=46.= King’s Colour of the Royal Guernsey Militia (2nd Battalion). ] [Illustration: =47.= Regimental Colour of the West India Regiment (2nd Battalion). ] [Illustration: =48.= Colour of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. ] PLATE 6. MISCELLANEOUS GUIDONS AND COLOURS The colour of the second battalion varies but slightly from the others. The badge is a shield and not circular, a horn with the figure “2” is placed above the badge, and the union wreath is not of the standard pattern. The King’s colours in each case follow the usual type. =The Royal Militia of Guernsey= possesses an artillery unit and two battalions of light infantry. Each of these latter has a blue regimental colour, bearing the three lions of England, with a sprig above, for the central badge and a laurel instead of the union wreath. There is no union flag on the regimental colour but the King’s colour reveals it according to rule. (Fig. 46). =Royal Military College, Sandhurst.=—This school possesses a King’s colour of the usual infantry type and a blue colour of the regimental type. The central badge of both is the Royal Cypher. The latter reveals it surrounded by the union wreath and surmounted by the imperial crown. The Motto “Vires acquirit eundo,” appear on a gilt scroll. (Fig. 48). In all the above cases, the lion and crown surmount the pole, and fringe, tassels, and cords follow the type used for the regular infantry. ----- Footnote 22: Ralph Nevill. British Military Prints. CHAPTER IX BATTLE HONOURS Battle honours, or honorary distinctions as they are officially termed, form so important a part of the embellishments of regimental colours that it is necessary before concluding to give some short account of them. The reader must not expect in the following pages to find a complete history of every event, for such would fill many volumes; all that is aimed at is to give a few salient facts, such as will recall to mind the stirring deeds for which the battle honours stand.