In August 1959, after its many years of use, the Guidon was retired and after some time a decision was made for the Guidon to be transferred to the Council for safe keeping to represent the bond between the community represented by the Council, and the Regiment. In September the brigade, now only twenty officers and 229 other ranks, was relieved by the Australians and left the peninsula for the rest camp on the island of Lemnos, arriving at Moudros on 14 September. [56] While recuperating the survivors were joined by, thirty officers and 1,060 other ranks, replacements for their casualties. [57]

The King’s German Legion (KGL) was formed largely from the old disbanded Hanoverian army. The KGL owed its allegiance to King George III of Great Britain, as the Elector of Hanover and fought with the British army. The KGL comprised both cavalry and infantry regiments. KGL uniforms followed the British. As part of the 1953 Coronation Honours, Queen Elizabeth II was appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. [29] During the Royal visit of New Zealand in 1953/54, the Wellington Regiment was granted the unique privilege of mounting the full Military Guard of Honour at the 1954 State Opening of Parliament. The 1954 opening was the first time the New Zealand Parliament had been opened by a reigning monarch and the Wellington Regiment were inspected by the Queen. [30]He admits that his attempt to understand what led to the 95th being able to turn unexceptional soldiers into what we might now recognise as a modern British soldier amounted to something of an obsession. Clearly, in his research, like so many others before him, he fell under the spell of the riflemen themselves. Wellington East Coast) Squadron. Cap badge: A horse forcene over a scroll with the regimental motto. Collar badges: Smaller version of the cap badge. Motto: Fortes fortuna juvat (Fortune favours the brave) . Formation of squadrons The 12th Reinforcements were the first of the mounted drafts to adopt the new system of service numbers with the Regimental prefix being omitted and using a new strict numerical sequence.

Trooper Scott appears to be wearing a ‘type 1’ (first pattern) triple fern hat badge and small fern collar badges. st Brigade: commanded by Major General William Anson: 3 rd/27 th, 1st/40 th, 1 st/48 th, Provisional Battn. (1 st and 2 nd/53 rd Foot) and 1 company of 5 th/60 th Foot The Mounted Rifles Regiments of the Main Body and their first reinforcements were assembled in the following district concentration camps: — With a full sense of responsibility and privilege we accept the custody of the Guidon of your Regiment. It gives us great pleasure and satisfaction to accede to your request because it gives further emphasis to the identity of sympathy and interest which exists between the Council representing the people of this City and the Regiment, and establishes this Chamber as the repository of one of our most precious possessions of the Regiment, the Guidon on which is embroidered the Battle Honours of the Regiment. Your Guidon immortalises all who by their sacrifice on so many scattered battle fields of the world have brought honour and renown to this Regiment. Which we of the City of Hastings are now so proud to call our own.French Infantry: Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by Cristoph and Cornelius Suhl Further information: Battle of Chunuk Bair and Battle of Sari Bair Some of the regiment's survivors after the Battle of Chunuk Bair