larger than modern Ghana since c. ... Kumase. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private P. McGeehan, of the 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment; the bar, awarded in 1919, testifies that he served under fire between the dates it carries. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Sergeant Jones's story makes an odd comparison with that of the other wing-walking medal-winner whose awards have come into the Watson Collection. ... Jones's medal was acquired by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: India Medal, 1896 (Pathan Rising). By 1895 it was beginning to be considered that the 23 bars issued to the India General Service Medal implied a need for its replacement, and ... D. Patch of the 9th Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery. Lester Watson

8 Aug 2021: Copy of Turkish Crimean Medal (Sardinian issue), 1860. The readiness of Great Britain and France, and also Sardinia whose contribution is often forgotten, to aid the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: 1900, were considered to merit this medal, which in terms of design is a continuation of the Ashantee War Medal. ... The Watson Collection also includes medals awarded to men of this ship from the Brass River and M'wele campaigns of 1895-1896.) Lester

8 Aug 2021: The medal was awarded until 1993, when the Military Cross was extended to those of less than officer rank. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Surgeon Captain W. Hall-Owen, of the Medical Staff Corps of the Victoria Militia. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: 1848. 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 ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private S. Wilson, of the 1st East Lancashire Regiment, although this unit was not part of either of the Chitral relief expeditions. ... It has been renamed. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: that issue was for a while continued, but the medal was updated, with new designs by William Wyon, in 1848. ... He received a gratuity of 5 pounds from the Queen. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private M. Sullivan of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal is also unnamed, so we do not know who its recipient was. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 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. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The bars of the medal however relate to a later campaign, against Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad ibn al-Sayyid 'Abd Allah and his allies, who after the proclamation of Muhammad Ahmad as ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Lance-Naick Muhammadkahm, of the Corps of Guides (Infantry). ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The British forces suffered only a few men wounded. Among those unhurt was a Midshipman Roger Keyes, serving aboard HMS Turquoise, with whom another Watson Collection recipient earned a medal in ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: The engraver of the medal has misspelt the ship's name as the city's. ... Lester Watson acquired this piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The bars of the medal however relate to a later campaign, against Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad ibn al-Sayyid 'Abd Allah and his allies, who after the proclamation of Muhammad Ahmad as ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: 1890. This medal was awarded to Pvt. A. Warrington, of the 1st Battalion, Welch Rifles, for participation in one of these skirmishes, the Battle of Gemaizah. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This bar was awarded for participation in that campaign, and is here affixed to the medal of Drummer G. ... Mick, of the 1st Battalion, 10th Foot. Lester Watson acquired 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 acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 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 acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The award of the medal is not dated, but as Commonwealth was stricken in 1921, the medal must date from before then. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point between then and 1928.

8 Aug 2021: was recognised by Sultan Abdul Mejid I with the issue of a medal for all the troops of all nations involved, struck to a slightly different design for each country. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private A. Campbell of the 1st Battalion, 5th Royal Highlanders, otherwise known as the Black Watch. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: His unit were deeply involved in all the campaigns for which the medal was awarded, and only further research would reveal in which of the wars' engagements he saw service. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The bars of the medal however relate to a later campaign, against Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad ibn al-Sayyid 'Abd Allah and his allies, who after the proclamation of Muhammad Ahmad as ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to 1st Driver Kamalapoory Southuyaroo of the Bullock Half Troop, Wellington. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal is correspondingly rare. Among its few recipients was Bombardier Patrick Cashman of what was by 1859 the 3rd Battalion, European Artillery. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: issue. This medal was awarded to Air Mechanic 3rd Class S. Prince of the Royal Air Force. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal was awarded until 1993, when the Military Cross was extended to those of less than officer rank. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Despite the issue of the First China War Medal for the previous conflict of 1839-1842, when the medal for the 1857-1860 campaign was issued in 1861 a small number ... This medal is unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson acquired

8 Aug 2021: After this a British Resident was installed. This bar was awarded for participation in the 1888 campaign, and is here affixed to the medal of Private E. ... Adler, of the 2nd Battalion, Derby Regiment. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Bugler Shaick Khoola Bux of the 44th Native Infantry, a Gurkha unit. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This bar was awarded to the troops involved. This medal is inscribed to Private J. ... Be that as it may, Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal is inscribed to one George Ryder, but no man of this name is recorded in the Medal Roll as having received these bars. ... Despite this Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Egyptian Medal, 1882-1884. Victorian-period Egypt was technically a dependency of the Ottoman Empire, but in fact the Khedive, Tewfik Pasha, was effectively in the hands of Britain and France, ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928

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 acquired the medal 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: This medal was awarded to Private Henry J. Wallace of the 98th Foot. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It would seem that Wilkinson decided that, as the medal had come from the King, his ship should be identified thereon as a ship of His Majesty, and so it is ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G.

8 Aug 2021: The award of the medal to him is not however confirmed in official records. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 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 acquired his NGS Medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.