THE COLOURS

AND WHAT THEY MEAN.

“THE Colours are the symbol and emblem of that loyalty, duty and affection we owe to our King— our Country and our Regiment.

The King’s Colour is the symbol of the Sovereign, and the Regimental Colour is the emblem of the Soul of the Regiment.

The Colours stand for the fair name of the Regiment, and for the glorious deeds of those who have served with it in the past. It is the solemn duty of all to strive always to add to the good name of the Regiment, and to avoid doing anything which might in any way tarnish its hard-earned laurels.”

From the Short History of the Royal Sussex Regiment 1701-1926 – Published by Gale & Polden 1927

Colours of the 1^st Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Presented to 35^th Foot at Meerut (India), December 26^th, 1859, by Lady Canning, wife of the Governor-General of India.

These Colours were borne by the 1^st Battalion until 1927.

Colours of the 2^nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Presented to the 107^th Foot at Allahabad (India), January 12^th, 1865,

by His Excellency Sir Hugh Rose, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief in India.

These Colours were borne by the 2^nd Battalion until June 27^th ,1924.

They were “laid up” in St. George’s Chapel, in Chichester Cathedral, October 2^nd ,1924.

Both the above pictures are reproduced from “A Short Record of the Royal Sussex Regiment from 1701-1905”.

Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 1905.

Colours presented to the 1^st Battalion in 1927.

Reproduced from the Short History of the Royal Sussex Regiment 1701-1926 – Published by Gale & Polden 1927

Colours presented to the 2^nd Battalion on 27^th June 1924, at Tanglin Barracks, Singapore,

by His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir L. Guillemard, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,

in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief.