NAM.1975-12-4-1

Shooting Medal, awarded to F Perkins, Loyal London Volunteers, Islington, 1804. Silver, with fixed ring suspender. Formed of a shield within a circlet, the space between the edges of the shield and the inner edges of the circlet being voided. Obverse: Upon the upper half of the circlet a scroll bearing the engraved title: ‘THE LOYAL LONDON VOLUNTEERS’ and upon the lower half another scroll bearing the engraved title: ‘ISLINGTON INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS’. Upon the shield a cannon, below which is a pile of cannon balls and a drum, and above which are four flags and the cypher: ‘GR’ surmounted by a crown. Reverse: Upon the upper half of the circlet a scroll bearing the engraved inscription: ‘THE AWARD OF MERIT / PRESENTED BY MRS. . ANDERDON [sic] / to the / BEST SHOT / at 125 Yards / F. Perkins / 1804’. At the 4 o’clock position on the circlet, a hallmark for London 1803-1804. Maker’s mark: ‘... B’ over ‘WB’ (badly worn, not traced). Lt Col John Procter Anderson was appointed Commandant of the Regiment on 17 Sep 1803.