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The Regimental Journal of
1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Volume 9 Number 4
Colonel of the Regiment’s
Foreword ................................................................... 3 Colonel Commandant
Royal Armoured Corps..................................... 4 Commanding Officer’s Foreword.............. 6 Captain and Editor...............................................7 Honours and Awards 2023............................ 8 Diary of Events 2023.......................................... 8 Our Colonel-in-Chief ......................................... 9 Op Golden Orb....................................................10 A Squadron.............................................................12 B Squadron ............................................................ 16 C Squadron........................................................... 20 HQ Squadron .......................................................26 QM Main Dept.....................................................28 MT ................................................................................29 Training Wing....................................................... 30 Welfare Office....................................................... 31 LAD.............................................................................32 AGC SPS ............................................................... 34 Catering Department ..................................... 35 A Non-Stop Year for QDG RAP...............36 Gymnasium........................................................... 38 Guardroom ............................................................ 39 Padre ......................................................................... 40 Officers’ Mess.......................................................42 Warrant Officers’ and
Sergeants’ Mess ............................................... 44 Corporals’ Mess ................................................. 45 Regimental Mascot
Corporal Emrys Forlan Jones.................... 46 Ex DESERT WARRIOR .................................. 48 WFX 23.4 RLS ...................................................... 51 Op ATLANTIC WATERLOO.........................52
Editor: Captain RW Fulloway Contents
Exercise LONGLOOK 22-23 ...................... 53 Kenya STTT.......................................................... 54 Ex BAVARIAN EAGLE.................................... 55 Ex KANOT EAGLE............................................ 56 Ex MUIR EAGLE.................................................57 Bournemouth 7s ................................................ 58 Mentioned in Despatches ........................... 59 Ex MOUNTED DRAGOON......................... 60 Ex UNIFIED RESOLVE ................................... 61 Raid 81.......................................................................62 Ex SABER JUNCTION ................................... 64 Op CABRIT (P) 14 ............................................ 68 Ex DIAMONDBACK ........................................ 69 PNCO/Recce Cadre .......................................70 St David’s Day......................................................72 Regimental Christmas Day ........................73 Waterloo 208.........................................................74 Alpine Skiing.........................................................76 Nordic Skiing ........................................................78 Athletics ................................................................. 80 Football..................................................................... 81 Squash ......................................................................82 The QDG Cricket vs......................................... 83 The Old Contemptables ............................... 83 Volleyball ................................................................ 83 Boxing....................................................................... 83 Ex FJORD EAGLE ............................................. 84 Army Senior XV 2023 ..................................... 85 Field Sports........................................................... 85 11 Bde ........................................................................ 86 RMAS Academy Headquarters ............... 86 BFSAI.........................................................................87 An Eagle amongst the Hawks...................87 Armoured Trials and Development Unit
Swanton Morley 2023
(ATDU) ..................................................................... 88 Coming to America.......................................... 88 Allied Rapid........................................................... 89 Reaction Corps................................................... 89 6th (United Kingdom) Division ................ 90 A view from Whitehall.................................... 90 The Gunnery School: A Year In Review... 91 Centre for Army Leadership (CAL) ........92 The Royal Yeomanry........................................94 1st Reconnaissance Regiment
Sri Lanka Armoured Corps..........................94 “Savoia Cavalleria” Activities ..................... 96 3rd Reconnaisance Guard Hussars Regiment .................................................................99 Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF......................... 100 Dyfed and Glamorgan ACF....................... 101 Regimental Comrades Association .....102 Regimental Home Headquarters ......... 105 Regimental Comrades Association Cardiff Dinner .................................................... 106 Field of Remembrance
Westminster Abbey ....................................... 106 The QDG Regimental Trust.......................107 Combined Cavalry Memorial Parade and Service..........................................................107 Officers Regimental Dinner.......................107 The QDG Heritage Trust............................. 108 RSM Thomas Barlow’s grave....................110 The QDG Heritage Trust...............................112 Oral History Project.........................................112 Firing Line..............................................................113 Obituaries...............................................................114 Valetes......................................................................117 Regimental Gazette........................................125
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