Battle of Waterloo

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Reference WMO/204898

Address:

Waterloo Station

Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8SW

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Granite
Conflicts:
  • Revolutionary/Napoleonic (1792-1815)
About the memorial: A large, bronze replica of the reverse side of the Waterloo Campaign medal (given to all soldiers of all ranks). It shows the winged figure of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. It is mounted on a granite tablet with an etched dedication and also the words spoken by Wellington at the battle.It remembers 24,000 allied soldiers killed in this battle. Unveiled by the 9th Duke of Wellington, on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. It is located on the Upper Concourse of the station.
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Above medallion: DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE FROM THE ALLIED ARMIES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE BATTLE / OF WATERLOO Below medallion: "My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained / in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. / Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so / melancholy as a battle won." // Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, / 1st Duke of Wellington At the lower edge: This is an enlarged replica of the / Waterloo Campaign Medal, given to all / the Allied soldiers. The plaque was installed / on behalf of the / Waterloo 200 Charity by / The London Mint Office Limited, on the 10th June 2015

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