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

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private T. Birks of the 1st North Staffordshire Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

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: This medal was awarded to Private W. Maxwell of the 1st Highland Light Infantry, for his presence in the battle zone. ... 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: Queen's Mediterranean Medal, 1902 (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 Transvaal ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: Khedive's Sudan Medal, with bars for The Atbara & Khartoum, awarded to Pvt. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Charles Lenden of the 29th Foot, who was one of the survivors of the retreat at Chillianwala and also fought at Gujarat. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

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: that served in South Russia in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... The medal may have been awarded for the same exploit which won Mitchell his Distinguished Flying

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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 the medal at some point before 1928.

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: His medal's inscription has been officially corrected. Also, the earliest issues of the medal indicate that the War was not expected to last as long as it did, as they ... Lester Watson acquired the medal 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