The cannon bears a crest and the title Le Comte de Vermandois. There was a French nobleman of this name, son of King Louis XIV, who was given the title Admiral of France, who died in 1683.
Members of the Territorial Army 'R' Battery 409 Coast Regiment (Cornwall) Royal Artillery Chyandour Barracks, Penzance. They formed part of the ceremonial guard at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The Battery lined St. James' Street off…