Quentin Canal Beaurevoir Courtrai Selle Valenciennes Sambre France and Flanders 1914–18 Piave Vittorio Veneto Italy 1917–18 Struma Macedonia 1915–18 Suvla Landing at Suvla Scimitar Hill Gallipoli 1915 Egypt 1916–17 Those shown in bold print were selected to be borne on the king's colours. Second World War They were awarded twenty-nine battle honours: Defence of Escaut Arras Counter Attack St. Omer-La Bassée Dunkirk 1940 Odon Caen Cagny Falaise Nederrijn Rhineland North-West Europe 1940 '44-45 Sidi Barrani Defence of Tobruk Tobruk 1941 Belhamed Cauldron Ruweisat Ridge El Alamein Advance on Tripoli Medenine North Africa 1940-43 Salerno Volturno Crossing Monte Camino Garigliano Crossing Cassino II Italy 1943-45 Singapore Island Those shown in bold print were selected to be borne on the king's colours. Korean War In August 1958, the Regiment was awarded the following battle honours: Imjin Seoul Kowang-San Korea 1950-51. Those shown in bold print were selected to be borne on the regimental colours. Colonels —with early names for the regiment Colonels have included: Named after Colonel English regiment of the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade 1674 Colonel Daniel, Viscount Clare 1675 Major-General Sir John Fenwick; resigned after quarrelling with William 1676 Colonel Henry Wisely; drowned at sea 1680 Colonel Thomas Monck; died 1687 1687 Lieutenant-General Thomas Tollemache English establishment 1688 Lieutenant-General Thomas Tollemache; transferred to Coldstream Guards, May 1689 1689 Colonel Edward Lloyd 1690 Major-General Thomas Fairfax 1704 Lieutenant-General Thomas Pearce 1732 Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope KB 1737 Lieutenant-General Alexander Irwine —Irvine's or Irwin's or Irwine's Foot 5th Regiment of Foot 1752 Colonel Charles Whitefoord 1754 Major-General Lord George Bentinck 1759 Field Marshal Studholme Hodgson 1768 General Hugh, Earl Percy KG 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot 1784 Lieutenant-General Hon. Edward Stopford —Stopford's Foot 1794 Field Marshal Sir Alured Clarke GCB —Clarke's Foot 1801 Lieutenant-General Richard England —England's Foot 1812 Lieutenant-General William Wynyard —Wynyard's Foot 1819 General Sir Henry Johnson GCB —Johnson's Foot 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1835 General Sir Charles Colville GCB GCH 1843 Lieutenant-General Sir Jasper Nicolls KCB 1849 General Sir John Grey KCB 1856 Lieutenant-General William Lovelace Walton 1865 Major-General William Longworth Dames 1868 Major-General Edward Rowley Hill Northumberland Fusiliers 1878 General William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford 1887 General Joseph Henry Laye 1895 Lieutenant-General Frederick Arthur Willis 1899 Lieutenant-General Sir George Bryan Milman 1915 Major-General Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1935 Major-General William Norman Herbert 1947 Major-General Harold de Riemer Morgan 1953 Field Marshal Sir