|
Badge |
Official Name |
Duke of Cambridge's Own |
Nickname |
Death or Glory Boys |
Motto |
Death or Glory |
Depot |
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Recruiting Area |
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Regimental Marches |
____________ (Quick)
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___________ (Slow)
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Regimental Anniversary |
_______ ________ |
Lieutenant Colonels |
1923 - 1993 |
Uniforms |
1993 - |
Soldiers |
1923 - 1993 |
Battle Honours |
Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Sebastopol, Central India, South Africa 1879, South Africa 1900 - 02, Festubert 1914, Somme 1916 - 18, Morval, Cambrai 1917 - 18, St Quentin, Avre, Lys, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Hindenberg Line, St Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1914 - 18. |
Predecessor Units |
17th Light Dragoons (1759 - 1821) 17th Lancers (1822 - 1922) 21st Lancers |
Successor Units |
The Queen's Royal Lancers |
Suggested Reading |
17th/21st Lancers by Ffrench Blake Victorian Colonial Warfare: Africa by Donald Featherstone |
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