Company Badges

Under Royal Warrant of King Charles II, 24 colours were issued to the Regiment for use as Company Colours: on each was a Royal badge.

In 1854, Queen Victoria's sanction was obtained for an additional series of 6 badges and since that time 30 Company Badges have remained in use in the Regiment and are the basis of our Colours today.

Company Colours ceased to be re-issued after 1838 except for those issued in rotation as Regimental Colours to Battalions. After 1859 these were issued as, and under the title of, Regimental rather than Company Colours.

The Company Badges are now borne in rotation on the Regimental Colours of Battalions and on the 30 Company marking flags, properly known as Camp Flags or Camp Colours.


Queen's Company, 1st Battalion	2 Company, 1st Battalion	3 Company, 1st Battalion


Support Company, 1st Battalion	Headquarter Company, 1st Battalion	Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion


Senior Major, 1st Battalion	Adjutant,1st Battalion	Previously 1 Company, 2nd Battalion


Previously 2 Company, 2nd Battalion	Previously Support Company, 2nd Battalion	Nijmegan Company (Incremental Company) (they preserve the customs and traditions of the 2nd Battalion). This was previously a 2nd Battalion Camp Colour


Previously Headquarter Company, 2nd Battalion	Previously Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion	Previously Senior Major, 2nd Battalion


Previously Adjutant, 2nd Battalion	Previously 3rd Battalion (1)	Previously 3rd Battalion (2)


Previously 3rd Battalion (3)	Inkerman Company, 1st Battalion (they preserve the customs and traditions of the 3rd Battalion and were previously the Right Flank company of the 2nd Battalion). This was previously a 3rd Battalion Camp Colour	Previously 3rd Battalion (4)


The President of the Grenadier Guards Association (this Camp Colour was previously that of the Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion)	Previously Senior Major, 3rd Battalion	The General Secretary of the Grenadier Guards Association (this Camp Colour was previously that of the Adjutant, 3rd Battalion)


13 Company	14 Company	Regimental Lieutenant Colonel


Regimental Adjutant	15 Company	Regimental Headquarters

This is the generally accepted allocation of Company Colours, although you should be aware that these have been re-allocated over the years.

East Kent Branch

Company Badges