The Colours The Soul of a Regiment Organization
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The Colours: “The Soul of a Regiment” Organization of Military Museums of Canada – 24 May 2013 Capt Michael O’Leary, CD, The RCR
Regimental Colours • • What are they? Who receives Colours? Connections. • Emotional – Social – Historical. Lifespan • Presentation – Parades – Troopings – Laying Up. Current regulations Churches, Museums and Public Buildings? Colours in London, Ontario Who owns them after they are laid up?
What are they? – A Stand of Colours
What are they? – The Queen’s Colour
What are they? – The Regimental Colour
What are they? – Emblazonment
Who receives Colours? Single Colour: Stands of Colours: • Maritime Command (Queen’s Colour) • Air Command • Armour Regiments • Infantry and airborne battalions. • Horse guards and dragoon Guard (Standard) • Others (Guidon) • Operational flying squadrons (25 yrs service of Sovereign’s special appreciation) • Royal Military College
Who carries them? – Infantry Regiments PPCLI Calg Highrs R 22 e R Lorne Scots Fus de Sher Rocky Mtn Rgrs
Who carries them? – Armoured Regiments 1 st Hussars GGHG Windsor R
Who carries them? – Operational flying squadrons 434 Tactical Fighter Squadron • Presented 1977 • Laid Up 1988 • Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax, NS
Connections • Emotional • Social § Regimental families § Family Regiments § Community § Congregation • Historical § Wars and Battles § Recruiting and Reinforcements § Returning Troops and Legacies
Lifespan – Presentation
Lifespan - Parades
Lifespan - Trooping
Lifespan – Laying Up
Current Regulations The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces (A-AD-200 -000/AG-000) Historical Reference Old Colours Never Die, by Francis Dunbar and Joseph Harper, 1992 (out of print) – reprint projected for late 2013 by Service Publications
Placement • Churches, e. g. , St Paul’s Cathedral • Museums, e. g. , The RCR Museum • Public Buildings, e. g. , Hall of Colours, Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa
Colours in London – St Paul’s Cathedral
Colours in London – St Paul’s Cathedral Unit Presented Laid Up 7 th Battalion Fusiliers 7 th Regiment, Fusiliers 26 th Bn, Middlesex Light Infantry 1864 1901 1959 1873 1903 1 st Canadian Infantry Bn, CEF 18 th Canadian Infantry Bn, CEF 1919 1918 1919 33 rd Canadian Infantry Bn, CEF 142 nd Canadian Infantry Bn, 1915 1919 1916 1919
Colours in London – St Paul’s Cathedral 7 th Regiment, Fusiliers 26 th Battalion, Middlesex Light Infantry
Colours in London – St Paul’s Cathedral 1 st Cdn Inf Bn, CEF 33 rd Cdn Inf Bn, CEF 142 nd Cdn Inf Bn, CEF
Colours in London – St Paul’s Cathedral
Colours in London – Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church
Colours in London – The RCR Museum
Colours in London – Wolseley Barracks Officers’ Mess
Ownership “All Colours which have been consecrated and presented to a unit of the Canadian Forces (CF), whether donated or provided at public expense, are and remain Crown property in perpetuity, and are controlled by the Department of National Defence on behalf of the Canadian government. ” “If deposited or laidup, they are the responsibility of the custodian and must remain accessible to the public. ”
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