Military medal
Category
Coins and medals
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453471
Caption
The Waterloo medal was the first medal issued by the British Government to all soldiers present at an action, as well as the first to be awarded to next of kin of those who perished. Colonel George William Blathwayt was lucky enough to survive and go on to save Dyrham and its contents in 1844.
Summary
The Waterloo military medal.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1661