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8 Aug 2021: point. Reverse, inscription. Kimberley Star, 1900 (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 ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point

8 Aug 2021: An early allied success was the defeat at Alma in 1854 of a larger Russian army that had been sent to oppose the initial allied landings. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford 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: An expedition sent against them in 1877-1878 engaged their forces briefly at Jowaki and thereafter destroyed several villages by way of punishment'. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: this issue was for a while continued, before alterations were made in 1848. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is not impossible that the unnamed example of that piece in the Watson Collection also belonged to Harris. ... Lester Watson purchased this 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: Other less successful engagements between the same armies arose at Inkermann in November 1854, and shortly before at the Battle of Balaklava, in which a Russian attempt to lift the siege ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

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

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a lion stooping to drink before a mimosa bush; in the exergue a Zulu shield on four crossed assegais. ... Lester Watson acquired his 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: J. Harvey, 1880. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, a lion stooping to drink before a mimosa bush; in the exergue a Zulu shield on four crossed assegais. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Initially the British feared imminent defeat, as they were outnumbered and undersupplied, but the Sikhs did not press home their advantage before the British managed to reinforce their position, whereafter they ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at

8 Aug 2021: The medal was awarded, as this suggests, to Company Sepoys (Indian troops); European combatants had to wait until corresponding bars were awarded to the Military and Naval General Service Medals some ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: Military General Service Medal, 1848 (French Revolutionary War). It had been unusual, before the reign of Queen Victoria, for medals to be issued recognising service in campaigns (except perhapsThis left, for ... Sutton of the 24th Foot. Lester Watson

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: H. in the exergue. Reverse, an oval shield bearing three stars and crescents, before an array of crossed rifles, cannons and standards. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal 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. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal 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, which withstood siege until it could ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a cannon and mortar left and right before four standards of Crimean Allies, Italian flag to the front. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a figure of Neptune, nude, facing right and holding five thunderbolts in each hand, before the bows of a trireme and three horses' heads. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal 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 the medal at some point before 1928

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: Khelat-i-Ghilzai withstood an even longer siege than Jalalabad, holding out for four months before its eventual relief in the campaign that restored British control in the area. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

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

8 Aug 2021: It was acquired by Lester Watson 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 purchased the medal at some point before

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. ... 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 slack was taken up by men of the Militia who volunteered for service abroad, and who in some cases were sent to supply these garrisons with manpower while their regular ... Lester Watson acquired the medal 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 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: Possibly therefore this medal was at some point in its history retooled with the bar bearing the famous name of Mafeking to increase its value, although in fact Farrell's original ... Lester Watson purchased the medal as it is at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: H. in the exergue. Reverse, an oval shield bearing three stars and crescents, before an array of crossed rifles, cannons and standards. ... Lester Watson acquired it 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 medal was made in small numbers in India but the bulk of the issue was done at the Soho mint in Birmingham, and this silver example came from there. ... Lester Watson purchased this example from the dealer Lowe 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: Charles Lenden, 1849. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, a general on horseback receiving the Sikhs' surrender before a hill topped with a palm tree. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Matters began to escalate in 1872, when the port of Elmina, which had been the first European settlement in West Africa and was the Confederacy's principal trading point with the ... Kumase. Lester Watson acquired the 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: Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Instead the campaign's identity was engraved at the top of the rim. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

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

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

8 Aug 2021: the defenders there, and finally to have fought against Botha's 5,000 at Bergendal. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal 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: Reverse, the Portuguese arms arranged at the left on a central tranverse bar composed of Portuguese crosses, the central word of legend being overlaid. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.