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Guards history part 3
Since the Victoria Cross was instituted by Royal Warrant on the command of Queen Victoria on 29th January 1856, 13 members of the regiment have won the highest award.
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Goodlake, Gerald Littlehales. . . . . .
Swanlake, William. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Strong, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dobson, Frederick William . . . . . . .
Wyatt, George Harry . . . . . . . . . . .
Brooks, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Campbell, John Vaughan . . . . . . . .
Whitham, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frisby Cyril Hubert . . . .. . . . . . . . .
Jackson, Thomas Norman . . . . . . .
Wright, Peter Harold. . . . . . . . . . . .
Liddell, Ian Oswald . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1854 - Inkeman, Crimea
1854 - Inkeman, Crimea
1855 - Sebastepol, Crimea
1914 - Chevanne, France
1914 - Landrecies, france
1915 - Loos, France
1916 - Ginchy, France
1917 - Pilkem, Belgium
1918 - Canal du Nord, France
1918 - Canal du Nord, France
1943 - Salerno, Italy
1945 - Lingen, Germany
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| To view detailed accounts on an excellent V.C. web site - click here |
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Since 1945 there has been service in Malaya, the Middle East, Suez, Kenya, Cyprus, Aden and Northern Ireland.
When new colours were presented to the Second Battalion in 1921, the old colours were brought to Coldstream and both the Kings and regiment colours now hang in the Parish Church for safe keeping. At the time Lt Col C.P. Heywood D.S.O. commanded.
On 24th July 1959 the 3rd Battalion was disbanded and the colours lodged in the Church of St Lawrence-Jewry in London for safe keeping.
Now under the present governments 'options for change' and increasing treasury parsimony, the Army is to lose several more Battalions of which one is the Regiment's 2nd Battalion which will disband soon. In an increasingly dangerous world, disbanding Battalions would appear to be short sighted and possibly less than conductive to law and order.
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The Queen's Colours, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards - Gules (Crimson)
In the centre a Star of the Order of the Garter proper, ensigned with the Crown, in base a Sphinx argent between two branches in laurel and tied with a riband vert, above a scroll or, the word 'Egypt' in black letters.
2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards - Gules (Crimson)
In the centre a Star of eight points argent, within the Garter proper, ensigned with the Crown, in base the Sphinx superscribed 'Egypt' as for the 1st Battalion, in dexter canton the union. (2nd Battalion placed in suspended animation on 31st December 1993 - Colours are retained by Number 7 company, Coldstream Guards).
The Regimental Colours
The Union; in the centre a Company Badge ensigned with the Crown, in the base the Sphinx superscribed 'Egypt'. The 24 Company Badges are borne in rotation, two at a time on the Regimental Colour of each of the Battalions.
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