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presented both Colours to the Singapore Colours would only be awarded to the
Volunteer Corps on 8th July 1954 at the Services and SAFTI Military Institute, it
Padang, in celebration of the centenary of being an international institution.
the Volunteer Corps. Formation and Units would only be
awarded the Regimental Colours.

The State Colours incorporate the design of
the State Flag with the Service Crest
emblazoned at the bottom right hand corner
of the Colours. When placed side by side,

the State Colours and the Regimental
Colours signify the pride and loyalty of the
Queens’ Colours Singapore Servicemen to their Service / Formation /
Unit.

Volunteer Corps Colours

The Colours were donated by the City
Council to replace those which were lost
during the fall of Singapore in 1942.

The re-structuring of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps after our Independence in
1965, saw the Corps undertaking a different
role in Singapore, hence both Colours were
retired.

STATE AND REGIMENTAL
COLOURS IN THE SAF

Presently, there are two types of Colours in
the SAF - known as the State Colours and
the Regimental Colours. Regimental
Colours are awarded to the Formation or
Units about five years after its formation.
They bear the appropriate crests / logos of
the respective Division / Formation / Unit.

Previously, State Colours were awarded to
Units two years after they were awarded the
Regimental Colours. However, in 1997 the
Armed Forces Council decided that State