[248] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (16th)

Blenheim Day (13th August) is celebrated in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, to commemorate its part in the Battle.

[249] Royal Leicestershire Regiment (17th)

This badge is not an ordinary tiger, but a Royal Tiger of India, this was awarded to the 17th Regiment in 1825 as a lasting testimony to the exemplary conduct of the corps during its service in India from 1804 to 1823.

[250]Essex Regiment (44th/56th)

This Regiment is well known for its high sounding nickname "The Pompadours" which had its origin in the purple facings of the 2nd Battalion, this colour was particuarly favoured by Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV.

[251]Northamptonshire Regiment (48th/58th)

The 27th July is celebrated as Talevera day in the Royal Anglian Regiment, this was the Regimental Day of the Northamptonshire Regiment to commemorate the extraordinary bravery at the Battle of Talevera, during the Peninsular War.