Waterloo 1815 Medal impressed named ** JAMES BROWN. ROYAL ARTILL. DRIVERS. ** with period replacement straight-bar suspension. Copy of the medal rolls are included. There are two James Brown, Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers on the Waterloo rolls. One in ‘A’ Troop, the other ‘F’ Troop. The Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers existed from 1793 – 1822. It was established to provide trained and disciplined drivers for the Royal Artillery, a service that had previously relied upon civilian contractors. In addition to their guns, the drivers and horses of the corps conveyed ammunition and stores for the Field Artillery units.