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8 Aug 2021: Precise dating of this example is difficult, beyond the fact that it is an issue of the reign of George V, and that it was in the Watson Collection by 1928. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before the making of his catalogue that year.

8 Aug 2021: Military Medal, 1916 (Great War). The Military Medal was instituted in 1916 to reward acts of bravery by NCOs and men in the Army (and at that point the Royal Flying ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The Imperial advance continued in this unbalanced way, including a bitter close engagement at Driefontein on 10 March 1900, whose site has only recently been reinvestigated. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: well as some Chinese) to relieve the foreign population of Beijing and finally suppress the rebellion. ... The medal was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased 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: After some international indecision this was suppressed by British arms, and this medal awarded to those involved. ... Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.

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: 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 his medal at some point before 1928