Awards were made after the war for service in India

The etch around the base bears the names of the six wives

where the service did not involve active operations against the enemy

Second and subsequent awards denoted by a bar on the ribbon

service number and unit are deliberately omitted

Waterloo Medal Miniature Category_Gallantry 2nd Awards Awards were made after theProbably the single most important medal in British medallic history. This medal was awarded for the battle of Waterloo and Quatre Bras and Ligny. This was the first medal to be named to the recipient around the rim, awarded to all ranks, awarded to next of kin of those killed and issued very shortly after the battle itself. Around 38,000 medals were awarded. This example features the original style suspension as issued although many recipients