User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 04-06-'12 — E3 hub/@comment-5094359-20120605144431/@comment-5151072-20120605203403

I haven't gotten a close look yet, but I'm willing to bet that the flower motifs on British flags help distinguish where in Great Britain or Ireland the troops are from. Tudor rose for England, thistle or heather for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland.