Brian Evans Funeral

Keith Shaw & Myself just back from Brians funeral.Very good turnout & a moving service.A well respected man
R.I.P.Nobby

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day to Keith Fairey tomorrow 29th July, hoping you have many more.

 With best wishes,

  John Atkins

WELCOME ROBERT (BOB) KEMPTON

Welcome BOB took many years to dig you out but got you at long last.

Bob was with the REGT from 1951 to 1955 he left the Army in 1962 hope he will give us more info later.come on now Bob i know you have a few tales to tell. what abt the trip to JORDAN....

hope you find your way around the BB ok.

i like the PHOTO of PADDY PAUL you put on your site

regards DEREK LEESE

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day to Mike DeCarteret tomorrow 28th July, this young man will be 69,hoping that you have a good one.

 With best wishes,

 John Atkins

 

This is the list of members that have informed me that have booked into the Premier Inn for 2012, I have been informed that all the rooms have been booked, those that have not informed me can they do so ASP

NAME

J ATKINS
D SOWERBY
D LEESE
T WORT
T AYLES
S FREEMAN
T LYONS
C RIXON
T SUSSEX ???
D BEST
T BRIDGEN
K MOTT
T WRIGHT
B ALLEN
C CARD
M BEST
J PANTON
J MATTHEW
J AITCHISON
A GILLARD
D SMITH
T SMITH
R KEMPTON
P PLUMB
K SHAW
G BLAXLAND
J KELLY

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Belated birthday greetings to two gentlemen today the 25th July, goes to Tim Connell and Stan Whitworth, hoping that you both have had a good day, many happy returns to you both,

With best wishes 

 John Atkins

350th ANNIVERSARY SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE THE FORMING OF THE BLUES & ROYALS

Photo Album 2011-07-22 #2

Regimental History, I have been asked by Mike deCarteret to put this up on the home page for him.

Regimental History

1663: Created Regiment du Roi
1791: 105e Regiment d'Infanterie (Originaly numbered 102e, however number changed by Ordanance dated 28 January 1791)
1795: 105e demi-brigade de bataille (formed from the following)

1er bataillon, 53e Regiment d'Infanterie
1er and 2e bataillons, Volontaires du Gers

1796: 105e demi-brigade d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from the following)

9e demi-brigade de bataille (1er Bat 5e Regt d'Inf, 3e Bat Vol du Nord and 2e Bat Vol du Finisterre)
149e demi-brigade de bataille (1er Bat 81e Regt d'Inf, 6e Bat Vol de la Haute-Saone and 5e Bat Vol de l'Orne)
2e bataillon 31e demi-brigade d'Infanterie de Ligne

1803: 105e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade

1791: Junot d' Attilly (Francois-Nicolas) - Colonel
1792: Stack (Jean-Francois-Antoine) - Colonel
1792: Le Royer de Chantepie (Louis-Pierre) - Colonel
1792: Levasseur (Louis-Gabriel-Pierre-Anne-Paul-Augustin-Armand) - Colonel
1795: Krammer (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Lannes (Jean) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Cardon (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1802: Habert (Pierre-Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803
1808: Blanmont (Marie-Pierre-Isidore) - Colonel
1811: Baille (Antoine-Adaibert) - Colonel
1813: Maulmont (Francois) - Colonel
1815: Genty (Jean) - Colonel

Four of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above one becoming Marechal of France

Lannes, (Jean)

Born: 10 April 1769
Chef-de-Brigade: 16 June 1795
General-de-Brigade: Provisional promotion September 1796 official promotion 17 March 1797
General-de-Division: 10 May 1799
Marechal of the Empire: 19 May 1804
Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur: 24 September 1803
Grand-Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur: 2 February 1805
Duke of Montebello: 19 March 1808
Died: 31 May 1809 (Of wounds received at Essling)

Habert, (Pierre-Joseph)

