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Medal ribbons

The colours of medal ribbons carry symbolic meanings, drawing on deep-rooted traditions in military history and heraldry. This symbolism is an important part of medal design.

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35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1701. Following 180 years of British Army service, it was merged into The Royal Sussex Regiment during the 1881 reforms.

Other ranks' glengarry badge, 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Infantry), c1874

107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)

This infantry regiment was raised by the East India Company in 1854 and transferred to the British Army five years later. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 50th (Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot, c1874

50th (The Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1755. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

Glengarry badge, 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot, c1874

97th (The Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1824. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

The Queen’s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1961. It had a brief existence until 1966, when it merged with three other units to form The Queen's Regiment.

The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1961, when it was amalgamated into The Queen’s Own Buffs, Royal Kent Regiment.

Army Air Corps

The Army Air Corps is the aviation combat and reconnaissance arm of the British Army. Its has origins dating back to the Second World War, but it was reformed in 1957.

Royal Army Dental Corps

Formed in 1921, the Royal Army Dental Corps took care of the British Army’s oral hygiene for over a century, both in barracks and on active operations. In 2024, it merged with two other corps to form the Royal Army Medical Service.

Royal Army Pay Corps

This British Army unit was responsible for administering financial matters, such as pay and accounts. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992.

The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret’s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)

This Scottish infantry regiment was formed in 1959. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it was merged into The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Cap badge, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), c1914

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s)

This infantry unit was formed in 1881 and recruited in western and central Scotland. It served with the British Army until 2006, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Glengarry badge, 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders), c1876

93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot

This Scottish infantry regiment was raised in 1799. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland) Highlanders.

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