4th Royal Tank Regiment
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| 1st Royal Tank Regiment | |
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 Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment |
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| Active | 28 July 1917- 1993 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Armoured |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps Royal Tank Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Tidworth |
| Motto | 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) |
The 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1993. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as D Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.
In 1940, it briefly amalgamated with the 7th Royal Tank Regiment, as the 4th/7th Royal Tank Regiment, returning to its previous title four months later.
In 1959, it amalgamated with 7th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title, and in 1993 due to Options for Change, amalgamated with 1st Royal Tank Regiment.
The 4th Royal Tank Regiment has strong Scottish connections and in the late 1970s, a pipes and drums was formed, wearing the Hunting Rose tartan. The Pipes & Drums were transferred to the 1st Royal Tank Regiment upon amalgamation in 1993. The Regiment lives on, in commemorative form, as D Squadron, 1st Royal Tank Regiment.
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