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19th Alberta Dragoons

Edmonton, Alberta
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
October 4, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 487

Badge of the 19th Alberta Dragoons

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Blazon

Badge

A horse statant Or on a grassy mound Vert above the number 19 Or all on a scroll Vert edged and inscribed ALBERTA DRAGOONS in letters Or.


Symbolism

Badge

The horse represents the unit’s origins as a mounted rifle regiment. The mound on which it stands symbolizes the prairie setting of the unit’s home base of Edmonton. “ALBERTA DRAGOONS” and the number “19” are a form of the regimental title.