Nicknames: "The Hawks," "The Sky Pilots."

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"Dettingen," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt,

1882," "Relief of Kimberley," "Paardeberg," "South Africa,

1899-1900."

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue.

_Cloak_, Scarlet.

_Head-dress_, White metal helmet with white plume; band and

trumpeters, scarlet plume.

_Cap_, Blue, with scarlet band.

On State occasions the band and trumpeters wear a special tunic of

crimson heavily braided with gold.

A crimson cord is worn in the centre of the shoulder belt.

Two scarlet stripes are worn down the side seams of the overalls.

The Regiment carries three Squadron Standards in addition to the

King's Standard. The Silver Kettle-Drums used in the Regiment were

presented by King William IV in 1831.

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