colour sergeant

British  

noun

1. a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard

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Example Sentences

Jeremiah, who is a colour sergeant with the Army Cadet Force, is also running a campaign to have first aid taught in all secondary schools in England after he helped save the life of another young man who was attacked with a knife in his area late at night.

From BBC

The colour sergeant, in his late 30s, was deployed in October with 4 Rifles and has recorded 47 confirmed kills.

From The Guardian

An Army colour sergeant nearly sliced off a fellow soldier's arm with a machete after an argument at a pub, a court has heard.

From BBC

But the scale of some of these issues has now been exposed by Colour Sergeant Trevor Coult who has made serious allegations to Newsnight.

From BBC

Colour Sergeant Horton, 34, was from Runcorn in Cheshire, L/Cpl Ramsden, 26, was from Leeds and Pte Halliday, 20, was from Wallasey in Merseyside.

From BBC