A Certificate has been issued to each man serving in the Coldstreams during the War bearing the statement: “This is to inform the relatives and friends of —— that he has served his King and Country as a soldier, No. —— in the Coldstream Guards, during the Great European War.” The card is decorated with this colour and one of later date. The idea might well be followed by other regiments. Footnote 8: Now that the number of battalions has been increased in each regiment it would, perhaps, be more accurate to make the division between Regular Battalions and Territorial Force Battalions. CHAPTER III STANDARDS, GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY, DRAGOON GUARDS, AND CAVALRY OF THE LINE Among the grandest and most attractive flags which are flown in any part of the world, those of the British Cavalry must be assigned a high position, for, without being gaudy, they are beautiful, elaborate, gaily coloured and full of historic detail. The reader is invited to turn to the second plate, and examine the five examples given thereon. He will see that the badges—the relics of the old baronial days—are steeped in historical fact and military tradition, that the battle honours are reminiscent of the glorious fights of other days; and that the reds and blues and greens are judiciously blended without offending the eye. Cavalry flags are known as standards when they are square and guidons when swallow-tailed. The Household Cavalry and the Dragoon Guards possess standards and the Dragoons fly guidons. To the student of military emblems, it is somewhat disappointing to find that Hussars and Lancers have no flags with which to display their splendid traditions. In their case, we must be content to examine the cloths or banners hung around their drums. Before taking each regiment separately, it may be useful to state that a standard, without the red and gold fringe, measures 2 ft. 6 ins. by 2 ft. 3 ins.; a guidon, 3 ft. 5 ins. by 2 ft. 3 ins.; and the lance of either is 8 ft. 6 ins. long. [Illustration: =9.= Regimental Standard of the 2nd Life Guards. ] [Illustration: =10.= Standard of the 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards. ] [Illustration: =11.= Standard of the 3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards. ] [Illustration: =12.= Drum banner of the 17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers. ] [Illustration: =13.= Drum banner of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. ] [Illustration: =14.= Drum banner of the 13th Hussars. ] [Illustration: =15.= Guidon of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). ] [Illustration: =16.= Guidon of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. ] PLATE 2. CAVALRY STANDARDS, GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS