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The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Petawawa, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
October 4, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 439
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Blazon
Badge
A springbok at speed on a grassy plain proper set upon a scroll Azure lined Gules, edged and inscribed ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS in letters Or.
Symbolism
Badge
The bounding springbok commemorates the regiment’s involvement in the South African War. “ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS” is a form of the regimental title.