Before the great war on the Continent the King's Royal Rifle Corps
were credited with the highest number of battle honours, viz.,
40, the Gloucester Regiment being second with 34, then in order
the Rifle Brigade 33, Highland Light Infantry 32, Black Watch and
Gordon Highlanders 31 each, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Royal Scots,
South Staffordshire Regiment and South Lancashire Regiment 29 each,
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 27, Sherwood Foresters,
Seaforth Highlanders, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Northamptonshire
Regiment and Royal Dublin Fusiliers 25 each, and The Buffs, East Surrey
Regiment and Grenadier Guards 24 each. The 16th Lancers have the
highest number of honours amongst the Cavalry regiments, viz., 18, the
9th Lancers having 16, and the 14th Hussars 15.
Many other matters of interest attaching to each regiment will be found
in the following pages.
[Illustration: Royal Escort of Life Guards at St. James's Palace.]
[Illustration: Types of Royal Flying Corps Aeroplanes and Anti-Aircraft
Gun]
[Illustration]
(_Record Office_, Aldershot)
_Uniform_, Blue.
_Facings_, Scarlet.
_Service Uniform_, Khaki fold-over jacket, breeches, and putties,
with turndown cap.
Motto: _Per Ardua ad Astra_ (Through difficulties to the Stars).
[Illustration: Qualified Pilot's Badge worn on left breast]