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8 Aug 2021: After 1851 the suspension of the medal was changed from the steel ring used on the William IV and earliest Victoria issues to a silver bar more like that used on ... 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: The recipient of this medal was Private J. Miller of the 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry; its award is mentioned in The London Gazette for 15 March 1916, p. ... The medal was acquired by Lester Watson at some point before 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: 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: The Indian Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal was no exception, as comparison with the first issue will show. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Driver F. Hanes, of the 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery, for participation in the Battle of Tamaai. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Queen's South Africa 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 ... The medal incorrectly gives his first initial as C.'. Lester

8 Aug 2021: This medal was the second designed for this campaign; the first was withdrawn as offensive to the Chinese. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This is the campaign for which the bar to this medal was awarded, to Private Frederick Rapson, of the 2nd Battalion, 9th Foot. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.