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The regimental colours of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, displaying the battle honours awarded to the regiment.. A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
Regimental Colour of the 18th Regiment of Foot showing the earliest battle honour (for Namur) and the badges later awarded for Egypt and China.. The first battle honour was the motto Virtutis Namurcensis Præmium (Reward for valour at Namur), [3] ordered by King William III to be emblazoned on the colour of the 18th Regiment of Foot, later the Royal Irish Regiment, for their part in the Siege ...
Scarpe 1917 (Battle honour) Scimitar Hill; Sicily 1943; Sidi Rezegh 1941; Singapore Island (battle honour) Somme 1916; Somme 1918 (Battle honour) South Africa 1846–47; South Africa 1851–53; South Africa 1879; South Africa 1899–1900; South Africa 1899–1902; South Africa 1900 (battle honour) South Africa 1900–01; South Africa 1900–02 ...
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Soldier's Medal of Honour (first class) Established 1 July 1950: Awarded for acts of individual gallantry in combat. [11] [12] Norway: The War Cross with Sword: 28 November 1941: 285: A new sword is awarded each time a person, who already has the War Cross, distinguishes him- or herself in battle. [13] Pakistan: Nishan-e-Haider (Left) Hilal-e ...
The South African National Defence Force follows the British Army system of awarding battle honours to military units, to recognize the battles and campaigns in which they have fought with distinction. The following is a list of battle honours with descriptions and listing the units for each battle honour:
A theatre honour for peacekeeping in East Timor in 1999–2003 was awarded to the Army on its 119th birthday in March 2020. [8] The most highly decorated unit in the Australian Army is the 12th/40th Battalion, Royal Tasmania Regiment (12/40 RTR), with 47 battle and theatre honours.
Military awards and decorations are distinctions given as a mark of honor for military heroism, meritorious or outstanding service or achievement. [1] A decoration is often a medal consisting of a ribbon and a medallion.