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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division.

Presented by Major General H.E. Blumberg. Adjutant General Royal Marines. Carlton House Terrace 9th September 1922.

Current Location

Drill Deck, HMS PRESIDENT, 72 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UQ

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Royal Marine Reserve (City of London)

The Colours of 40 Commando

Current Location

St Lawrence Jewry, City of London EC2V 5AA

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King's Colonials Imperial Yeomanry (King Edward's Horse)

Current Location

Held at Haileybury College, Hertford, until 1960s.
Current location unknown

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Honourable Artillery Company

Queens and Regimental Colour

Presented 1980 and Laid up 2007

Current Location

Church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate EC2M 3TL

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War Raised Battalion

Honourable Artillery Company

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Note: Within the HAC this colour is known as that of the 2nd Battalion.

Current Location

The Medal Room, Armoury House, City Road, EC1

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Honourable Artillery Company

Queen's and Regimental Colour

Presented by HRH The Prince of Wales at the HAC Artillery Ground London in 1864

Laid up in 1928.

Current Location

Armoury House, London, EC1

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Honourable Artillery Company

King's Colour

Presented by HRH The Prince of Wales at the HAC Artillery Ground, London on 25th June 1928

Laid up in 1955

Current Location

Armoury House, London, EC1

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Honourable Artillery Company

Regimental Colour

Presented by HRH The Prince of Wales at the HAC Artillery Ground, London on 25th June 1928

Laid up in 1955

Current Location

Armoury House, London, EC1

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Honourable Artillery Company

Queen's and Regimental Colour

Presented by HM Queen Elizabeth II at the HAC Artillery Ground, London on 25th July 1955

Laid up in 1980

Current Location

Armoury House, London, EC1

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Inns of Court Regiment

Presented by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
on 26^th May 1959

Current Location

Lincoln's Inn Chapel, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3TL

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Inns of Court Regiment

Regimental colour

Presented by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
on 26^th May 1959

Current Location

Lincoln's Inn Chapel, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3TL

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2^nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle
on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Laid up in St George's Chapel Westminster Abbey on 12th November 2016

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2^nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)

Presented in 2016

Current Location

Laid up in St George's Chapel Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2019

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3^rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)

Presented by HRH Princess Alexandra on 16^th July 1963

Current Location

Laid up in Bexley Heath Army Reserve Centre

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Inns of Court and City Yeomanry

Presented by HM The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1961 to mark the amalgamation of the Inns of Court Regiment and the City of London Yeomanry

Current Location

Still in service

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1^st (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's and Regimental Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Royal Chapel, HM Tower of London

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/1st (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

Officers' Mess, Army Reserve Centre, Balham High Road

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 3/1st (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Note - The King's Colour of the 3/1st (City of London) battalion The London Regiment is mounted within this stand of King's Colours of the RRF Service Battalions.

Current Location

Amongst group of War Raised Battalion Colours in the Regimental Chapel of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct

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2nd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's and Regimental Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Officers' Mess, Army Reserve Centre, Balham High Road

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/2nd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Note - The King's Colour of the 3/1st (City of London) battalion The London Regiment is mounted within this stand of King's Colours of the RRF Service Battalions.

Current Location

Amongst group of War Raised Battalion Colours in the Regimental Chapel of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 3/2nd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

RRF City of London HQ HM Tower of London

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3rd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's and Regimental Colour

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

National Army Museum Collections Store Stevenage

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/3rd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

National Army Museum Collections store stevenage

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 3/3rd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

National Army Museum collections store Stevanage

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4^th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's and Regimental Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Regimental Chapel, the Church of The Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct EC1A 2DQ

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/4^th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Presented by HRH Princess Mary in February 1921 and consecrated in accordance with Army Council Instruction 444 dated 21st July 1919.

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

Officers' Mess, Army Reserve Centre, Balham High Road

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 3/4^th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Presented by HRH Princess Mary in February 1921 and consecrated in accordance with Army Council Instruction 444 dated 21st July 1919.

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

RRF City of London HQ HM Tower

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7^th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle
on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Drill Hall, Army Reserve Centre, Grove Park

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/7^th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Presented by - Unknown

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

Conference Room, Fulham House, 87 Fulham High Street

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10^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Hackney)

Presented by Colonel AA Lyle in October 1921

Current Location

Ironmongers Hall, Barbican, London EC2Y 8AA

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13^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Kensington)

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, London W8 7NX

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War Raised Battalion

King's Colour of the 2/13^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Kensington)

Date of presentation unknown

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

Originally laid up in Kensington Parish Church, now in such poor condition it is no longer on display.

