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As announced:

  • Army Order dated 19 December 1922.
    • Regiments of cavalry and yeomanry will have emblazoned on their standards and guidons battle honours earned by them in the Great War, up to a maximum of ten, in addition to those already carried.
    • Battalions of infantry, Regular, Militia (Special Reserve) and Territorial, will have emblazoned on king's colours battle honours up to a maximum of ten, to commemorate their service in the Great War. The honours enblazoned on the king's and regimental colours will be the same for all units comprising the regiment concerned.
    • Such honours to be selected by regimental committees, and shown in the Army List in thicker type.[1]
  • "Considerable progress has been made with the award of honours for the Great War".. announced 11 March 1924:[2]
    • 1st KDG

Somme 1916, Morval, France and Flanders 1914-17, Afghanistan 1919

    • 5th DG (PCW)
    • 7th DGS (PRs)
    • 1st R Dragoons
    • R Scots Greys
    • 5th R I Lancers
    • 9th QRL
    • 13 H
    • 14 KH
    • 16 QL
    • 17 L (DCO)
    • 19 RH (QAO)
    • Bucks Yeo
    • Hampshire Carabiniers
    • Leics Yeo
    • Notts Yeo (SNH)
    • Shropshire Yeo
    • W Somerset Yeo
    • Warks Yeo
  • "Further lists" issued 12 March 1924:[3]
    • 2nd London Regiment (4 bns)
    • 4th London Regiment (4 bns)
    • 5th London Regiment (LRB) (5 bns)
    • 6th London Regiment (City of L R) (3bns)
    • 8th London Regiment (PO Rifles) (3 bns)
    • 15th London Regiment (POW CSR) (3 bns)
    • 17th London Regiment (PSR) (3 bns)
    • 20th London Regiment (QO) (3 bns)
    • 23rd London Regiment (3 bns)
    • 24th London Regiment (Queen's) (3 bns)
    • 28th London Regiment (AR) (2 bns)
    • Scots Guards (3 bns)
    • Royal Scots (33 bns)
    • RSF (18 bns)
    • KOSB (12 bns)
    • Gordons (21 bns)
    • Camerons (13 bns)
    • A&SH (27 bns)
  • Announced 13 March 1924:[4]
    • Queen's Royal Regt (25 or 23 bns)
    • KORR(L) (16 bns)
    • R Warks (30 bns)
    • Lincs (19 bns)
    • Devonshires (25)
    • Green Howards (24)
    • E Lancs (17)
    • Border (16)
    • S Staffs (18)
    • R Berks (16)
    • QORWK (18)
    • KOYLI (26)
    • Middx (46)
    • KRRC (26)
    • Hertfords (4)
    • Kent Cyclist Battalion
    • Irish Guards (3)
    • RUR (21)
    • W African Regt (1)
  • Announced 9 April 1924:[5]
    • Queen's Bays (2DG)
    • 10 RH (PWO)
    • 13 KH
    • Cheshire Yeo
    • Dorset Yeo
    • Fife & Forfar Yeo
    • R E Kent Yeo (DCO) (MR)
    • W Kent Yeo (QO)
    • Scottish Horse
    • Yorks Dragoons Yeo
    • R Fusiliers (47)
    • Suffolk (22)
    • Somerset LI (20)
    • R Irish Regt (9)
    • SWB (18)
    • Worcs (22)
    • DCLI (15)
    • Dorsets (13)
    • Black Watch (25)
    • Ox & Bucks (17)
    • Essex (31)
    • Sherwood Foresters (30)
    • KSLI (13)
    • Wilts (12)
    • Y&L (22)
    • Seaforths (19)
    • R Irish Fusiliers (14)
    • Monmouths (11)
    • 13th London (PLKR) (3)
    • 19th London (St Pancras) (3)
    • 22nd London (Queen's) (3)
  • Announced 8 May 1924:[6]
    • RHG
    • 3rd DGs (POWs)
    • 4th RI DG
    • 3 KOH
    • 18 RH (QMO)
    • 21L (EoI)
    • Coldstream Gds (5)
    • Ayrshire Yeo
    • R 1st Devon Yeo
    • R N Devon Yeo
    • 1st Co of London Yeo (Middx DCH)
    • Northumberland Hs
    • Staffs Yeo (QORR)
  • Announced 9 May 1924:[7]
    • Buffs (16)
    • Northumberland Fusiliers (52 or 32)
    • Norfolk (20)
    • Leicesters (19)
    • Cheshire (38)
    • Glosters (25)
    • R Sussex (23)
    • Cambs (4)
    • 3rd London Regiment (4)
    • 11th London Regiment (FR) (3)
    • 12th London Regiment (Rangers) (3)
    • 21st London Regiment (1SR) (3)
  • Announced 12 June 1924:[8]
    • 13th London (PLK)
    • 14th London (London Scottish)
    • 16th London (Q's Westminster & CSR)
    • 28th London (AR)
    • 17th London (PSR)
    • 18th London (London Irish)
    • 19th London (St Pancras)
    • 20th London (QO)
    • 21st London (1SR)
    • 22nd London (q's)
    • 23rd London
    • 24th London (Q's)
  • Announced 18 June 1924:[9]
    • Carabiniers (6DG)
    • S Irish Horse
    • K Edward's Horse (KODR)
    • Glos Yeo
    • Lanarkshire Yeo
    • Lancashire Hs Yeo
    • D o Lancaster's O Yeo
    • Lothians & Border H
    • Montgomeryshire Yeo
    • Norfolk Yeo
    • R Wilts Yeo
  • Issued 23 June 1924:[10]
    • King's (L'pool) (45)
    • E Yorks (21)
    • Inniskilling Fus (12)
    • PWV (S Lancs) (20)
    • Welch (34)
    • Loyals (21)
    • Northamptons (13)

