Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (3) Trooping the old Colours with the Band turning down the line. Sadly the glass plate cracked hence the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (4) The Colour party reach and Band reach the middle of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Share 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'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (7) Colonel of the Battalion, Lord Algernon Percy, by whose kind permission these photo's were taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 More cards & photo's depicting NF Colours.1st Bn, NF - 'Greeting' card date unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 E.F.A. 'Military' Series - 2nd Bn Colours, but incorrect colouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Holloways, beautiful card depicting the Drummers Colour. Sadly they still got the Drum Majors plume length wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Ruddock of Alnwick. A surprising card as no Battalion numerals are depicted and honours missing from the Kings Colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 The 'Field' 1918 series - very nice card, which included the capbadge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 1st Bn, NF Colours & Drums taken at Rawalpindi 1910 and placed in a sovenier booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Now Leigh quiz time - Full marks if you can tell me which NF Battalions these Kings Colours were presented to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Now a curiosity Colour - The Northumberland Naval & Military Veterans Association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Nice photos - the presentation of colours - Tyneside Scots & Tyneside Irish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted August 31, 2008 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Now for something completely different - the stuff that gets chucked away;-Rule Book 1st Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps 1859. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Rule Book 3rd Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps 1861. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Rule Book 8th Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps - 1868. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 2nd Prize Meeting - Northumberland & Newcastle Rifle Association 1864. Many of the Northumberland RVC's would have competed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Small History Booklet published in India 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 6th Bn Annual Camp Training Programme - Marske near Redcar, Yorks 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Dance Progamme April 1937. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Civic Honours Programme - 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Major Pratts "History & Traditions" - 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Now a Lt-Col and a larger version with coloured plates - 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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