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8 Aug 2021: Also, it was at some point mounted as a brooch (the marks are visible at each side) and then removed, which would help disguise other alterations. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928; before that it had been

8 Aug 2021: command, and remove French forces from the country. ... Sutton of the 24th Foot. Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Lowe at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Woods of the 2nd Battalion Loyals, or 81st Foot. This is his medal. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Spink in 1925.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of two medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the other follows. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the London dealer Spink, in 1926.

8 Aug 2021: A mere 30 gold medals were struck in England, however, so it is ineluctable that the original owner was a general office or high civilian dignitary. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: From the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) attacks were mounted on German East Africa (now Rwanda, Burundi and part of Tanzania) and Cameroon (now split between Nigeria and ... It is unnamed, and the recipient is thus unidentified.

8 Aug 2021: Service in this theatre entitled the crew of the British fleets there to this medal, which was issued unnamed except in exceptional cases. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This example, which is unnamed, is from the first issue and though in silvered bronze was probably awarded to a European. ... It is however unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin