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8 Aug 2021: Cachar (now both in India) caused their independent rulers to appeal for help from the British in India. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four 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 from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection, including the Order of Merit; the others precede and follow. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer Gifford, in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Queen Victoria, by whose order the medal was issued and whose bust it therefore carried, was likewise not on the throne for the actions for which it was awarded. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This is one of two medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the other precedes this. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the London dealer Spink, in 1926.

8 Aug 2021: Ashanti Star, 1896. The Ashanti Confederation, which had existed since 1695, was from 1888 ruled by King Prempeh I, who pursued a determined policy of independence while considerably expanding his empire. ... It is unnamed, and the recipient therefore

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection;The medals are not attached to each other, so although the Watson Collection ... All the same, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: This is one of four medals that were awarded to Subadar Rana that are now in the Watson Collection;The medals are not attached to each other so although the Watson ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: Five thousand bronze versions of the medal were struck, so it is unlikely that this can be changed. ... Lester Watson purchased this example from the dealer Lowe in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Repeated rebellions against his authority led him to seek help from the British, who used the opportunity to extract considerable territorial concessions. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Worries over the security of the area engendered British plans to disarm the tribes, as a result of which they rose in rebellion in 1892. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: For the first time in Africa the forces used included not just troops and ships, but also aircraft, including floatplanes flown from the seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: from the Sultan of Brunei, and then passed through the hands of various trading companies, US, Austro-Hungarian and British, before the formation of the British North Borneo Co. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin in 1933.

8 Aug 2021: In addition, bars were awarded for many actions whose significance and size were, despite the heroism displayed by those involved, relatively minor. ... His service aboard has been verified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford at

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928. ... It had previously been sold at the London dealers Glendinings on 25 September 1919, and was before that in the Lucas collection.

8 Aug 2021: For this reason the medal is often called the Peninsular Medal' even though it also covered campaigns inand America. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The French flagship Hoche was captured in this battle and named Donegal; the Watson Collection includes one medal awarded to a member of her new British crew. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928; it had previously

8 Aug 2021: The two battleships bombarded the city for three days from 17 July, and it finally capitulated on 8 August, so the date chosen by the Admiralty for the relevant bar to ... Lester Watson purchased it late in his life, from the London dealer Seaby in 1937;

8 Aug 2021: Some of the smallest actions for which the NGSM was awarded were fought not from ships, but from ships' boats, combats which could on occasions be no less dangerous or destructive ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford at some

8 Aug 2021: It is likely therefore that the recipient's extremely common name has been taken advantage of to create a fake medal/clasp pairing. ... Be this as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Also, it was at some point mounted as a brooch (the marks are visible at each side) and then removed, which would help disguise other alterations. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928; before that it had been

8 Aug 2021: Woods of the 2nd Battalion Loyals, or 81st Foot. This is his medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink in 1925.

8 Aug 2021: command, and remove French forces from the country. ... Sutton of the 24th Foot. Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of two medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the other follows. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the London dealer Spink, in 1926.

8 Aug 2021: Service in this theatre entitled the crew of the British fleets there to this medal, which was issued unnamed except in exceptional cases. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: From the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) attacks were mounted on German East Africa (now Rwanda, Burundi and part of Tanzania) and Cameroon (now split between Nigeria and ... It is unnamed, and the recipient is thus unidentified.

8 Aug 2021: A mere 30 gold medals were struck in England, however, so it is ineluctable that the original owner was a general office or high civilian dignitary. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This example, which is unnamed, is from the first issue and though in silvered bronze was probably awarded to a European. ... It is however unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin