An important George III 22ct gold Waterloo-related mourning band ring, with black enamel dedication reading Robt. C. Packe Ob 18 June 1815, inner band engraved 'The Battle of Waterloo', hallmarks for London 1815, ring size O, 6g

Provenance: The family of Robert Christopher Packe, possibly gifted to the family of Sir Edward Kerrison, thence by descent within the Kerrison family

Note: Consigned by the descendants of Edward Kerrison, the ring is believed to commemorate Major Robert Christopher Packe, second son of Charles James Packe esquire of Prestwold, Leicestershire, and Major in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards Blue, who was killed at the head of his squadron when charging the French Cuirassiers at the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th of June 1815 in the 33rd year of his age. General Sir Edward Kerrison and Major Robert Christopher Packe were both prominent figures at the Battle of Waterloo. Kerrison commanded the 7th Light Dragoons and was slightly wounded during the battle when his horse was shot from under him. Packe, a Major of The Blues, was killed in action.