4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards Plaque

This memorial plaque was erected by the members of the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards Regimental Association and was unveiled on November 26, 1979. The memorial is dedicated to the memory of all who served with the Regiment from 1872 to 1964.

Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

IN MEMORY TO ALL WHO SERVED
WITH THE
4TH PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS
1872 – 1964

“BATTLE HONOURS”

SOUTH AFRICA 1900.

FIRST WORLD WAR. MOUNT SORREL. “8 CANADIAN
MOUNTED FIFLES”

SECOND WORLD WAR.-SICILY 1943, MOTTA, MONTECORVINO,
LIRI VALLEY HITLER LINE, GOTHIC LINE, TOMBA DE
PESARO, CAPTURE OF RAVENNA NAVIGLIO, ITALY
1943-1945 NORTH WEST EUROPE 1945

MOTTO:”IN DEFENCE OF OUR ALTARS AND FIRES”
REGIMENTAL MARCH:”MEN OF HARLECH”
“THEY WENT TO BATTLE. THEY WERE YOUNG, STRAIGHT
OF LIMB, TURE OF EYE, STEADY AND AGLOW. THEY
WERE STAUNCH TO THE END AGAINST ODDS UNCOUNTED.
THEY FELL WITH FACES TO THE FOE.”

THIS PLAQUE ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE 4TH
PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL ASSN.

[small plaque at the bottom/petite plaque en bas]

THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED AT CARTIER SQUARE OTTAWA.
GUARD OF HONOUR SUPPLIED BY
CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OF OTTAWA
26th NOVEMBER 1979

Cette plaque commémorative a été érigé par les membres de la “4th Princesse Louise Dragoon Guards Regimental Association”,et fut dévoilée le 26 novembre 1979. Le mémorial à été dévoilé en mémoire à ceux qui ont servi avec le régiment de 1872 à 1964.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.