Colours of 14th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (London Scottish)

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14^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (London Scottish)

First stand of Colours of the 1^st Battalion presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Second stand of Colours of the 2^nd Battalion presented by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1959

Current Location

St Columbus, Pont Street, Westminster

War Raised Battalion

Kings Colour of the 2/14^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (London Scottish)

Presented by Major General GD Jeffries GOC 19^th (Western Division) at Etaple France 19^th May 1919 and later consecrated in accordance with Army Council instruction 444 dated 21^st July 1919.

Originally received as a plain silk union Flag under General Routine order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

Originally Laid up in St Columbus Church Pont Street, Westminster but destroyed by enemy action in WW2

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19^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (St Pancras) King's Colour

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Pancras Church, Euston Road, Bloomsbury NW1 2BA

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19^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (St Pancras) Regimental Colour

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Pancras Church, Euston Road, Bloomsbury NW1 2BA

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War Raised Battalion

2/19^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (St Pancras)

King's Colour presented and dedication in 1922 in accordance with Army Council Instruction 444 dated 21st July 191 and Laid up in 1925

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine Order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Current Location

St Pancras Church, Euston Road, Bloomsbury NW1 2BA

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20^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Blackheath & Woolwich)

King's Colour presented by Major General Sir William Thwaites at Greenwich Park, London on 28^th June 1919

Current Location

Museum of the Royal West Kent Regiment, St Faith's Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH

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20^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Blackheath & Woolwich)

Regimental Colour presented by Major General Sir William Thwaites at Greenwich Park, London on 28^th June 1919

Current Location

Museum of the Royal West Kent Regiment, St Faith's Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH

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War Raised Battalion

2/20th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich)

Originally received as a plain silk union Flag under General routine order 5734 dated 2nd December 1918

Presented by HRH Prince Albert at Holly Hedge House Blackheath.

Current Location

Laid up at St Mary's Church Lewisham

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22^nd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen's)

King's Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, London SE1 3UW

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22^nd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen's)

Regimental Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, London SE1 3UW

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War Raised Battalion

2/22^nd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen’s)

Kings Colour presented by HRH The princess Mary on Horse Guards parade 26^th February 1921. And dedicated in accordance with Army Council instruction 444 dated 21^st July 1918 and laid up in the Officers Mess of the 3^rd Battalion the Queen’s Surry Regiment officers mess and later transferred to the Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment Museum#, Clanden Park Guildford.

Carries the 10 selected Battle Honours

Originally received a s a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine order 5734 dated 2^nd December 1918

Current Location

Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment Museum

Colours of 23rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment

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23^rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA

Colours of 23rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment

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23^rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment

Regimental Colour presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA

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War Raised Battalion

2/23^rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment

King's Colour

Presented at Le Gouffre, Boulogne and dedicated in accordance with Army Council instruction 444 dated 21st July 1918.

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine order 5734 dated 2^nd December 1918

Current Location

Unknown

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24^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen's)

Presented by HM King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 19^th June 1909

Current Location

St Mary's Church, 57a Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4JQ

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War Raised Battalion

2/24^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen's)

Presented by Lt General Sir Arthur E E Holland, GOC 1 Corps at Peruwwetz, Belgium 11^th February 1919.

Originally received as a plain silk Union Flag under General Routine order 5734 dated 2^nd December 1918.

Current Location

Unknown

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The London Regiment (1993 to 2022)

Presented by HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York at Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea on 26^th July 1997

Current Location

St Lawrence Jewry, City of London EC2V 5AA

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10^th Battalion The Parachute Regiment

Colours shown are those presented 1952, laid up 1983. Alongside hangs the standard of the Regimental Association

Current Location

St Lawrence Jewry, City of London EC2V 5AA

Note: Colours presented in 1983 were laid up in the Airborne Museum, Arnhem in 1999

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601 (County of London) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Presentation of Squadron Standard by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace on 23rd July 1953

Laid up 19th December 1961

Current Location

St Clement Danes, London WC2R 1DH

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600 (City of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Presentation of Squadron Standard by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 16^th May 1954 at Buckingham Palace

Laid up 5th November 1957

Current Location

St Bartholemew's the Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS