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8 Aug 2021: British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals. from the Collection of Lester Watson (1889-1959). ... Each catalogue entry contains hyperlinks to individual pages about the medal in question, the circumstances of its award and those of Lester Watson's

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: Gallery. The pages linked below display the entirety of the Lester Watson Collection, arranged alphabetically as in his own 1928 catalogue.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 351-360. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 261-270. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 251-260. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 241-250. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 71-80. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 21-30. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 41-50. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson (1889-1959). Nos 301-379. Ref. no.:. Medal:. Recipient & details:.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 31-40. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: before coming to rest with Lester Watson in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 61-70. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: This medal is unnamed, but belonged to 2nd Lieutenant John Mitchell of the Royal Air Force, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one ofthat are in the Lester Watson Collection. Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the

8 Aug 2021: Mitchell's wing-walking exploit finds an eerie parallel in the heroism of another Watson Collection medal's recipient! ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: that served in South Russia in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in

8 Aug 2021: It is one ofthat are in the Lester Watson Collection. Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the

8 Aug 2021: that served in South Russia in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in

8 Aug 2021: in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal, which the Lester Watson catalogue incorrectly entitles a Mons Star (this nickname applying only to the 1914 award) was awarded to Sergeant Edward J. ... It forms part of what Lester Watson's catalogue lists as Group 2, and its provenance is

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929.

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: The medal forms part of what Lester Watson's catalogue lists as Group 1, and its provenance is discussed in the page for that group.

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

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 51-60. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: Once in the possession of Lester Watson, Rodriquez's Cross shared the fate of the rest of the collection; inherited by Mr L. ... Hoyt Watson and his siblings in 1959, it was gifted to Cambridge in America in 2005 and then placed on loan to the

8 Aug 2021: None surrendered. Lester Watson acquired Callaghan's medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: An ongoing amateur research project is currently collecting material of this kind, but the example in the Watson Collection unfortunately has no such back-history. ... All that can be said is that Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers

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

8 Aug 2021: King's South Africa Medal, 1902 (Second Boer War). The Boer War was, as several of thein the Watson Collection demonstrate, not expected in Britain to last as long as it ... Lester Watson acquired it, probably with the other, at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin's in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Captain T. M. Monk. It is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6, but as it is not physically attached to ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point

8 Aug 2021: It forms part of what Lester Watson's catalogue lists as Group 1, and its provenance is discussed in the page for that group.

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

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

8 Aug 2021: Sutton of the 24th Foot. Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it anyway at some point before 1928. The Museum must gratefully acknowledge the research of Mr Tony Jones in the Liverpool Regiment's rolls in an attempt to

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

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

8 Aug 2021: It is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6, but as it is not physically attached to the group it has been considered separately here. ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point

8 Aug 2021: The medals are not attached to each other so although the Watson Collection catalogue considers them as Group 3 they have been treated separately here. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer Gifford, in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The Watson Collection also includes a later medal of his. ... Lester Watson acquired this one, probably with the other, at some point before 1928.