Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Samuel Reek, Driver, Royal Horse Artillery.) with later clip and ring suspension, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Sotheby’s, April 1911; Needes Collection, Glendining’s, November 1939.

Samuel Reek served in Lieutenant-Colonel Webber-Smith’s ‘F’ Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16- 18 June 1815. At the Battle of Waterloo ‘F’ Troop were positioned in the centre of Wellington’s right flank, and suffered terrible casualties during the final attack of the French Imperial Guard as their artillery focused on the thin line of horse gunners.

Sold with copied medal roll extract.