"Approval is now officially given for Territorial Army battalions carrying colours to emblazon on the regimental colour the pre-war battle honours of the regiment or corps" [11]

  • Issued 9 July 1924:[12]
    • Glamorgan Yeo
    • 3rd County of London Yeo (SS)
    • Northants Yeo
    • Notts Yeo (SR)
    • Suffolk Yeo
    • W&C Yeo
    • Yorks Hussars Yeo
    • W Yorks (31)
    • Beds & Herts (18)
    • Lancs Fus (30)
    • DWR (21)
    • Manchester (42)
    • HLI (26)
    • 7th Londons (3)
    • 9th London (QVR) (3)
    • 14th London (London Scottish) (3)
    • 18th London (LIR) (3)
  • Issued 20 August 1924:[13]
    • 1st LG (2 Regts & Household Bn)
    • 2nd LG (2 Regts & Household Bn)
    • 4th QOH
    • 11th H (PAO)
    • 12 RL (PoWs)
    • 20 H
    • Derbyshire Yeo
    • QOR Glasgow Yeo
    • City of London Yeo (RR)
    • 2nd County of London Yeo (Westminster D)
    • ERY Yeo
    • E Surrey Regt (18)
    • Leinster (7)
    • Rifle Brigade (21)
  • Issued 8 September 1924:[14]
    • 7th QOH
    • 8th KRIH
    • Denbighshire Yeo
    • Lincs Yeo
    • Welsh Horse
    • Worcs Yeo
  • Issued 9 September 1924:[15]
    • Grenadier Guards (5)
    • Cameronians (27)
    • N Staffs (17)
    • DLI (37)
    • 25th London Cyclist (3)
  • Issued with the army orders for September.[16]
    • Inniskillings (6Ds)
    • N Irish Horse
    • Berks Yeo
    • Lovat Scouts (2 REgts)
    • Oxfordshire Yeo
    • Surrey Yeo (QMR)
    • Hampshire Regt (36)
    • W Africa Frontier Force - Nigeria Regt (9 bns)
    • - Gold Coast Regt (5 bns)
    • - Sierra Leone Bn (1 bn)
    • - Gambia Company
  • "The Army Council has decided that battle honours may be awarded to each Territorial infantry battalion that existed and was authorised to carry colours before the reconstitution of the Force in 1920, including those battalions now converted to other arms. Of the 167 pre-war battalions, 151 carried colours before 1914. In the case of any two amalgamated infantry battalions, claims in respect of both sets of the old colours or battle honours inscribed thereon may be made, on the understanding that the emblazonment of any new colours which the amalgamated battalions may be proposing to provide will involve no expense to the public."[17]
  • Issued by the War Office:[18]
    • N Somerset Yeo
    • Pembroke Yeo
    • Herts Yeo
    • Essex Yeo
    • 1st London Regt (4 bns)
    • W India Regt (2 bns)
  • "Officially announced":[19]
    • HAC (3 Inf bns and 7 btys of artillery)
    • British West Indies Regt (11 bns)
  • "An Army Order supplementing the Territorial Army Regulations states that the Regimental Colour of a Territorial Unit is to bear the ancient badges, devices, distinctions and mottoes, as given in the Army List, which have been conferred by Royal Authority, except the battle honours of the Great War. These latter are emblazoned on the King's Colour. On both the King's Colour and the Regimental Colour the number of the battalion in Roman numerals will be placed in the centre of the circle, except when that position is occupied in the King's Colour is occupied by the second title of the Regiment, or in the Regimental Colour by the second title or a badge. In these cases it will be placed in the dexter canton."[20]
