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History: Formed in 1917 as the Tank Corps from the Hevay Branch of the Machine Gun Corps. Become in 1922 Royal Tank Corps and in 1939 Royal Tank Regiment. | History: Formed in 1917 as the Tank Corps from the Hevay Branch of the Machine Gun Corps. Become in 1922 Royal Tank Corps and in 1939 Royal Tank Regiment.<br> | ||
Regimental Headquarters: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth. | |||
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THE ROYAL TANK REGIMENT, BRITISH ARMY
History: Formed in 1917 as the Tank Corps from the Hevay Branch of the Machine Gun Corps. Become in 1922 Royal Tank Corps and in 1939 Royal Tank Regiment.
Regimental Headquarters: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth.
Official blazon
Within a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown, the reprensentation of a modern tank; on the bottom of the wreath a scroll inscribed "Fear Naught". In silver plate.
Origin/meaning
The Badge shows a World War I Tank.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence