“The campaign of 1879-80 in Afghanistan was the last occasion upon which the West Yorkshires carried their Colours into action, and that honour was, needless to say, added to the many others which the regiment had earned the right to bear.”[[14]]
The East Yorkshire Regiment.—Facings, white for all battalions, except the 5th (Cyclist), which are scarlet.
R.C.—The White Rose is the central badge.
The battle honours are twelve in number: Blenheim; Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet; Louisburg; Quebec, 1759; Martinique, 1762, 1794, 1809; Havannah; St. Lucia, 1778; Guadaloupe, 1810; Afghanistan, 1879-80; South Africa, 1900-02.
The “Snappers,” as this regiment is nicknamed, have been in some of the fiercest contests fought by the British Army, notably in the American War, at Blenheim, and at Quebec, when General Wolfe was killed.
The colours of the 4th battalion are shown in Fig. 33.
The Bedfordshire Regiment.—Facings, white.
R.C.—The united Red and White Rose, placed below the union wreath. The regimental number XVI. figures in the space for the central badge. The flag is shown in Fig. 29.
The battle honours are: Namur, 1695; Blenheim; Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet; Surinam; Chitral; South Africa, 1900-02. These distinctions are not arranged, as is usual, in a circular order, but three are placed on either horizontal limb of the St. George’s Cross and one on each of the vertical limbs.
The Leicestershire Regiment.—Facings, white.