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8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased this medal later than most of his collection, from the London dealer Baldwin in 1930.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson bought it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it may have formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 21-22 Nov 1927).

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... 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).

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection retains the original citation, and an MS note in the hand of the person who purchased the Cross from Rodríguez's family in 1905. ... It came to form part of the Hamilton Smith Collection, in the auction of which, at the

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: He may also have been eligible for the NGSM, but the example of this medal in the Watson Collection appears to have gone to a seaman more junior than would have ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: From 1910 the medal bore a portrait of King George V by Richard Garbe, and it is one of this issue that belongs to the Watson Collection. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Although the medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.