Royal Artillery Territorials Gilt Sweetheart Brooch Badge

Royal Artillery Territorials gilt sweetheart brooch, representing the Territorial Force personnel serving with the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Sweetheart brooches became particularly popular during the First World War, when servicemen’s regimental insignia was reproduced in miniature jewellery for wives, fiancées and family members. These personal keepsakes let relatives show their connection to a particular regiment or branch of the armed forces while their loved ones served overseas.

The Royal Artillery provided the British Army with its specialist artillery units, operating field guns, howitzers and other artillery equipment in support of infantry and cavalry formations. The Territorial Force, established in 1908, provided a reserve of part-time soldiers organised into county-based units, including numerous Royal Artillery batteries. Manufactured in gilt metal, this brooch represents the Royal Artillery’s Territorial associations and forms an attractive example of early twentieth-century British military sweetheart jewellery. Such pieces are collected for their regimental connections and their association with the personal and family history of wartime service.

Dimensions: 36mm x 34mm

Condition: Excellent. Please refer to the photographs for details of the gilt decoration, insignia and reverse brooch fitting.