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8 Aug 2021: These medals were all in white metal, but subsequent years saw a number of presentation issues in other metals, and between 1860 and 1895 the London die-sinker W. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: The Japanese issue of the medal, of which this is probably a French copy made for collectors in 1920, was different from all the others in that it did not feature ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Distinguished Service Medal, awarded to Leading Seaman J. E. Knights during the Great War. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: From the mid-19th century onwards, this usually meant that such units were considered extra' battalions of regular regiments. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Seaby in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: The campaign they fought there was nearly as hard as that they had left, and conditions similarly difficult. ... Whoever it was must have been unfortunately impoverished, as Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927, less

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, the "R" and the "F" of the inscription flank an empty plumed war-helmet. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This is an example of the issue made by the Republic of Cuba. ... Lester Watson bought the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal is an example of the Italian striking, and remains unnamed as issued. ... It cannot therefore be known to whom it was awarded. Lester Watson bought the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal remains unnamed as issued, and therefore it cannot be known to whom it was awarded. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: those French servicemen who had escaped from enemy captivity during the hostilities. ... Its recipient in this case, who is unnamed, must have been unfortunately short of money, because Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin