The Royal Canadian Dragoons

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Royal_Canadian_Dragoons
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps_Association
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Dragoon_Guards_(UK)
gptkbp:anniversary 21 December
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:Somme,_1916
gptkb:Vimy,_1917
gptkb:Ypres,_1915,_'17
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Italy,_1943–45
gptkb:North-West_Europe,_1944–45
gptkb:South_Africa,_1900–1902
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:colonelInChief gptkb:Anne,_Princess_Royal
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Victoria_Cross_(Battle_of_Leliefontein)
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Coyote_Reconnaissance_Vehicle
gptkb:LAV_6
gptkb:TAPV
gptkb:Leopard_2_tank
gptkbp:first_commanding_officer gptkb:Lieutenant-Colonel_J.F._Turnbull
gptkbp:founded 1883
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:CFB_Petawawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Royal Canadian Dragoons
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Audax_et_Celer_(Bold_and_Swift)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Dragoons
RCD
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Hampden_Zane_Churchill_Cockburn
gptkb:Lieutenant_Richard_Ernest_William_Turner
gptkb:Sergeant_Edward_James_Gibson_Holland
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Leliefontein
gptkbp:parade_uniform Scarlet tunic and dragoon helmet
gptkbp:precedence First in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
gptkbp:regimentalColour gptkb:Guidon
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia Royal Canadian Dragoons cap badge
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:Light_Cavalry
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum gptkb:The_Royal_Canadian_Dragoons_Regimental_Museum
gptkbp:role Armoured reconnaissance
gptkbp:type Regular force
gptkbp:website https://www.rcd.ca/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6