▁orn ate ▁silver ▁shield ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁crown . ▁The ▁shield ▁bore ▁a ▁gilt ▁gr en ade , ▁on ▁the ▁ball ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Royal ▁' V R ' ▁Cy pher . ▁Below ▁the ▁gr en ade ▁were ▁crossed ▁gilt ▁can n ons . ▁A ▁separate ▁silver ▁scroll ▁beneath ▁the ▁plate ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁' K ENT '. ▁The ▁officers ' ▁black ▁le ather ▁p ouch ▁bel t ▁bore ▁a ▁white ▁metal ▁plate ▁compr ising ▁a ▁simple ▁shield ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁horse ▁of ▁Kent ▁stamp ed ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁Below ▁the ▁shield ▁was ▁a ▁scroll ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁Kent ▁mot to ▁' IN VI CT A ', ▁and ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁shield ▁was ▁a ▁sp ray ▁of ▁leaves . ▁After ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁the ▁officers ▁wore ▁the ▁standard ▁gilt ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁Division ▁hel met ▁plate . ▁An ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁photograph s ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁Kent ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁art illery ▁milit ia ▁corps ▁to ▁issue ▁all ▁ranks ▁with ▁the ▁standard ▁British ▁Army ▁blue ▁cloth ▁hel met ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁Col on els ▁ ▁John ▁Town sh end , ▁ 3 rd ▁Vis count ▁Sydney , ▁later ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁Sydney , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Sir ▁William ▁St ir ling , ▁ 3 rd ▁B t , ▁former ▁CO