1st Royal Tank Regiment
Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment
Active	28 July 1917-
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Armoured
Role	CBRN
Part of	Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	Warminster/RAF Honington
Motto	Fear Naught
March	Quick: My Boy Willie Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March
Anniversaries	Cambrai, 20 November
Battle honours	see Battle Honours
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	HM The Queen
Colonel-Commandant	Lt-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, CB, CBE
Notable commanders	Hugh Elles
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Tartan	Hunting Rose (pipes and drums)

The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It was originally formed as 1st (Light) Battalion, Royal Tank Corps in 1934. Image File history File links RTR_cap_badge. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... This article is about the English town. ... RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Newfoundland German Empire Commanders Julian Byng Georg von der Marwitz Strength 2 Corps 1 Corps Casualties 45,000 killed 9,000 prisoners 100 tanks destroyed 45,000 killed 11,000 prisoners The Battle of Cambrai (November 20 - December 3, 1917) was a... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A battle honour is a military tradition practiced in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and is an official acknowledgement rewarded to military units for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. ... The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles (1880-1945) was a British General and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps in the First World War. ... Image File history File links RTR_TRF.PNG‎ TRF of Royal Tank Regiment I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...

In 1993, it amalgamated with the 4th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title. It incorporated both the original regiment's traditional recruiting areas of Merseyside and Scotland. The new regiment also adopted the strong Scottish connections of the 4th RTR, taking on the former regiment's pipes and drums, which wear the Hunting Rose tartan. The 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1993. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a county, located in the North West of England. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I...

In 1999, two squadrons were split off as part of the Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regiment amalgamating with No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment, and squadrons of two Yeomanry regiments. The Regimental March is Lippe Detmold. The Joint CBRN Regiment is a specialist unit of the British armed forces. ...

References

• 1st Royal Tank Regiment at regiments.org