France in 1915 of battalions from the elite 'Guards' regiments of the Regular Army. It served on the Western Front for the duration of World War I. The division's insignia was the 'All Seeing Eye'.
A detachment formed of men from the three regiments of Foot Guards was formed and sent for service in America in 1776.
Guardsregiments also wore red woolen coats, but you can distinguish these Household regiments by the facings of dark blue, with distinctive patterns of lace and arrangement of buttons.
The First Foot Guards are more commonly known today as The Grenadier Guards, a tile that was given to them for their valor in the Peninsular War (Napoleonic times).
