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Group 2

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Title/s	Group 2
Maker/s	George V (1910-36) inferred (ruler) London inferred (mint)
Collection	Lester Watson Collection
Category	medal group
Name	medals (Series) Military (subseries) Britain (subsubseries) British Army (subsubsubseries)
Dimensions	weight: 95.78 g diameter: 116.0 mm
Date	1915 to 1917
Provenance	loan: Cambridge in America 2005 (Filtered for: Coins and Medals) Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Baldwin before 1928
Inscriptions/Marks	design Position: obverse Description: See subordinate records for descriptions of components design Position: reverse Description: See subordinate records for descriptions of components
Description	Group 2: 1914-15 Star, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Victoria Cross The circumstances of award and the history of the individual medals are discussed in their own entries, q.v. The group is mounted on a brass bar slid between the ribbons, with a pin at the back across all three ribbons to hold them in place. As the individual histories make clear, these were the medals of Sergeant Edward J. Mott, of the 1st Battalion Border Regiment. Lester Watson purchased the group from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.
Production Place	London (mint) (place) ()
Documentation	British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959), [comments: Victoria Cross (27 Jan 1917) [373]; Distinguished Conduct Medal [84A]; Mons 1914-15 Star [252A]. Sgt. E.J. Mott, 1st Btn. Border Regt.]
Catalogue ref/s	Group 2 M-0363
Accession Number	LW.0360 (Coins and Medals) (Reference Number: 141574; Input Date: 2007-03-27 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)
Related Resources	British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals from the Collection of Lester Watson (1889-1959)
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Group 2