Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 (3) Trooping the old Colours with the Band turning down the line. Sadly the glass plate cracked hence the line.
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 (4) The Colour party reach and Band reach the middle of the line.
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) (5) Presentation of the new Battalion Colours, by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, KG, ADC Edited August 30, 2008 by Graham Stewart
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 (6) The new Colours march back to the line in 'slow time' and to the the tune of 'God Save the King'.
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 (7) Colonel of the Battalion, Lord Algernon Percy, by whose kind permission these photo's were taken.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 More cards & photo's depicting NF Colours.1st Bn, NF - 'Greeting' card date unknown.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 E.F.A. 'Military' Series - 2nd Bn Colours, but incorrect colouring.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Holloways, beautiful card depicting the Drummers Colour. Sadly they still got the Drum Majors plume length wrong.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Ruddock of Alnwick. A surprising card as no Battalion numerals are depicted and honours missing from the Kings Colour.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 The 'Field' 1918 series - very nice card, which included the capbadge.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 1st Bn, NF Colours & Drums taken at Rawalpindi 1910 and placed in a sovenier booklet.
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Now Leigh quiz time - Full marks if you can tell me which NF Battalions these Kings Colours were presented to?
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Now a curiosity Colour - The Northumberland Naval & Military Veterans Association.
leigh kitchen Posted August 31, 2008 Author Posted August 31, 2008 Nice photos - the presentation of colours - Tyneside Scots & Tyneside Irish?
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Excellent - 2nd May 1919 the Colours are being presented to the 18th Bn,NF(foreground); 23rd Bn, NF; 25th Bn, NF and 14th Bn, H.L.I. all part of 116th Bde and the remaining units of 39th Divison.
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Now for something completely different - the stuff that gets chucked away;-Rule Book 1st Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps 1859.
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Rule Book 3rd Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps 1861.
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Rule Book 8th Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps - 1868.
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 2nd Prize Meeting - Northumberland & Newcastle Rifle Association 1864. Many of the Northumberland RVC's would have competed here.
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Small History Booklet published in India 1911.
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 6th Bn Annual Camp Training Programme - Marske near Redcar, Yorks 1933.
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Major Pratts "History & Traditions" - 1950.
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Now a Lt-Col and a larger version with coloured plates - 1954.
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