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8 Aug 2021: Vittoria. This medal was awarded to Captain of Forecastle Joshua Carson, of HMS Reindeer. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded for a battle of the American War of 1812'. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had previously formed part of the Whalley Collection.

8 Aug 2021: For fighting at Lucknow during the second relief effort and subsequent evacuation, or in the city's recapture the next year, this bar was awarded to the Indian Mutiny Medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it 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: This in turn, along with the manufacture in most cases of more bars than were eventually issued, has led to the improvement' of many common awards where recipients' names are shared ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin

8 Aug 2021: This expedition was intended to quell any support for the Bolsheviks in what remained of Persia's independent administration. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: battle. This medal is inscribed to Boy John Carter, a trumpeter aboard the Northumberland at the time of the battle. ... This was one of the last pieces acquired for the Watson Collection: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936

8 Aug 2021: This medal is one of those awarded to the Eurotas's crew, to Ship's Boy John Hampton. ... Clorinde became HMS Aurora. Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1929; it had previously been sold through the London auction house

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased this medal in a New York auction in November 1926. ... Before this it had been sold at the London house Glendining in July 1904.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to John Cowen. The Medals Roll confirms the award of this piece to him, although it gives his name as Cohen. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1928.