Original colours, at present in possession of tlie Wellington Regiment. These colours were originally presented to the Ist Wellington Rifle Battalion in the early years of the Volunteer movement. This battalion, on tho introduction of the Territorial system, was called the sth (Wellington) Regiment. A few years after the Great War, the number "sth" was dropped, and it became known as the Wellington Regiment, which, of course, consists of only one Territorial battalion—the first—hut which has attached to it four Cadet battalions. The colours, which consist of the King's Colour (shown on the left) and tho Regimental Colour (on the right), are now somewhat tattered with age, in spite of frequent repair; furthermore, tho name is not now correct, and the only battle honour which the regiment was entitled to display upon tho Regimental Colour prior to the Great War—South Africa. 1901-02— hangs in shreds. Sines the Great Wai; the regiment is entitled to have embroidered upon its colours ten battle honours, as follow: Somme, 1916-17; Flers-Courcclette, Morval, Le Transloy, Messines, Ypres 1917, Polygon Wood, Hindcnburg Line, France and Flanders I9IC-18, Egypt 1915-IG. It will be noticed that these honours do not includo Gallipoli, for the reason that the greater part of the regiment was engaged in the occupation of Samoa in the early part of the war, and consequently a great number of its personnel did not take part in the operations r.t Gallipoli. The majority of the officers and n.c.o.'s, and a larfle number of the men, on return from Samoa, joined up with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade; consequently the repimont'was awarded the battle honours which would have been due to that brigade had it not besn disbanded at the close of the war. In view of the present condition of the colours, it has been decided that new colours are needed, and a movement is now heino. organised by the ladies of Wellington for the purc-hase of new colours for presentation to tho regiment. It is reported that £118 has been scoured to date towards the £150 required.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 9 June 1928, Page 17

Original colours, at present in possession of tlie Wellington Regiment. These colours were originally presented to the Ist Wellington Rifle Battalion in the early years of the Volunteer movement. This battalion, on tho introduction of the Territorial system, was called the sth (Wellington) Regiment. A few years after the Great War, the number "sth" was dropped, and it became known as the Wellington Regiment, which, of course, consists of only one Territorial battalion—the first—hut which has attached to it four Cadet battalions. The colours, which consist of the King's Colour (shown on the left) and tho Regimental Colour (on the right), are now somewhat tattered with age, in spite of frequent repair; furthermore, tho name is not now correct, and the only battle honour which the regiment was entitled to display upon tho Regimental Colour prior to the Great War—South Africa. 1901-02— hangs in shreds. Sines the Great Wai; the regiment is entitled to have embroidered upon its colours ten battle honours, as follow: Somme, 1916-17; Flers-Courcclette, Morval, Le Transloy, Messines, Ypres 1917, Polygon Wood, Hindcnburg Line, France and Flanders I9IC-18, Egypt 1915-IG. It will be noticed that these honours do not includo Gallipoli, for the reason that the greater part of the regiment was engaged in the occupation of Samoa in the early part of the war, and consequently a great number of its personnel did not take part in the operations r.t Gallipoli. The majority of the officers and n.c.o.'s, and a larfle number of the men, on return from Samoa, joined up with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade; consequently the repimont'was awarded the battle honours which would have been due to that brigade had it not besn disbanded at the close of the war. In view of the present condition of the colours, it has been decided that new colours are needed, and a movement is now heino. organised by the ladies of Wellington for the purc-hase of new colours for presentation to tho regiment. It is reported that £118 has been scoured to date towards the £150 required.