United Kingdom Army Regimental and Unit Flags (original) (raw)

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United Kingdom Army Regimental and Unit Flags

The principal administrative unit of the Army is the regiment. Each regiment has its own long history, traditions and insignia, and this includes the flags they use. The flags flown by regiments and their component sub-units (whether battalions, companies, squadron, troops or batteries) are not paid from the public purse, but by each individual regiment from commercial suppliers. The emblem is usually the regimental cap badge or emblem. Because they are bought from commercial suppliers, there are inevitably some changes in style or details over time. Additionally, some manufacturers market ranges of flags aiming for the nostalgia market, whose designs are different again from the flags used by the regiment.

The illustrated collection below attempts to show some of the hundreds of different military flags and ensigns used by United Kingdom Army units and commands.1 It is by no means meant to be conclusive of all the flags, colours, and standards that are used.
Ian Sumner and Pete Loeser, 18 January 2022

Note: Click on Individual Flag's text to see additional information about specific unit provided elsewhere on FOTW pages.2

Army Air Forces Corps (AAC) - Regimental and Unit Flags

The Army Air Corps (AAC) is a part of the British Army formed in 1942 in World War II. Today, there are eight regiments (seven Regular Army and one Reserve) of the AAC as well as four Independent Flights and two Independent Squadrons deployed in support of British Army operations around the world. Regiments and flights are located in the United Kingdom, Brunei, Canada, and Germany. Some AAC squadrons provide the air assault elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade through Joint Helicopter Command.

Notations:

1 These flags are not placed in chronological or alphabetical order, but rather as they were provided for FOTW's use.
2 Additional information links are provided for all military flags shown here if they have been added to another existing page.
3 Headquarters (HQ) or Camp Flag, considered the "official" unit flag.
⁴ Manufacturer's Variant.
⁵ This Airborne Forces Flag is entirely unofficial - the name 'Airborne Forces' is not an official Army category.
⁶ This Air Assault Forces Flag entirely unofficial - the name 'Air Assault Forces' is not an official Army category