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Ceremonial of the reception by the King of the colours of the southern Irish regiments which are being disbanded, at Windsor Castle on Monday, the 12th June, 1922 at 11:30 A.M

Order of ceremony printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd, London, 1922.

On 12 June 1922 a special ceremony was held at Windsor Castle to mark the disbandment of the southern Irish regiments following the creation of the Irish Free State the previous year. In the presence of King George V, these regiments: the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the Princes of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers laid up their colours in the castle's St George's Hall.

One of three documents relating to the disbandment ceremonials for southern Irish regiments at Windsor Castle, 12 June 1922.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1959-04-151-2

Copyright/Ownership

Crown Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1959-04-151-2