NAM.1959-02-20-1

Colour associated with the 1st Punjab Regiment, 1945 (c). Dark green cloth with machine stitched hem 5/8 inch wide around upper, lower and fly edges. Dark green cloth sleeve. On centre of colour, a diamond shaped patch of scarlet cloth bearing the following embroidered badge: superimposed upon the centre of a multi-rayed yellow silk star, a white silk elephant statant edged with black silk upon a white silk cloth tablet edged with black silk bearing the black silk battle-honour, ‘ASSAYE’. Below the tablet a white, black and red silk embroidered dragon. Above the elephant a white silk cloth scroll edged with white silk cord and black silk thread bearing the black silk title, ‘1ST PUNJAB REGIMENT’. Above the scroll a monarchial crown proper. Below the diamond-shaped scarlet cloth a patch of dark green cloth 2 1/8 inch x 17 1/8 inch bearing the scarlet silk embroidered title ‘FIRST PUNJAB REGIMENT’. Flag mounted upon a canvas covered board, obverse showing. 1945 (c). Similar in style to a flag presented by General Browning to Lt Col P H M Cann who was commanding officer of the Indian Airborne Forces Depot at Rawalpindi. According to Lt Col Cann (file 41 (628), General Browning presented a personal flag to all commanding officers. It is just possible that this flag is the personal flag of the commanding officer of the 1st Punjab Regiment.

Assaye, Battle of, 1803 (2nd Maratha War 1803-1805)