Overall: 25cm (9.9in) x 35cm (13.9in)
Watercolour and gouache heightened with white on paper. Framed and glazed.
The Great War led to a previously unheard of number of battle honours being awarded and the realisation it was simply impractical to emblazon every one of them on Regimental Colours. It was at first ordered, in September 1922, that regiments should select up to 10 honours to be emblazoned on their Regimental Colours along with previous awards, up to a total of 24. This led to a storm of protest, since many regiments would have had to remove previous honours. The order was, therefore, amended the following December to allow each infantry regiment to select up to 10 honours to be emblazoned on its King's Colour, honours from other conflicts continuing to be displayed on the Regimental Colour.