Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A rare Army Best Shot Medal awarded to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant F. J. Broughton, 14th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

Army Best Shot Medal, E.II.R., 1 clasp, 1954 (6199055 R.Q.M.S. Broughton) slight contact marks, very fine £1200-1500

The Army Best Shot Medal, sometimes known as the ‘Queen’s Medal’, was instituted in 1869 and continued to be awarded until 1882. The award of the medal was revived in 1923 (as the ‘King’s Medal’), differing from the earlier version in having a clasp bearing the year of award. During the period 1923-34, a single medal was competed for by 50 members of the Regular Army and 50 members of the Territorial Army. Certain Commonwealth countries also competed for a separate Medal. From 1935 onwards, the home forces competed for two medals, one for the Regular Army and one for the Territorial Army. With the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, the award was again known as the ‘Queen’s Medal’ and the recipient referred to as the ‘Queen’s Medallist’.

Awarded to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant F. J. Broughton, 14th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, as Champion Shot of the Territorial Army for the year 1954 (ref. British Battles and Medals, 1979 edition, p.379).