4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards Plaque
Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35059-093
Type: Brass plaque
Address: 2 Queen Elizableth Drive
Location: Cartier Square Drill Hall, in the Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4219353 Long: -75.6886021
Submitted by: Clive Law; Richard Turcotte
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 found on memorial
[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
Street view
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