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Title
4th
Royal
Irish
Dragoon
Guards
cap
badge
Inscription Title
4TH
ROYAL
IRISH
D
.
GUARDS
,
QUIS
SEPARABIT
,
MDCCLXXXIII
Publisher
[Great
Britain?]
:
[Producer
not
identified]
,
[between
1788
and
1922]
Physical Description
1 badge : brass? ; 5 x 5 cm
Summary
Badge
is
made
of an
unknown
metal
,
possibly
brass
, and has the
shape
of an
eight-pointed
star
. In the
center
is
an
image
of what
appears
to be a
three-leaf
shamrock
, with a
crown
in
each
leaf
,
surrounded
by the
words
, "
QUIS
SEPARABIT
" and "
MDCCLXXXIII
". The
former
is
the
Latin
motto
of the
4th
Royal
Irish
Dragoon
Guards
, and
translates
to "
Who
shall
separate
us?
" in
English
. The
latter
is
a
year
in
Roman
numerals
,
which
is
"
1783
" in
Arabic
numerals
.
Below
on a
scroll
are the
words
, "
4TH
ROYAL
IRISH
D
.
GUARDS
". The
4th
Royal
Irish
Dragoon
Guards
were a
British
cavalry
regiment
that
landed
in
France
at the
beginning
of
World
War
I
, and
some
of its
members
were
reportedly
the
first
British
soldiers
of the
War
to
engage
the
Germany
army
.
Notes
Title
by
cataloger.
;
Production
date
range
based
on the
years
that the
regiment
was
active
and
known
as the
4th
Royal
Irish
Dragoon
Guards
.
However
, this
item
is
likely
related
to
World
War
I
as
it
is
part
of the
WWI
Hunter
Collection
.
LC Subject Headings
Great Britain. Army. Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, 4th--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.--History--20th century.
Badges--Great Britain.
Shamrock (Emblem), depicted.
Crowns, depicted.
Star (Shape), depicted.
Scrolls, depicted.
Mottoes, depicted.
World War, 1914-1918.
Great Britain--History--20th century.
Other Headings
cap badges (military badges)
Time Period
World War I (1914-1918)
Personal Collection
WWI Hunter Collection
Call #
REALIA
03334
Item #
850900
OCLC number
974239667
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