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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: Lengthy campaigns by British forces to recover control of the area led firstly to Gordon's famous defeat at Khartoum and ultimately, in 1890, to a full British withdrawal from the ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of three medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the othersThe medals are not attached to each other so although the Watson ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them at some point before

8 Aug 2021: 1908, at which point the medal was awarded to any Volunteers who did not wish to transfer to the new Territorial Force, but had nonetheless accumulated 16 or more years of ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal was acquired by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: F." for Republique Fran蓷ise at the right. M嶮aille Comm幦orative des Dardanelles, 1926 (Great War). ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Lt. D. T. Davies of the Kaffir Rifles, who was therefore presumably among the defenders at Wepener. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

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

8 Aug 2021: v. The group is mounted on a brass bar slid between the ribbons, with a pin at the back across all three ribbons to hold them in place. ... Mott, of the 1st Battalion Border Regiment. Lester Watson purchased the group from the London dealers Baldwin at

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: Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is therefore likely that at some point in its history this medal has been retooled with the rare Defence of Kimberley clasp to increase its sale value. ... Lester Watson purchased it anyway at some point before 1928. The Museum must gratefully

8 Aug 2021: It is unnamed, and the recipient therefore unknown. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Baltic Medal, 1856. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia seated with a trident, a cannon at her feet, before two distant fortresses. ... Lester Watson purchased it 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: 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: Lester Watson purchased it 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. ... rebels. Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The star, in an echo of the Victoria Cross, was struck from the metal of Afghan guns captured at Kandahar in that decisive battle. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Several serious defeats of Egyptian forces in 1884 by his forces led to a concerted British campaign in defence of Egyptian claims, but but despite a victory at El-Teb and ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.