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8 Aug 2021: In the absence of leadership these troops took to the country to mount guerilla campaigns against the new occupiers. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: In 1920 this heroic but vain defence was commemorated with the issue of the Médaille de Liège to all survivors from the defending forces by the town's mayor, Gustave Kleyer. ... This example bears no name, and its recipient is unknown. Lester Watson

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: The India Medal of 1895 having needed alteration for its last issues due to the death of Queen Victoria, in 1908 it was decided to replace it entirely with a new ... It was one of the last pieces acquired by Lester Watson, purchased from the London

8 Aug 2021: Unfortunately for them they were encountered by HMSS Foudroyante, Amazon and London not far off Brest, and while Amazon forced the surrender of the Belle Poule, London was able to capture ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers

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: At this time the south of Ireland was in rebellion and it was decided that the Dutch fleet should take French forces to assist the rebels. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928; it had previously

8 Aug 2021: Obverse, the British lion passant looking out, before a Union Jack flagstaff and wooded background; in the exergue, a laurel wreath with Spink & Sons engraved left and London engraved right. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealer Baldwin

8 Aug 2021: Accusations still fly from both sides of the historiography of this conflict, as with any episode in Indian history which can be viewed as a conflict between Hindu and Muslim. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin before 1928.

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.