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8 Aug 2021: Worries over the security of the area engendered British plans to disarm the tribes, as a result of which they rose in rebellion in 1892. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: For the first time in Africa the forces used included not just troops and ships, but also aircraft, including floatplanes flown from the seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: from the Sultan of Brunei, and then passed through the hands of various trading companies, US, Austro-Hungarian and British, before the formation of the British North Borneo Co. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin in 1933.

8 Aug 2021: In addition, bars were awarded for many actions whose significance and size were, despite the heroism displayed by those involved, relatively minor. ... His service aboard has been verified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford at

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928. ... It had previously been sold at the London dealers Glendinings on 25 September 1919, and was before that in the Lucas collection.

8 Aug 2021: For this reason the medal is often called the Peninsular Medal' even though it also covered campaigns inand America. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The French flagship Hoche was captured in this battle and named Donegal; the Watson Collection includes one medal awarded to a member of her new British crew. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928; it had previously

8 Aug 2021: The two battleships bombarded the city for three days from 17 July, and it finally capitulated on 8 August, so the date chosen by the Admiralty for the relevant bar to ... Lester Watson purchased it late in his life, from the London dealer Seaby in 1937;

8 Aug 2021: Some of the smallest actions for which the NGSM was awarded were fought not from ships, but from ships' boats, combats which could on occasions be no less dangerous or destructive ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford at some

8 Aug 2021: It is likely therefore that the recipient's extremely common name has been taken advantage of to create a fake medal/clasp pairing. ... Be this as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.