watercolour, with pen and ink, drawing
Accession Number
NAM.2001-04-65-1
Description
Watercolour with pen and ink, 1910 (c). Artist unknown. Study of the King’s Colour and the Regimental Colour of the Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment. Two Colours are crossed below, a rose encircled by the Garter and surmounted by a crown, all within a wreath of roses, shamrocks and laurel. Belonged to Maj James Edward Galbraith DSO, Royal Fusiliers and 1st King’s African Rifles. Maj Galbraith served in East Africa, and then during World War One on the Western Front, where he captured the ‘Kaiser’s flag’. He also served in World War Two.