Gorget, Devizes (Loyal) Volunteers, 1803-1808.
Gilt copper, crescent-shaped gorget with raised rim and small suspension holes at the top of each horn. In the centre an engraved royal cypher for King George III, ‘GR’, with the ends of the letters extended to form two sprays of laurel flanking the cypher, which is surmounted by a monarchial crown. Below the cypher is a tripartite scroll bearing the unit title ‘Devizes Loyal Volunteers’.
Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Home Defence (1803-1815).