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8 Aug 2021: One such was Private A. Henderson of the 78th Foot, to whom this medal was awarded. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The British forces suffered only a few men wounded. Among those unhurt was a Midshipman Roger Keyes, serving aboard HMS Turquoise, with whom another Watson Collection recipient earned a medal in ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, Queen Victoria on dais placing a wreath on the head of the kneeling Duke of Wellington. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This is a rare proof in silver of William Wyon's initial, rejected, design. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The medal which displays this bar in the Watson Collection was awarded to Captain John Bostwick of the Norfolk Regiment of the Canadian Militia. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Victory crowning a seated Classical warrior with a laurel wreath. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: He may also have been eligible for the NGSM, but the example of this medal in the Watson Collection appears to have gone to a seaman more junior than would have ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The Maratha Empire, a Hindu confederacy which began in 1674, had in 1796 fallen into the hands of the Peshwa ruler Baji Rao II. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The label on the reverse of the ribbon was probably added by a collector, however. ... Lester Watson bought this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Arctic Medal 1818-1855, engraved to Walter Wilkinson, issued 1857. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928. The Museum is grateful to Mr G.

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. Naval General Service Medal, 1848 (Peninsular War). ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: He was Sapper A. Winzer, of the 26th Company of the Royal Engineers. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal in a New York auction in November 1926.

8 Aug 2021: William Lloyd, 1848. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. ... Nonetheless, Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal in a New York auction during 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Few ships can have been involved on so many sides of a war in so short a time. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had previously belonged to Greg, who obtained it in 1887.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928; it had previously come up for sale in an auction at Glendinings in June 1919.

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, Britannia with a trident seated sideways on a seahorse. ... Be this as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Devlin, 1901. Obverse, a bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... His medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.