  This regiment was raised in London in 1915 by the Royal Warrant of King George V, during the progress of the War with Germany, and the first Battalion of 1,100 of all ranks, under Lieut.-Col. W. Murray Threipland, was quickly completed, a second Battalion being then authorised. Major-General Sir Francis Lloyd was the first Colonel of the regiment, and Col. Lord Harlech, who commenced his military career in the Coldstream Guards, was appointed to command the regiment and the regimental district. His Majesty in authorising the raising of the regiment directed that the leading company of the 1st Battalion should be denominated "The Prince of Wales's Company," in the same way as the leading company of the 1st Grenadier Guards is known as the "King's Company." (Depot, Glencorse.) (Record Office, Hamilton.) The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Tangier, 1680," "Namur, 1695," "Blenheim," "Ramillies," "Oudenarde," "Malplaquet," "Louisburg," "Havannah," "Egmont-op-Zee," "St. Lucia, 1803," "Corunna," "Busaco," "Salamanca," "Vittoria," "St. Sebastian," "Nive," "Niagara," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Nagpore," "Maheidpoor," "Ava," "Alma," "Inkerman," "Sevastopol," "Taku Forts," "Pekin, 1860," "South Africa, 1899-1902." Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (No one provokes me with impunity). Uniform, Scarlet. Facings, Blue. Head-dress, Kilmarnock bonnet, with plume. Cap, Glengarry, with scarlet, white and green diced border. Regimental March, "Dumbarton's Drums." Only the pipers wear the kilt of Royal Stewart tartan. The regiment wears the doublet, and trews of Hunting Stewart tartan. |
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