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Message started by kings_prize on 12/02/06 at 5:56am

Title: King's Prize Won at Shoeburyness 1906??????
Post by kings_prize on 12/02/06 at 5:56am

I am in possession of a 1906 King's Prize Medallion won by my Grand father. The Medal says that it was issued to the "National Artillery Association. Shoeburyness" - Can anyone tell me what this medal was for - or what the value may be

Title: Re: King's Prize Won at Shoeburyness 1906??????
Post by Admin on 12/03/06 at 2:03pm

I think this was for Volunteer Artillery competition. The winners of the King's Prize at Shoeburyness in 1906 were No. 7 Company, 1st Kent. Does this link in with your grandfather's location?

David

Title: Re: King's Prize Won at Shoeburyness 1906??????
Post by Bill_Curtis on 12/04/06 at 12:49am

The National Arrtillery Association was formed about the time the National Rifle Association was formed and for the same reasons - to foster and improve Artillery Shooting amongst the Volunteer Forces Artillery. It exists to this day but from what I can see is now almost exclusively for the Regular Artillery, as TA artillery, as a separate organisation, scarcely exists.