1 On the 31st August 1940, in the town
of Biggar new colours from the citizens
of Glasgow were presented
by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, (left in photo)
Patrick Dollan to the Polish Army.
Present at the ceremony were
General Sikorski, PM and C-in-C of
Polish Forces and President Raczkiewicz
The Regiment saw this presentation as
an act of Scottish-Polish friendship and
particularly an act of friendship
between the Citizens of Glasgow and the
Regiment.
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2 The students of the needle-work
Department of the School of Art
contributed to the making of the standard
The design featured a Polish Eagle and
the Glasgow coat of arms.
The old Colours of the Regiment had been
destroyed in Warsaw in 1939.
The 9th Malopolski Lancers were formed
in 1809 and later re-formed in November
1918 when Poland won back
her independence. The Regiment
disbanded at the end of 1947.
After the war the standard was laid up
in the Polish Institute and General
Sikorski Museum in London.
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3 On 11th November 1948, the
Polish National Day of Independence,
the 9th Lancers awarded their Honorary
Regimental Cross to the City of Glasgow
and this was received by
Lord Provost McNeill.
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4 Photographs of the presentation of
new Colours in August 1940 may be
seen at General Sikorski's Memorial House
in Glasgow
The Polish Social and Educational
Society in 5 Parkgrove Terrace.
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