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The King's Regiment crest embroidered by the widow, wives, mothers and sisters of the 240 men killed in 1914. It was displayed in the Royal Albert Hall at the commemorative service in that year

The White Horse of Hanover

The white horse is part of the Regimental crest of the King's Regiment - Liverpool's Regiment since 1881.

On 13 November 1715 during the Jacobite Rebellion, the 8th King's Regiment of Foot (as it became known) suffered over 130 casualties at Dunblane in Scotland. In a terrible and desperate battle, during which almost the whole Regiment was killed, a brave rearguard action saved the Royal Army. In 1716, King George I recognised the Regiment's loyalty and bravery and granted them the title of 'The King's Regiment of Foot'. They were given the White Horse of Hanover as a badge (the House of Hanover had acceded to the English throne) and the motto Nec Aspera Terrent (Nor do difficulties deter).

The white horse of Hanover is still an integral part of the Regimental crest and cap badge to this day, and can be seen on all of the objects shown here.

King's Regiment Headstone
This is the design for the Imperial War Grave Commission headstone badge for the King's Regiment, drawn by Herbert Joseph Cribb in 1919

This plate, decorated with the King's badge, is believed to have been bought for the officers' mess in Faenza, Italy in 1944

This is the headquarters flag of No. 7 beach group, formed from the Liverpool Irish flag. It was flown on Sword beach following D-Day. You can see that the lettering was removed - this was for security purposes.

All of the objects on this page are from the King's Regiment collection at the former Museum of Liverpool Life.

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