THE COLOURS
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The custom of carrying some form of distinguishing emblem as a rallying point in battle is a very old one. The earliest form appears to have been a bundle of hay attached to a pole. Later the Roman legions carried the Roman Eagle, each manipule (company) having its own ensign. From these early emblems the present type of Colour evolved, and though no longer carried by the British Army in action, they remain as the visible symbols of loyalty to the Crown and the spirit and traditions of the Regiment.
His Majesty’s 10th Regimen In a ceremony in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
on 20 April 1975, The King’s Colour was presented by Major
General Sir Christopher Welby-Everard, KBE, CB, DL. To create
this silk colour, the Royal School of Needlework used a technique
On Sunday 25 September 1979, the King's Colour of the American Contingent was displayed at the Altar of the Regimental Service and Church Parade during the Regimental Reunion in Cleethorpes, attended by Her Royal Highness, Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester. After the drafting of the American Contingent , Colonel Vincent J-R Kehoe presented the two American Contingent Colours to the 10th Foot Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association for the Museum at Sobraon Barracks in Lincoln. When the Regimental Museum was closed the Colours were transferred to the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. On 10 February 1992 (Sobraon Day) Col
Kehoe requested the Trustees On 28 August 1993 before a crowd of several hundred
observers the original colours of the American Contingent were re-presented
by Major General REJ Gerrard-Wright at Hanscom Air Force Base in Concord
, Massachuetts. Here we see the colours parading before the saluting base,
Taking the salute are Col Vincent J-R Kehoe, Major General REJ Gerrard
Wright and Lieut R Wooddisse, ADC. The music in the background is the
slow march Scipio (Handel - 1726). Played during 18th century reviews
it is played to this day at the Trooping of The Colour Ceremony at Horseguards
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During
the seventeenth century regiments had as many as ten or twelve
Colours, these being in the nature of private banners with the
Colonels’ and company commanders’ own armorial bearings
worked thereon. In the reign of William III, Colours were reduced
from one per company to three per regiment. A Royal Warrant of
1743 introduced two Colours of completely different style. The
first was the Great Union, the second of the same colour as the
Regiment’s facings. By a warrant of 1751, the former was
named the King’s Colour, the latter the Regimental Colour.
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of Foot, American Contingent carried two sets of Colours during
the American Bicentennial celebration from 1971 to 1978. As in
the 18th century, there was an embroidered set and a painted
set of Colours. The embroidered Regimental Colour was presented
to the American Contingent by the British Consul-General of Boston,
Mrs. Lenore Storer in April 1971. It was made of super lute silk
by Hobson’s in London.
called
passing-through embroidery in order to make the detail the same
on both sides of the Colour. A rose took two women four days
to accomplish. Major General Douglas Brown, RA, who was the moving
force behind the famous Project Overlord Panels, helped to secure
the aid of the Royal School of Needlework in London. Every facet
of the design of the King's Colour was checked by Major Nicholas
Dawnay, the leading authority on British Colours . A Colour of
the 12th Foot in the Officers' Mess at Bassingborn Barracks was
viewed through the courtesy of Major Ronald Baylis, Quartermaster
of the Royal Anglian Regiment, as an example of the period style
as no 10th Foot Colours of that time exist.
of the Association
to release the Colours to His Majesty's 10th Regiment of Foot,
American Contingent. Permission was granted and arrangements
were made for a two-part colour ceremony in 1993. The first part
occurred on 15 April when the Colours were paraded to Lincoln
Castle. On parade were members of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
Old Comrades, the Royal British Legion and the Army Cadet Band.
Maj. Gen. REJ Gerrard-Wright CB CBE DL, as President of the 10th
Foot Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association, handed the colours
over to Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Amsterdam and Lieutenant
Christopher Smick of the American Contingent.
the
Queen's Birthday parade.