King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		Regimental History The Colours of the Regiment Regular Battalions Colours 1878 2nd Battalion, 4th Foot. Presented by HM Queen Victoria at Windsor on 6th December 1878. These were the last Colours to be carried on active service during the Zulu War (1879). Laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 4th August 1926. Illustrations of the Colours as they appear in the Chapel of the King's Own Royal Regiment. Accession Numbers: KO2914/09a and KO2914/09b "The War in South Africa (1879) Her Majesty presenting New Colours to the Fourth (King’s Own Regiment) at Windsor Castle, under orders for the Cape". Her Majesty Queen Victoria presented a new set of Colours to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Foot at Windsor on 6th December 1878. These were the last Colours of the Regiment to be carried on active service, in the Zulu War of 1879. Accession Number: KO0027/04 and KO0078/03 Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.