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Waterloo Medal 1815. Awarded to Capt (later Lt Col) William Tyrwhitt-Drake, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. Silver medal, designed by Thomas Wyon, with a portrait of the Prince Regent on the obverse, with the inscription, ‘George P. Regent’. On the reverse the figure of Winged Victory seated on a plinth, surmounted by the word, ‘Wellington’, with, ‘Waterloo’, and the date of the battle, ‘June 18 1815’, below. The medal is suspended from a Crimson ribbon with blue edges. The Waterloo medal was the first ever ‘campaign medal’ issued by the British Army, given to every soldier regardless of their rank or role. It was awarded to all soldiers present at the Battle of Waterloo and the actions during the two previous days. Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).

Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)