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4th/7th The Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge (FL)
This Sale is for a Cap Badge as formerly worn by the 4th/7th The Royal Dragoon Guards. In 1992 under 'Option's for Change' the Regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards to form The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG).
Very rare brand new and unissued staybrite/anodised ORs Cap Badge, approx. 45mm high, complete with it's mounted slider and made by FIRMIN (LONDON).
Guaranteed new/unissued and in mint condition.
Brief Regimental History
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards (Recruiting)
The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a Cavalry Regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992.
It was formed in India in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), as the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards; it gained the distinction Royal in 1935. It returned to the UK in 1929, mechanised in 1938, and transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939 prior to the outbreak of war.
World War II
In 1939, it deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force, as the Reconnaissance Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division under l Corps. It participated in the Battle of France, fighting in northern France and Belgium, and evacuated from Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo. The personnel of the Regiment landed in England on 3 June 1940, having abandoned their vehicles.
mk vib of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards 1940
After re-equipping with Beaverette armoured cars, the Regiment was posted to 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade, and then in December 1940 to 27th Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade, part of 9th Armoured Division, equipped with Covenanter tanks.
Churchill stands on a Covenanter tank of 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
At this time, a small group of personnel was detached to form the Cadre of a new Regiment, the 22nd Dragoons. In 1943 they joined 79th Armoured Division, equipping with amphibious Valentine tanks, and later re-equipping with M4 Sherman DD tanks.
Sherman DD in rough seas off Studland
Under the 8th Armoured Brigade, the Regiment landed on King Green, Gold Beach, at 0720 hrs on 6th June 1944 as part of the Operation Overlord landings, supporting the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division.
Sherman Tank, A Sqn, 4th/7th RDG
The Regiment later participated in the battle for the Falaise pocket, and as part of the Armoured forces in Operation Market Garden - the Regiment pushing as far as Driel, on the south bank of the Rhine a couple of miles from Arnhem. Among other notable achievements, it was the first Armoured unit to cross the Seine.
The Regimental Memorial at Creully, Normandy
Post World War II
The Regiment ended the war in Bremerhaven, and a year later was deployed to Palestine for a tour of duty lasting from 1946-1948. The Regiment was then deployed to Libya, rotated back to England in 1952, and then to Germany in 1954 as part of 7th Armoured Division.
The Regiment then rotated regularly between England and Germany, with two Squadrons deployed to Aden in 1965 and a Squadron to Cyprus in 1966 as part of the UN forces. There was also a two-year tour in Omagh in Northern Ireland, from 1966 to 1968, following which the Regiment returned to rotation between the UK and Germany.
Amalgamation
Following the reduction of forces at the end of the Cold War, the 'Option's for Change' proposal amalgamated the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, to form the new The Royal Dragoon Guards Regiment.
| 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
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 Regimental Crest and tie colours |
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| Active | 1922 - 1992 |
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Role | Main Battle Tank |
| Size | 550 |
| Motto | Quis Seperabit (Latin - who shall separate us). |
| March |
(Quick) St Patrick's Day. (Slow) 4th Dragoons slow march & 7th Dragoons slow march) |
| Anniversaries | Normandy Day (6th June), Dettigen Day (27th June). |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Defunct |
MILITARY - BRITISH ARMY
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