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8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Corporal Bernard Reilly of the 68th Light Infantry. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The work they did in maintaining order and assisting the medical effort was acknowledged by the Governor of the colony with this medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The receipient of this medal must therefore have been awarded the Order's medal three times at some point between 1837 and 1912, when Indian troops were made eligible for the ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: indicates that this medal was awarded, to Sergeant Frederick Carthy of the Royal New Zealand Artillery. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928. It had previously been sold by the recipient's niece in November 1866, by which time she was living in Beaver ... The Museum thanks Mr Sean Welch for information on the history of this medal.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private J. Mackey, of the 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: until 1900, were considered to merit this medal, which in terms of design is a continuation of the Ashantee War Medal. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point from the London dealer Spink before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a collection of war trophies. Coorg Medal, issued by the British East India Co., 1837. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Mir Arab of the 27th Bombay Light Infantry, part of the Indian Contingent in Africa. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: in 1854 to the design and issue of a General Service Medal for the theatre, for which bars would be issued as each new campaign merited. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 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 bars on this medal indicate that its recipient, Sergeant J. ... His medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: British campaigns against such insurgents continued until 1892, and bars were awarded to the India General Service Medal for them in 1889 and 1892. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: It was likely for participation in this operation that this medal was awarded, to Sapper Dasappa of the Madras Sappers and Miners. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The dates on this medal relate to a pair of conflicts known as the Waikato Invasion and the Taurange Campaign. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Major Gordon, writing of the medal, observed: "This bar was very well earned as the country that these expeditions had to go through consisted of trackless jungle.". ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The intentions of the medal committee are hard to divine, as the medal was struck carrying the dates 1793-1814' in the reverse, but the earliest campaign considered was that in ... Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The recipient of this medal, Private John Cuthbert of the 44th Regiment, was among those who took the Taku Forts in 1860 prior to campaigning to, taking and looting Beijing. ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Joshua Sheppard, Ship's Boy in the 5th-rate frigate HMS Fox. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: As with the Army equivalent and the East India Company's related award, many of the battles for which the medal was awarded had been fought so long ago that few ... His service aboard has been verified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer