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8 Aug 2021: Because of the number of men available to the Afridis and the stretched demands on British forces it was some time before a response could be coordinated, but towards the end ... D. Patch of the 9th Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery. Lester Watson

8 Aug 2021: It is one of three medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the others precede and follow this one. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them at some point before 1928; they had all previously

8 Aug 2021: In the 1880s however the discovery of vast gold reserves in Transvaal brought large numbers of foreign settlers, largely British, across the border, and an attempted coup at the instigation of ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, a bust of King Edward VII. Reverse, the British lion standing on a rock at the left watching the sunrise; a shield and two assegais below. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded for participation in a variety of small operations in the North of Nigeria, some of which were only made eligible for the medal and its bar in ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Several serious defeats of Egyptian forces in 1884 by his forces led to a concerted British campaign in defence of Egyptian claims, but but despite a victory at El-Teb and ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Afghan interference in this conflict led the British to negotiate the emplacement of a garrison at Chitral in 1895 to safeguard their position. ... It has been renamed. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Meritorious Service Medal (East India Co.), 1848-1873. With the introduction in 1845 of the Meritorious Service Medal for home troops of the Empire, it was not long before the Honourable ... This medal is unnamed, and its recipient cannot be determined.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Mick, of the 1st Battalion, 10th Foot. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.