proficiency badge, proficiency badge
Accession Number

NAM.1982-11-195-14

Description

Other ranks’ proficiency badge, King’s Prize awarded to Gr R G Wilson, 1st Norfolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers), 1904. White metal. Within a wreath, the dexter side of laurel, the sinister oak, an oval frosted circlet surmounted by a monarchial crown and enclosing a raised burnished ground. Reverse bears three loop fittings. This badge was awarded to those men who had taken part in the National Artillery Artillery Association competition held in Shoeburyness at the time. The King’s Prize was awarded to the winning team in each category of Artillery.