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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

4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards cap badge

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