Regimental Colours

Regimental Colours of the 1st Battalion West India Regiment.

The Regiment paraded for the last time on the 31st January 1927 at Up Park Camp, Jamaica. The Regimental Colours were trooped for the last time and then crated to be shipped back to the England.

At 10:30 a.m. on Friday the 18th February 1927 the colours were taken to Buckingham Palace and presented to King George V. They were later transferred to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where they still hang on display with other colours of the British Army.

The colours display 132 years of loyal service with the battle honours of:

• "Dominica 1805"
• "Martinique 1809"
• "Guadeloupe 1810"
• "Ashantee 1873-74".
• "West Africa 1887"
• "Sierra Leone 1898-99"
• "Cameroons 1914-16"
• "East Africa 1914-18"
• "Palestine 1917-18"