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8 Aug 2021: East and West Africa Medal, 1894. Peace-keeping operations in the British possessions in Africa, as anywhere else, required a large number of small campaigns, several of which, from 1892 until ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: He soon afterwards issued silver crooks to the officers of his ship, probably made from the silver of that same plate. ... Lester Watson purchased the badge from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: the people's final submission to incorporation into British East Africa in 1906. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Spink 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.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, Liberty with sword and shield standing atop a disc. Reverse, the arms of the USA done as a totem pole with a double-headed axe at the top. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private E. C. Smith of the 1st Border Regiment. ... It was one of the last pieces acquired by Lester Watson, purchased from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936.

8 Aug 2021: action. The Africa General Service Medal replaced the East and West Africa Medal which had previously been awarded for service in this theatre. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Spink on 12 November 1924.

8 Aug 2021: Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are not physically attached and so have been treated separately here. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them,

8 Aug 2021: Mitchell's award of the DFC was recorded in the London Gazette for 12 July 1920 and he was mentioned in Dispatches on 16 July. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them, from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Able-Bodied Seaman C. Spear, of the 2nd-class cruiser HMS Magicienne. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.