  • Queen's Westminster And Civil Service Rifles. "battle honours of 15 and 16th Londons shall be shown in one list"[21]
  • Royal Naval Division bns[22]
  • Post Office Rifles: single list for 7th and 8th Londons.[23]
  • Final list published March 1925.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Battle Honours. New Conditions Approved". The Times. 20 December 1922. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Battle Honours. Cavalry and Yeomanry Awards". The Times. 12 March 1924. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Battle Honours. London And Scottish Regiments". The Times. 13 March 1924. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Battle Honours. County Regiments". The Times. 14 March 1924. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Battle Honours. Further List of Awards". The Times. 10 April 1924. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Battle Honours. Further List of Awards". The Times. 9 May 1924. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Battle Honours. Awards to 12 Infantry Regiments". The Times. 10 May 1924. p. 4.
  8. ^ "London Battalions' Battle Honours. France, Palestine, And Macedonia". The Times. 13 June 1924. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Battle Honours. Cavalry And Yeomanry Awards". The Times. 19 March 1924. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Battle Honours. Awards To Regiments". The Times. 24 June 1924. p. 11.
  11. ^ "Territorial Army. Pre-War Battle Honours On Colours". The Times. 7 July 1924. p. 11.
  12. ^ "Battle Honours. Yeomanry And Line Regiments". The Times. 10 July 1924. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Battle Honours. Life Guards And Cavalry". The Times. 21 August 1924. p. 7.
  14. ^ "Battle Honours. Cavalry And Yeomanry". The Times. 9 September 1924. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Battle Honours. Infantry And Cyclist Battalions". The Times. 10 September 1924. p. 15.
  16. ^ "Battle Honours. Further List of Awards". The Times. 11 October 1924. p. 7.
  17. ^ "Territorial Battle Honours". The Times. 7 November 1924. p. 21.
  18. ^ "Battle Honours. Yeomanry Lists". The Times. 13 November 1924. p. 11.
  19. ^ "Battle Honours. The H.A.C. And British West Indies Regiment". The Times. 13 December 1924. p. 9.
  20. ^ "Territorial Army Colours". The Times. 16 December 1924. p. 7.
  21. ^ "Battle Honours. Queen's Westminster And Civil Service Rifles". The Times. 10 January 1925. p. 15.
  22. ^ "Battle Honours. Royal Naval Division". The Times. 28 February 1925. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Naval and Military". The Times. 17 March 1925. p. 19.
  24. ^ "Naval and Military". The Times. 21 March 1925. p. 8.
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