Army Regimental flags (Australia)

Last modified: 2005-06-25 by jonathan dixon
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• Colours
  • Infantry Regiments
  • Cavalry Regiments
  • example - 28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment
• Banners

See also:

• Army Flags
• Naval Colours
• Air Force Colours, Standards and Banners
• Australia
• Australian military flags

Colours

For the most part, Australian military colors parallel the British usage.
Joe McMillan, 25 Jan 2002

See also:

• Queen's Colours for RAN
• Air Force Colours, Standards and Banners

Infantry regiments

1. Queen's Colour.

The Queen's Colour for infantry regiments is the Australian national flag, 36 x 45 inches, with a red circlet on the center of the Union in the canton, inscribed around the rim with the regimental name and with its number or initials in the center, all in gold. Battle honors are inscribed in black letters on yellow scrolls arrayed near the bottom edge of the flag..
Joe McMillan, 25 Jan 2002

Most infantry regiments are still using the old Union Jack model; when they are worn out they will be replaced by the new version.
Miles Li, 25 Jan 2002

2. Regimental Colour.

The regiment's facing color, 36 x 45 inches, with the regimental badge in the center, surrounded by a wreath of wattle, and