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8 Aug 2021: This silver issue of the medal was awarded to Indian troops from Bengal and Madras in 1832; officers received a gold version. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: East and West Africa Medal, 1892. Peace-keeping operations in the British possessions in Africa, as anywhere else, required a large number of small campaigns, several of which, from 1892 until ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer

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: 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: The resulting Army of India medal covered battles from 1799 to 1826, so many of those involved were no longer living. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: A final bar was added in 1931. The medal was issued in silver for European recipients, and bronze for Africans. ... It is unnamed, and the recipient is thus unidentified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Lieutenant A. J. D. Peebles, RAF, and its award is noted in the London Gazette for the 3rd June 1919. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This gold issue of the medal was awarded in 1832 to the Indian officers and officials involved in the campaign; their troops received a silver medal. ... This one is unnamed, so the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from

8 Aug 2021: A final bar was added in 1931. The medal was issued in silver for European recipients, and bronze for Africans. ... It is however unnamed, and the recipient cannot be identified. Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: The resulting Army of India medal covered battles from 1799 to 1826, so many of those involved were no longer living. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal later than most of his collection, from the London dealer Baldwin in 1930.