The colours had previously been presented by the 1st and 2nd Battalions at Göta Life Guards (I 2), who received the colours by His Majesty the King Oscar II on 6 August 1894.
Fanorna hade tidigare förts av 1:a respektive 2:a bataljonen vid Göta livgarde (I 2), vilka mottog fanorna av kung Oscar II den 6 augusti 1894.