The Guidon
The Guidon of The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry was presented by General Sir Horatius Murray KBE CB DSO at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire on 24 June 1961.
The Badge of the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick’s Own) Yeomanry is borne on both sides within a circlet bearing the title of the Regiment. The badge appears as a Silver Lion’s Head with Gold Wings. The whole is within the Union wreath of flowering Rose, Thistle & Shamrock surmounted by the Royal Crown.
The Battle Honours of the Regiment emblazoned on both sides of the Guidon are as follows:
| SOUTH AFRICA 1900-02 | YPRES 1917 |
| FRANCE & FLANDERS 1918 | GALLIPOLI 1915 |
| RUMANI | EGYPT 1916-17 |
| GAZA | JERUSALEM |
| TELL’ASUR | PALESTINE 1917-18 |
Honorary Distinction: Placed under the central tie of the Union Wreath the badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery within a laurel wreath bearing four scrolls inscribed as follows:
| 1942-45 | NW EUROPE | N AFRICA | ITALY |
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