2nd Battalion Queen's Colour 1984


The Colours of the 2nd Battalion are displayed on a wall mount when not being carried on parade. This photo was published in a Sunday Newspaper Magazine in 1984 to illustrate an article on Trooping the Colour. The officer is 21 year-old 2nd Lieutenant J P W Gatehouse who was the ensign detailed to carry the Queen's Colour which is above his head.


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