[61] Royal Army Medical Corps.
[62] Every regiment of every army has a flag which we call the "regimental colours." British colours are usually of silk, with tassels of mixed crimson and gold, and are carried on a staff eight feet seven inches long, surmounted by a golden crown on which stands a lion. The colours are carried on parade by two junior lieutenants, and are guarded by two sergeants and two privates. The flag itself is of the colour of the facings of the regiment, except when these are white, in which case the body of the flag is not plain white all over, but bears upon it the Cross of St. George. Whatever the colour, the flag carries in its upper corner the Union Jack, and in the centre the crown and title of the regiment, around which are the devices or badges or distinctions of the regiment, and the names of the battles in which it has played a gallant part. The flag of a regiment is the outward and visible sign of its honour and renown, and to lose it in battle is considered a great disgrace. It is always held in great reverence, and when too old for further service it is set up on the walls of a cathedral or church. Probably in your own town there are one or more of these tattered and perhaps bullet-torn colours, along with flags captured from an enemy. In the old days every regiment marched into battle with its colours proudly flying, and there were many stirring fights for the flag. Nowadays our soldiers do not take their colours into battle. The Russians and Germans, however, do so.
[63] Kū-ray´, French parish priest.
[64] Leel, 26 miles north-north-east of Arras, and 155 miles by rail north by east of Paris.
[65] Am´e-enz, 84 miles north of Paris, on the Somme.
[66] San Nah-zair´, 40 miles west of Nantes.
[67] Reh-tel´, 23 miles south-west of Mezières.
[68] Shah-tō´ Sa-lăn´ (n nasal).
[69] Lon-vee´ (n nasal), 40 miles north-north-west of Metz.
[70] Ain, joins the Oise (Waz) near Compiègne (Kom-pe-ain´).