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8 Aug 2021: South Africa General Service Medal, 1880 (Ninth Cape Frontier War). The history of the British presence in South Africa is inextricably bound up with that of the Basuto and Zulu tribes ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private W. Maxwell of the 1st Highland Light Infantry, for his presence in the battle zone. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private T. Birks of the 1st North Staffordshire Regiment. ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Copy of Turkish Crimean Medal (Sardinian issue), 1860. The readiness of Great Britain and France, and also Sardinia whose contribution is often forgotten, to aid the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: Khedive's Sudan Medal, with bars for The Atbara & Khartoum, awarded to Pvt. ... Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Queen's Mediterranean Medal, 1902 (Second Boer War). During the 1830s and 1840s several Dutch republics had been established outside the British Cape Colony in South Africa, among which were Transvaal ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point

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. ... The medal may have been awarded for the same exploit which won Mitchell his Distinguished Flying

8 Aug 2021: that issue was for a while continued, but the medal was updated, with new designs by William Wyon, in 1848. ... He received a gratuity of 5 pounds from the Queen. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private Charles Lenden of the 29th Foot, who was one of the survivors of the retreat at Chillianwala and also fought at Gujarat. ... Lester Watson acquired the piece at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Ashantee Medal, 1874. The Ashanti Confederacy, which had occupied an area somewhat larger than modern Ghana since c. ... Kumase. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.