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The Regimental Journal of
1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Editor: Major AJ Purbrick
Contents
Volume 9 Number 5 Colonel of the Regiment’s Foreword....... 3
Foreword from the
Colonel Commandant.................................. 4
The Editor. .................................................................. 4
Commanding Officer’s Foreword. .............. 5
Honours and Awards 2024. ............................ 6
Diary of Events 2024. .......................................... 6
A Squadron. ...............................................................7
B Squadron. .............................................................12
C Squadron. ............................................................ 16
Headquarters Squadron............................... 20
Quartermaster’s Department. .....................22
MT. ................................................................................23
Training Wing . ......................................................24
Welfare. ......................................................................26
AGC (SPS). ..............................................................27
Light Aid Detachment.....................................28
Catering department . ..................................... 30
Regimental Aid Post......................................... 31
OP CABRIT (P) 15 .............................................32
Gymnasium. ........................................................... 34
Padre’ . ....................................................................... 36
Officers’ Mess. ...................................................... 38
Warrant Officers’ and
Sergeants’ Mess. ........................................... 40
The Regimental Engagement Team
and Regimental mascot............................42
DIAMONDBACK. ............................................... 43
Op CABRIT 15 Pre-Deployment
Training. ............................................................... 44
Op INTERFLEX Training Delivery
Unit (TDU) 3. .................................................... 46
Swanton Morley 2024
Admiral Pitka Challenge. ............................... 56
Ex ARROW 24. ..................................................... 58
Ex Resolute Warrior. ......................................... 60
Op CABRIT (Poland) 16.................................. 61
Poland National Armed Forces Day. ......62
Ex Paladin Strike. ................................................ 64
Operation Elgin................................................... 65
Ex CERBERUS. .................................................... 66
A week with the French
Foreign Legion................................................67
Cold Weather Operators Course. ............ 68
Recce Cadre. ..........................................................70
Ex OLIVE EAGLE. ...............................................72
Lethality Development . ..................................73
Celebrating St David’s Day. ..........................74
Regimental Christmas Day and
Coronation Medal Parade 2024...........75
King’s Coronation Medal Parade. .............76
Waterloo 209. .........................................................77
Waterloo CABRIT. ...............................................78
Alpine. ........................................................................ 80
Nordic Skiing 24/25 Season ......................82
BAWF 2024. ........................................................... 86
The 27th Edition of Waterloo Ride. ..........87
Equestrian Sports. ............................................. 88
Boxing. ........................................................................92
GOC 3(UK)XX Driven Shoot. ...................... 93
Ex DRAGON GAUNTLET AIGUILLE. ....94
Golf. ............................................................................. 96
Motorsport. ............................................................. 96
Rugby. .........................................................................97
Baltic Osprey.........................................................97
CASR. ......................................................................... 98
Squash. ..................................................................... 98
Field Sports. ............................................................99
Bovington Dragoons. ......................................102
Grantham Army Training Regiment. .....102
Centre for Army Leadership..................... 103
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. ..... 104
MOD Main Building. ....................................... 104
CAMS Light Cavalry
(Crew Commanders) .............................. 105
RMAS: Leading the way in
military excellence. ..................................... 106
Ministry of Defence........................................ 106
Defence Digital. ..................................................107
The Royal Yeomanry. ..................................... 108
Leathersellers’ year in review.................. 109
IV(AC) Sqn.............................................................110
Celebrating Success: a year in review
for the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment
– 2024. ...................................................................111
1st Special Service Battalion .....................112
Panzergrenadierbataillon 35......................113
“Savoia Cavalleria” activities. ......................114
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army
Cadet Force. .....................................................115
Regimental Comrades Association.......116
Regimental Home Headquarters............119
The QDG Heritage Trust. ..............................122
Firing Line. .............................................................125
Obituaries. ..............................................................127
Valetes. .....................................................................129
Regimental Gazette. ........................................133
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