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New Colours
Presentation Parade; The
Highlanders |
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July 6th
2001
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(Seaforth &
Camerons) & (Queen's Own)
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Notes |
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http://www.qohldrs.co.uk/html/colours_parade.htm |
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The Queen’s Colour:
This
bears the combined selected Battle Honours awarded to the Seaforth Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders and The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in the Great War and the Second World War. |
The Regimental Colour:
The Highlanders Badge
surrounded by the title “The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)” appears in the centre. Around this is a wreath of roses, thistles and shamrocks. |
Beneath it is the Cypher and Coronet of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The combined Battle Honours won by the Seaforth Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and The Queen’s Own Highlanders both before and after the World Wars are emblazoned on a Laurel Wreath.
The following badges also appear:
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The Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter.
In 1921 His Majesty King George V, Colonel in Chief, graciously approved the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders to adopt the Cypher of Queen Victoria with the Garter as an additional badge on the Regimental Colour.
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The Cypher of The Duke of York.
The distinction of bearing the Cypher and Coronet of His Royal Highness, The Duke of York and Albany was granted to the 72nd Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders in
1824.
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The Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt”.
Granted to the 79th and 92nd Highlanders for the outstanding part they played in defeating the French in Egypt in 1801.
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The Elephant, superscribed “Assaye”.
An honour granted to the 78th Highlanders for the distinguished part they
played in the battle of Assaye in 1803.
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The Tiger, superscribed “India”.
Bestowed on the 75th Highlanders in 1807 as an honourable and lasting testimony of their distinguished service in India.
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connection 1. The
27th was a South Australian Militia regiment, and in the period of 1930
to 1942, it had a Scottish nature. After WW2 the 27th Scottish
South Australian continued. The ties to the Seaforth Highland Regiments
were strong and the kilts worn were the same.
The hat badge is based on
the Australian Rising Sun badge, with the stag's head of the Seaforths in
the centre, and 27 between the antlers on the Rising Sun. |
| The Stand of (old) Colours in the
Officer's Mess during the Formal Dinner on the weekend of the
Presentation. This will be their last appearance in the Mess.
Note the unarmed Guard. |
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Australian
Connection 2. This Digger was in the
audience. Australia has always had a close military relationship with
Scottish Units and many early Colonial and post Federation Units were
modelled on Scots Units  | | Australian
Connection 3 Bert Nicholson
and family in Australia with the Scottish Veterans Banner, Anzac Day
Parade in Melbourne >>>
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| The new
Colours are laid on the piled Drums and are consecrated in a religious
ceremony. |
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| The Colours
are introduced to the Regiment, flanking the old Colours. |
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| The new
Colours are on Parade during the whole ceremony and are the focal point |
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| At the end
of the ceremony the Colour Party and The Colours March Off. |
- New Colours are
presented to Units about every 25 years or so.
- It is a special occasion in the
life of a Regiment when new Colours are presented and the old
Colours are laid up.
- As I am not aware of any
photographs available for a Presentation Parade of an Australian
unit, I present here photos of the Presentation Parade of a Unit
that has (had) close ties with an Australian Unit. The only similar
Presentation Parade for which I have access to photos is on the page
called Standards.
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