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8 Aug 2021: One recipient of the medal was Private R. Hamilton, of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Foot. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Possibly therefore this medal was at some point in its history retooled with the bar bearing the famous name of Mafeking to increase its value, although in fact Farrell's original ... Lester Watson purchased the medal as it is at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Private G. Palmer of the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: 1908, at which point the medal was awarded to any Volunteers who did not wish to transfer to the new Territorial Force, but had nonetheless accumulated 16 or more years of ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: fleeing Kabul before the British. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This medal bears the bar for participation in that battle, and for action during the long siege of Sevastopol. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Initially the British feared imminent defeat, as they were outnumbered and undersupplied, but the Sikhs did not press home their advantage before the British managed to reinforce their position, whereafter they ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at

8 Aug 2021: Candahar, Ghuznee and Cabul Medal (First Anglo-Afghan War). The First Afghan War of 1839 had culminated in the British restoration of the Shah Shujah al-Mulk, a situation which caused ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is not impossible that the unnamed example of that piece in the Watson Collection also belonged to Harris. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: The earliest issues of the medal indicate that the War was not expected to last as long as it did, as they bear the dates 1899-1900 in the reverse field. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.