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8 Aug 2021: Mr Boulton's Trafalgar Medal (gold), 1860-95. After Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar in 1805 the prominent Birmingham industrialist Matthew Boulton distributed about 15,000 Trafalgar Medals at his own ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to all members of the British Armed Forces who had fought in the War; some five million were issued. ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: An ongoing amateur research project is currently collecting material of this kind, but the example in the Watson Collection unfortunately has no such back-history. ... All that can be said is that Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: H. Kingshott, 1833. Obverse, a collection of war trophies with a royal shield at the centre. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to all members of the British Armed Forces who had fought in the War; some five million were issued. ... Lester Watson bought it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: so a succession crisis from 1839 onwards that caused persistent mutinies among the Sikh soldiery caused the Company to build up its forces on the border at Ferozepur. ... None surrendered. Lester Watson acquired Callaghan's medal at some point before 1928

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, an army approaching a coastal city, with boats at sea to the left beyond a tall palm. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6, but as it is not physically attached to the group it has been considered separately here. ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point

8 Aug 2021: The medal was made in small numbers in India but the bulk of the issue was done at the Soho mint in Birmingham, and this gold example came from there. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The British forces in Afghanistan were for a short while confined to those at the fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzai and the garrison of Jalalabad. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, inscription. 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 ... Lester Watson purchased 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: 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: a massacre of Europeans at the Battle of Isandlwana. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

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

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it 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: Distinguished Service Medal, 1914-1918. The Distinguished Service Medal was instituted in 1914 at the same time as the Distinguished Service Cross; like that award it recognised conspicuous gallantry at sea ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the

8 Aug 2021: Because of the number of men available to the Afridis and the stretched demands on British forces it was some time before a response could be coordinated, but towards the end ... D. Patch of the 9th Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery. Lester Watson

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: To earn it a sailor had to have twenty years' service to his credit, although some had amassed rather more by the time of their discharge. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal 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: Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of three of his medals that are now in the Watson Collection;follow. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them at some point before 1928; they had all previously formed part of the Payne Collection.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of King Edward VII. Reverse, the British lion standing on a rock at the left watching the sunrise; a shield and two assegais below. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The Watson Collection also includes medals awarded to men of this ship from the Brass River and M'wele campaigns of 1895-1896.) Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: For participation in that battle, or another the same day at Punniar, this star was issued by the Honourable East India Company. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: the gunnery competitions held at the Annual Fleet Competitions with a similar medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Military Medal, 1916 (Great War). The Military Medal was instituted in 1916 to reward acts of bravery by NCOs and men in the Army (and at that point the Royal Flying ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: As a result, a small punitive expedition was sent in 1893, which landed at the island town of Lamu in the Sultan's home state of Pate (now also in Kenya). ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: In January 1895 the Royal Niger Company's station at Akassa was attacked and more than forty people killed. ... Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London

8 Aug 2021: The receipient of this medal must therefore have been awarded the Order's medal at some point between 1837 and 1912, when Indian troops were made eligible for the Victoria Cross ... Lester Watson purchased the medal 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: Another battle was fought the same day at Punniar with similarly decisive results, and for participation in that or the Battle of Maharajpur, this star was issued by the Honourable East ... Lester Watson purchased his star at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: In the 1880s however the discovery of vast gold reserves in Transvaal brought large numbers of foreign settlers, largely British, across the border, and an attempted coup at the instigation of ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928

8 Aug 2021: The cornerstone of this campaign was the war in which the Indonesian island of Java was taken, a campaign which began with the landing at and capture of Fort Cornelis. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: To earn it a sailor had to have twenty years' service to his credit, although some had amassed rather more by the time of their discharge. ... He received a gratuity of 5 pounds from the Queen. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: had attacked Hyderabad in protest at the emplacement of a British puppet ruler in the province. ... Lester Watson purchased his 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 purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: In 1897 several parts of the Frontier rose in rebellion at once, all seeing an opportunity in a Pashtun rising which began the fighting. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, an army approaching a coastal city, with boats at sea to the left beyond a tall palm. ... This one is unnamed, so the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: attacked Hyderabad in protest at the emplacement of a British puppet ruler in the province. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased 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: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a vertical double-headed battleaxe with leaves at either side within a border of chain-links, the inscription being made on the horizontal links' edges. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson bought the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, an Apollonine libational tripod and a cauldron at the centre with "MCMXIV" & "MCMXVIII" inscribed on either side, and with two doves with olive sprays flying above. ... It cannot therefore be known to whom it was awarded. Lester Watson bought

8 Aug 2021: The recipient of this medal was Orderly F. Whittle of HMS Endymion (not to be confused with the earlier frigate of the name, some of whose crew'sthe Watson collection). ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: the voyageurs to participate in the capture of the Mahdist outpost at Kirbekan that earnt him the second bar to his medal. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G.