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TITLE
Colour Party
EXTERNAL ID
GB1796_1999_116_171
PLACENAME
Inverness
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
INVERNESS
DATE OF IMAGE
1877
PERIOD
1870s
SOURCE
Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)
ASSET ID
11242
KEYWORDS
flags
colours
uniforms
Colour Party

Colour party of the 76th Highland Light Infantry Militia at Telford Road Barracks. They were also known as the Inverness Militia. The Queen's Colour, on the left, and the Regimental Colour, on the right, are escorted by Colour Sergeants carrying their Yataghan bayonets (based on the Turkish curved yataghan), including fourth from the left Colour Sergeant James Dawson. On the extreme left is the Regimental Sergeant Major.

A Colour is a flag bearing a regimental crest or symbol. It was used as a rallying point in battle. Now, its use is largely symbolic, representing the spirit of the regiment and the remembrance of soldiers who have served in it


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Colour Party

INVERNESS

1870s

flags; colours; uniforms

Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)

Joseph Cook Collection

Colour party of the 76th Highland Light Infantry Militia at Telford Road Barracks. They were also known as the Inverness Militia. The Queen's Colour, on the left, and the Regimental Colour, on the right, are escorted by Colour Sergeants carrying their Yataghan bayonets (based on the Turkish curved yataghan), including fourth from the left Colour Sergeant James Dawson. On the extreme left is the Regimental Sergeant Major.<br /> <br /> A Colour is a flag bearing a regimental crest or symbol. It was used as a rallying point in battle. Now, its use is largely symbolic, representing the spirit of the regiment and the remembrance of soldiers who have served in it <br /> <br /> <br /> This image can be purchased.<br /> For further information about purchasing and prices please email the<br /> <a href="mailto: photographic.archive@highlifehighland.com">Highland Photographic Archive</a> quoting the External ID.