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The Regimental Journal of
1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Volume 9 Number 3
Colonel of the Regiment’s
Foreword .................................................................. 3 Commanding Officer’s Foreword.............4 Colonel Commandant’s Foreword...........6 State of the Nation ..............................................7 Honours and Awards 2022.........................10 Regimental Awards ........................................10 Long Service and Good Conduct .......... 10 Diary of Events 2022........................................ 11 A Squadron...........................................................12 Regimental Christmas Day 2021............ 20 B Squadron...........................................................21 C Squadron.......................................................... 26 HQ Squadron ...................................................... 31 QM Main Dept...................................................35 MT Troop ............................................................... 36 Training Wing.......................................................37 Welfare Office .................................................... 38 LAD...........................................................................40 SPS Detachment.............................................. 42 Padre ........................................................................ 43 Catering Department .................................... 43 Gymnasium.......................................................... 44 Officer’s Mess.....................................................46 Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Mess.. 48 Regimental Mascot.........................................50 Corporal’s Mess ................................................. 51 Regimental Christmas Day 2022........... 52 Exercise IRON INCA...................................... 54 Ex Wessex Storm 2022 ................................ 56 Jungle Warfare Instructors
Course 2022........................................................58
Editor: Maj R O’Shea Contents
Regimental Engagement Team .............. 59 The Gambia STTT...........................................60 Rugby....................................................................... 62 Alpine Skiing ......................................................64 Basketball.............................................................. 66 Squash .................................................................... 66 Cowes Week ........................................................67 Fieldsports.............................................................67 Golf ............................................................................ 68 Regimental Football.......................................69 Athletics ..................................................................70 A Sqn Adventurous Training .................... 71 Ex Bavarian Eagle.............................................72 Op Ballam..............................................................74 Op NEWCOMBE 3 ..........................................76 Op Newcombe – Royal Irish......................78 Op Unity.................................................................80 NATO Landcom ................................................. 81 Ex Cambrian Patrol.......................................... 81 St David’s Day ’a dewi sant’ ...................... 82 ATC Pirbright....................................................... 84 HQ ARRC..............................................................84 3rd (UK) Division..............................................85 Republic Of Korea, US Army .................... 86 11 SFAB.................................................................... 86 Army Headquarter: The Land Operations Command and
Directorate Futures..........................................87 Africa for Parkinson’s.....................................88 British Forces South Atlantic Islands..90 Sustaining in the Defence School of Transport................................................................. 91 Waterloo Ride......................................................91
Swanton Morley 2022
RPoC HQ West Midlands 2022 .............. 92 RMAS....................................................................... 92 Leathersellers ..................................................... 93 Message from the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment Sri Lanka Armoured Corps 94 Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF
Report 2022......................................................... 95 E Squadron .......................................................... 96 Regimental Comrades Association ......97 German Branch ................................................97 Herefordshire and Forest of Dean Branch ..................................................................... 98 The Sandbaggers............................................. 98 Wessex Branch.................................................. 98 London and Home Counties Branch..99 The Duke of York’s Royal
Military School................................................... 99 Regimental Home Headquarters ........ 100 Officers Regimental Dinner..................... 100 Cardiff Reunion Dinner ............................... 101 Field of Remembrance
Westminster Abbey ....................................... 101 Combined Cavalry Memorial Parade and Service ........................................................ 102 The QDG Regimental Trust ..................... 102 The QDG Heritage Trust:
C Squadron in Beirut .................................. 103 C Squadron Orbat .......................................... 116 Firing Line.............................................................117 Obituaries............................................................. 119 Valetes................................................................... 122 Marriages .............................................................124 Regimental Gazette...................................... 125
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