4th Royal Tank Regiment | |
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Active | 28 July 1917- 1993 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Armoured |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps Royal Tank Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Tidworth |
Motto(s) | Fear Naught |
March | Quick: My Boy Willie Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March |
Anniversaries | Cambrai, 20 November |
Battle honours | see Battle Honours |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
Colonel-Commandant | Lt-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, CB, CBE |
Notable commanders | Hugh Elles |
Insignia | |
Tartan | Hunting Rose (pipes and drums) [1] |
The 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army from its creation in 1917, during World War I, until 1993. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps.