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The Naval Crown superscribed ‘1 June 1794’
This
grille was the gift of the 2nd Battalion The Queen’s
Royal Regiment. The Regiment was authorised to wear this Distinction
as a Battle Honour on the Regimental Colour. It commemorates
the distinguished part played by the Regiment when serving
as Marines in five ships of Admiral Lord Howe’s fleet,
including his flagship QUEEN CHARLOTTE,
in the great naval victory on 1st June 1794, known ever since
as ‘The Glorious First of June’. The traditions
of Lord Howe’s flagships were inherited by HMS
EXCELLENT, the Naval Gunnery School at Portsmouth,
and a close relationship between the Regiment and the Royal
Navy has been maintained ever since the battle, through amalgamations
to the present day.
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