OUR ALLIANCE
Quite a few people have been wondering what is the connection between the British Tank Corps and our Brigade. Here is the answer. In February of this year His Majesty the King informed Army Headquarters that he was pleased to approve of an Alliance between the Royal Tank Regiment and our Brigade. This honour has been fully appreciated by personnel of the Brigade, for it includes permission to use both the Regimental March and colours of the Royal Tank Regiment. It is of interest that the tune "My Boy Willie" was written as far back as the seventeenth century by Henry Purcell. Perhaps the tempo has been quickened to suit this mechanised age, but the melody is substantially the same. The battle array of our Brigade is identical with that of the Royal Tank Regiment, but so far, not adopted for future use, the Peace-time Fulldress Uniform. This consists of a dark blue uniform, with black velvet collar and cuffs. There is gold lace on the top and bottom of collar, and there is an Austrian knot on the sleeves. Head-dress is the familiar black beret, but with a silver and gold badge and a flash of the Corp's colours backed by two inches of deep horse hair.
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Dragon, 1 December 1942, Page 9
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210OUR ALLIANCE Dragon, 1 December 1942, Page 9
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