The honorary distinctions are: Mysore; Seringapatam; Albuhera; Ciudad Rodrigo; Badajoz; Vittoria; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Nive; Peninsula; Alma; Inkerman; Sevastopol; New Zealand; South Africa, 1879; South Africa, 1900–02; Relief of Ladysmith. =The King’s Royal Rifle Corps.=—Rifle regiments do not possess colours. =The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment).=—Facings, buff for the first three battalions, and black for the 4th battalion. R.C.—In each of the four corners, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s cypher and coronet. The battle honours, on blue tablets, are: Louisburg; Nive; Peninsula; Ferozeshah; Sobraon; Sevastopol; Pekin, 1860; New Zealand; South Africa, 1879; South Africa, 1900–02. Unfortunately, the “splash” which used to be worn on the buttons of this regiment to commemorate the action of the men in firing away buttons torn from their tunics on an occasion when all the ammunition was spent, is not immortalised on the colours. =The Manchester Regiment.=—Facings, white, except for the 6th battalion, which are yellow. R.C.—The Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt,” placed below the union wreath. The battle honours are: Guadaloupe, 1759, 1810; Egmont-op-Zee; Martinique, 1809; Peninsula; Alma; Inkerman; Sevastopol; New Zealand; Afghanistan, 1879–80; Egypt, 1882; South Africa, 1899–1902; Defence of Ladysmith. =The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment).=—Facings, white, except for the 6th battalion, which are blue. R.C.—The Prince of Wales’s Plume. The Dragon, superscribed “China,” placed beneath the union wreath. The honorary distinctions are: Guadaloupe, 1759; Martinique, 1794; St. Lucia, 1803; Surinam; Punjaub; Persia; Reshire; Bushire; Koosh-ab; Lucknow; Hafir; South Africa, 1900–02. The regiment, with its colours, nearly suffered disaster when on board the “Alert,” which was wrecked off Halifax, Nova Scotia. The men fell in on the lower deck, and awaited their fate, but, almost by a miracle, the vessel was brought into port and all were saved. The Duke of Wellington paid a high compliment to this gallant regiment, by decreeing that an account of the disaster and its happy sequel should be read to all the units of the Army. =The York and Lancaster Regiment.=—Facings, white. R.C.—The Union Rose, in the central badge, the Royal Tiger, superscribed “India,” below the union wreath. The honorary distinctions, arranged upon the limbs of the St. George’s Cross, are: Guadaloupe, 1759; Martinique, 1794; India, 1796–1819; Nive; Peninsula; Arabia; Lucknow; New Zealand; Egypt, 1882, 1884; Tel-el-Kebir; South Africa, 1899–1902; Relief of Ladysmith. =The Durham Light Infantry.=—Facings, dark green for all battalions, except the 6th, which are scarlet. R.C.—The united Red and White Rose, in the central circle.