Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Geo. Watson. “Bittern”) heavy edge bruising and contact marks, and traces of having previously been held in a mount, therefore fair to fine £160-£200

George Watson served at the capture of Pegu as a Private Royal Marines aboard H.M.S. Bittern (medal delivered on board H.M.S. Winchester, 3 May 1857). He is also entitled to the Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp for service in the same rank aboard H.M.S. Triton (delivered on board Triton), and to the China Medal without clasp for service aboard aboard H.M.S. Bittern, tender to H.M.S. Winchester (medal sent 8 April 1864). Sold with copied medal roll entries confirming this entitlement.