Born: 22 December 1773
Chef-de-Brigade: 29 May 1802
General-de-Brigade: 18 February 1808
General-de-Division: 25 June 1811
Grand officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 29 July 1814
Baron of the Empire: 18 July 1811
Died: 19 May 1825

Blanmont, (Marie-Pierre-Isidore)

Born: 23 February 1770
Colonel: 28 March 1808
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Baron of the Empire: 25 September 1809
Died: 8 December 1846

Maulmond, (Francois)

Born: 11 May 1772
Colonel: 2 July 1813
General-de-Brigade: 12 March 1814
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 25 November 1813
Died: 22 April 1838

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 105e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne

Colonel Habert: wounded 10 June 1807
Colonel De Blanmont: wounded 22 May 1809
Colonel Genty: wounded 18 June 1815

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 105e Regiment d'Infanterie during the period 1804-1815

Officers killed: Forty-four
Officers died of wounds: Fourteen
Officers wounded: One hundred and forty-three

Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)

1793: Lauter
1794: Trippstadt and Mayence
1795: Loano
1796: Altenkirchen, Altenbourg, Werdorf, Uckerath, Siegen, Forchheim, Sulzbach, and Vernberg
1799: Novi
1800: Villanova, Benette, Fossano, Monastero, Mille-Fourches, and Pont-di-Nava ?
1805: Embs
1806: Jena, Kolozomb, and Golymin
1807: Eylau and Heilsberg
1809: Ratisbonne, Eckmuhl, Essling, and Wagram
1812: Wilna
1813: Koenigsberg and Goerde
1813: Pampelune, Roncal, Jaca, Bidassoa, and Baayonne
1814: Hambourg, Bar-sur-Aube, and Arcis-sur-Aube
1815: Waterloo

Battle Honours

Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Heilsberg 1807, and Wagram 1809

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day to Ken Buffery tomorrow the 20th July, hope that you have a good one.

 With best wishes

 John Atkins

RIP SGT NOBBY EVANS

Very sorry to report that NOBBY passed away on Friday 15th JULY this info came from his daughter Christine hope to get more details later

regards derek leese

Enjoy the Pics

Tiger,Pixie & 118

Welcome Jim Hill to the BB

Jim has joined us through his grandson, Jim does not have a computer but asked that his grandson put messages on for him and he can see what is happening and keep in touch with comrades that he served with, no doubt he will give a little more information as and when he can.

Capt PAUL ARNISON-NEWGASS

Derek, 1/1 for your persistence! I confess to finding Forces Reunited irritating and more concerned with marketing itself, so seldom visit the website.  There must be many similar and cheaper ways of establishing contact.  However, that said and without in any way wishing to seem unsociable, I am not an avid old comrade or indeed old anything!  Certainly I would welcome any old Royal Dragoon who wished to get in touch, so please pass on my email address paulnewgass@btinternet.com or if you are aware of any ex-Royals events I would like to know.  I am unlikely to look at Friends Reunited much.  Sadly fewer of us around now and for me it was a very long time ago and then only a short inconspicuous 4 years or so with the Regiment before being seconded to the Army Air Corps, then leaving the army to become a doctor.  However, I am quite proud to have served under seven different cap badges over the years, with all three services.  I have more recently engaged with others (eg UKNDA) in intense political lobbying in support of the armed services against the relentless defence cuts, now little short of a betrayal by Government.  So if you are aware of any like minded or who want to add their voice, let me know, apologies again for seeming to have ignored your messages.

 

Best wishes.

Yours,

 

Paul

WELCOME MAURICE KNIGHT

Welcome to the BB Maurice hope you enjoy looking around and find some old pals

Maurice served 1950--1957 i hope he will tell us more later

REGARDS DEREK LEESE

Photo's from reunion and the 350th Anniversary of the formation of the RHG and 1st The Royal Dragoons at the NMA

These photo's have been sent to me by Barrie Dolphin whose son very kindly came along to take them for us on the day.

Letter from Doug

This is the only way that we could post this on site