Orders, Decorations and Medals

Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Tressler, 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards) original steel clip and ring suspension, slight edge bruising, good very fine £2000-2500

Ex Colonel Murray’s Collection.

William Tressler was born in Walton, near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in 1791, and was baptised at Market Harborough on 23 October 1791. A Frame Work Knitter by occupation, he enlisted into the 1st Dragoon Guards on 14 June 1806. He was promoted to Corporal c.1812. His regiment played no part in the Peninsular Campaign but formed part of the Household Brigade of heavy cavalry in the Waterloo campaign. Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel William Fuller, they fielded some 530 officers and other ranks at the battle. Of these 275 men were reported killed, wounded or missing after the battle.

Corporal Tressler was discharged from the regiment on 9 December 1816 as a consequence of his ‘imperfect use of right leg and thigh from an injury on service received 18th June 1815 at Waterloo in action with the enemy’. He was admitted to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea on 27 January 1817.

With copied discharge papers.