The Dorsetshire Regiment.—Facings, grass green.
R.C.—The motto, “Primus in Indus” (First in India), because it was the first regiment from the home country to be landed in India. Also, the Castle and Key, superscribed “Gibraltar, 1779-83,” and the motto, “Montis Insignia Calpe.” This flag is shown in Fig. 32.
The battle honours are: Plassey; Martinique, 1794; Marabout; Albuhera; Vittoria; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Nive; Orthes; Peninsula; Ava; Maharajpore; Sevastopol; Tirah; South Africa, 1899-1902; Relief of Ladysmith.
The colours of the 54th or West Norfolk, now forming the second battalion of the Dorsetshires, were on board the “Sarah Sands,” when this vessel, laden with vast stores of ammunition, caught fire. When the alarm was given, the room in which these emblems were placed was full of smoke, and they were only rescued after an heroic attempt on the part of Private Wiles and the Quartermaster. These colours may now be seen in Norwich Cathedral.
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment).—Facings, white for all battalions but the 5th, which are scarlet.
R.C.—The plume of the Prince of Wales. The Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt.”
The battle honours are: Louisburg; Martinique, 1762; Havannah; St. Lucia, 1778; Monte Video; Roliça; Vimiera; Corunna; Talavera; Badajoz; Salamanca; Vittoria; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Orthes; Toulouse; Peninsula; Niagara; Waterloo; Candahar, 1842; Ghuznee, 1842; Cabool, 1842; Maharajpore; Sevastopol; Lucknow; New Zealand; South Africa, 1899-1902; Relief of Ladysmith.
A set of retired colours belonging to this regiment may be seen in Chelsea Hospital. The exhibit bears the following inscription:
“The Colours of the 40th Regiment. Presented to Sir Alexander Woodford (for many years Colonel of that gallant Regiment), by Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie and the officers of the Corps, on its return from service in New Zealand, and delivered into his hands by Colonel A. Nelson, at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 1867.”
The Welsh Regiment.—Facings, white for all battalions but the 7th (Cyclist) battalion, which are scarlet.