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8 Aug 2021: It is engraved to Private J. Marlin of the 4th King's Own Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal carries no bar, which suggests that its recipient's service was performed at home. ... Watson, Capt. A. S. A.", and it is assumed to be Lester Watson's own award for service in the Army Security Agency.

8 Aug 2021: In this class Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt are among the medal's very few foreign recipients. ... Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, the inscription with a laurel wreath around, the whole surmounted by an eagle's back. ... Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Increasing German disapproval however led Napoléon to seek an armistice, without Sardinia's approval. ... Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

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

8 Aug 2021: Kars Medal, awarded by Sultan Abdul Mejid 1855 (Crimean War). Obverse, the Sultan's royal cipher with two sprays of leaves around. ... Although this medal has become part of the Watson Collection, moreover, it is not in Lester Watson's own lists and

8 Aug 2021: This star was awarded to Private George Homeshaw of the 9th Lancers, otherwise known as The Queen's Own. ... Lester Watson purchased his star at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Edward Rowbottom of the 50th Queen's Own Regiment. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This example was awarded to Private R. J. Darling of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. ... It was one of the last pieces acquired by Lester Watson, purchased from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936.