=127th Queen Mary’s Own Baluch Light Infantry.=—Facings, scarlet. In each of the four corners of these colours appears the Cypher of Her Majesty the Queen. Five battle honours. =128th Pioneers.=—Facings, white. The motto, “Progredior,” and six honours are the special features of this flag. =The Canadian Military Colours= are also planned on the lines set down for those of the Mother Country. The King’s colours are Union flags with central badges and the regimental colours depend for their hue upon the facings of the uniforms. The union wreaths, however, are not always of the strict standard pattern, though they vary but slightly; also, Arabic numerals are often used instead of Roman numerals to give the regimental number. In a few cases, a complete departure has been made from the regulation pattern in the case of certain regimental colours. Instead of the union wreath, a large and beautiful maple leaf is spread across the flag, and placed upon it centrally is a badge bearing the usual particulars. [Further details of the Canadian military colours are given in an appendix at the end of this book.] Unfortunately, there are no colours to record of the =Australian Imperial Force=, as none of the units are in possession of these emblems. =The West India Regiment= is placed in the Army List almost following on the London Regiment (Territorial Force). The facings are white and, consequently, the regimental colours are white with the red cross of St. George. The design follows the standard pattern of the home infantry, and the battle honours, which testify to splendid services in various parts of the world, are: Dominica; Martinique, 1809; Guadaloupe, 1810; Ashantee; West Africa, 1887, 1892–3–4; Sierra Leone, 1898. The Dominica and Sierra Leone honours refer to the French attack between 1778 and 1805. (Fig. 47). =The King’s Own Malta Regiment of Militia.=—This regiment possesses a King’s colour of usual type, and a regimental colour of blue material, with a central badge bearing the Royal Cypher, surrounded by the standard union wreath and surmounted by the imperial crown. A Maltese Cross is placed in each of the four corners. A battle honour, “MDCCC,” refers to the French surrender of the island to the British on September 5th, 1800. CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS COLOURS Many interesting colours do not permit of classification in any of the foregoing groups and must be described in the present chapter. The order of Army sequence cannot, of course, be preserved in their case.