The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815. The battle
was between Napoleon’s French Army and the Seventh Coalition –
a combined army that included British troops under the command
of the Duke of Wellington. Napoleon was defeated and his rule
of the French Empire ended.
The Waterloo
Medal was the first British award to be issued to all ranks in
the British Army who fought in a specific action. It was
presented to soldiers who fought at Waterloo, as well as to
those in preceding actions at Ligny and Quatre Bras. It was
given to approximately 39,000 men and effectively forms a roll
call of Wellington’s Army.
This index
contains summary information extracted from the Waterloo Medal
Book (original at The National Archives, reference MINT
16/112). Further information may be gained by searching other
complete online indexes. Use your search engine to do research
on the Battle and to find other indexes such as that on
www.ancestry.co.uk.
A search has
been carried out looking for all the MacThomas sept names - 93
entries for Thomas have not been included. Warning:- including
Thomson entries does not mean a particular Thomson is a
Clansman. Although care was taken in extracting these names,
errors may have occurred.
