Present regimental colour.

Approved 1965 - exact date unknown.
Description:
Field (main colour): Rifle green.
Colour of Fringes: Gold.
Colour of Tassels and Cords: Gold, Green and Black
Central Motif: A pointed shield in gold, edged with red, bearing the lion of Scotland, superimposed on the white transverse bars of St Andrew's Cross, with a red scroll on the lower bars of the cross bearing in gold the words "CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS"; all superimposed on a red circle connecting the outer bars of the cross, and bearing in gold the regimental motto "NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT".
The central motif is encircled below and on either side by a wreath on which the battle honours are carried in black letters on yellow scrolls.
Battle Honours:   Bechuanaland 1896-97 South Africa 1899-1902 South West Africa 1915 Western Desert 1941-43 Gazala Alam Hamza Best Post Alamein Defence Alamein Box Alam el Halfa (to be added to new colour) El Alamein	Italy 1944-45 Cassino II Paliano (to be added to new colour) Chiusi Florence Gothic Line The Greve Monte Stanco Monte Pezza Sole/Caprara Po Valley
Crest surmounting pike: Gold springbok.
Size of Colour: Standard size as per SANDFO.
Donations made for procurement of colour: The colour was supplied by the SADF to replace the existing colour, which a board of survey had declared unserviceable.
Date and place of Presentation: Cape Town, 12 March 1966.
By whom presented: The Commandant-General, General R C Hiemstra.

Previous regimental colour:

i.    Presented 24 April 1910 by Mrs N F de Waal, wife of the Administrator of the Cape.

ii.   Funds were raised by the ladies of the regiment.

iii.  Short description as follows:

* The field was yellow with gold tassels, fringe etc.

* In each canton (corner) was a crown.

* In the centre was an oval lozenge outlined in blue with the Scottish lion and shield (as in cap badge) in centre.

* Above the lozenge was the mailed fist with arrow, rising from a cloud, as in cap badge.

*  Battle honours were inscribed in gold on blue scrolls, one on either side of lozenge and two below it.

* The pike was surmounted by a gold crown surmounted by a gold lion.

*  Laid up on 28  May 1961, at St Andrew's Church, Cape Town.

2.  King's/Queen’s/Head of State’s colours

a.  Presented on 10 October 1904 by HRH Princess Christian, on behalf of HM King Edward VI.

b. The colour was paid for by Cape Government.

c.  Short description:

i.   Field: The Union Jack.

ii.  Central motif: An oval device, bordered in gold, with CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS in gold.

iii.  The pike was surmounted by a gold crown surmounted by a gold lion.

iv.  Tassels, fringes etc were gold.

d.   Laid up on 28 May 1961 at St Andrew's Church, Cape Town.

HISTORICAL NOTE:

In 1925 (exact date unknown) a second King’s Colour was presented to the Regiment on behalf of HRH King George V in recognition of the Regiment's services in World War I. This colour was the same pattern as the one described above. There was no formal presentation, since there was a certain amount of dispute, arising from the fact that the CTH was already in possession of a King's Colour (i.e. the one presented in 1904). As a result the 1925 colour was laid up almost immediately after being handed over.

PERSONAL COMMENT ON FIRST REGIMENTAL COLOUR

The reason why the first regimental colour’s field was yellow was not because the CTH has Scottish traditions but because SA Army tradition, like that throughout the Commonwealth, is that the colour colour’s field should be the same as the regiment’s facings. Since the CTH’s facings are yellow, the field was also yellow.