A Good Waterloo and Military General Service Medal Pair to the 15th (Kings) Hussars, Who Were Later Involved in the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, Waterloo medal, ‘SERJEANT WILLIAM FARR 15TH OR KINGS REG HUSSARS’, with steel clip and modified suspension, Military General Service medal with clasps Sahagun, Vittoria and Toulouse, ‘W. FARR TROOP SERJEANT MAJOR 15TH HUSSARS’. Generally good condition. illiam Farr from Phulston, Leicester attested for the 15th Hussars at Leicester on 27th December 1799. He served with the Regiment for a total of 28 years and 315 days and was present with the Regiment in the Peninsular war being present at the battles of Sahagan, Vittoria and Toulouse, medal and 3 clasps confirmed on the medal roll. He is also confirmed as present at Waterloo and is present on the medal roll. The Regimental History lists him in the ‘names of non-commissioned officers and privates who had specially signalised themselves in action in the Peninsula, South of France and at Waterloo’.t Waterloo the Regiment had 3 Officers and 25 Other Ranks killed.he Regiment were also involved in one of the darker parts of 19th century British history. On 16th August 1819 they were called upon by local magistrates the breakup a large crowd of around 60,000 to 80,000 men, women and children who had gathered on St Peter’s Field, Manchester, to demand political reform. Concerned that the gathering would end in riot or even rebellion a large number of Regular troops and Militia Yeomanry were deployed in the area. The crowd started to panic when Special Constables and Yeomanry were sent in to arrest key speakers, the Yeomanry drew their sabres and started slashing at the crowd to clear the way and to destroy banners and flags and at this point the 15th Hussars were then called upon to disperse the crowd. Within 10 minutes the crowd had been dispersed but at the civilian cost of 11 dead and more than 600 wounded.illaim Farr was discharged on13th December 1826 on account of his length of service and being worn out. He died aged 69 on 28th March 1849.