Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Youtube 4/7 RDG

Go to youtube....type: Dave Meldrews memories to see 4/7th RDG band members to dee ex Royals PAT BURGESS  SID SKEWS  TAFFY WILLIAMS  PETE EVERSON  ? HARMAN AND bandmaster CHARLIE BRIGGS. There are also two others that went there at amalagamation time but cant remember them.

There are also some other Tankie pictures on the 4/7th around amalgamation time or just after.

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7 comments:

  1. Stan Whitworth20 May 2009 at 15:51

    And lets not forget Jim Meikle and Jo Fisher who went to the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) Scots Dragoon Guards. Both were featured in the origional 1971 Number one hit "Amazing Grace" and Jo took over leadership of the Band when their bandmaster suffered a serious heart attack, just prior to their 1st tour of the USA and Australia. I've got a photo of Jo leading the band out of Edinburgh Castle. Unfortunately, Jo passed away in 1998. I will post a tribute video to Jo shortly.

    One way or another, members of The Royal Dragoons certainly made their mark in history!!!!!!

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  2. paul graver20 May 2009 at 17:31

    Thanks Stan. I am going to make my mark in History as the Last Royal Dragoon. I am rehearsing for this.

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  3. George McGinlay23 May 2009 at 11:18

    One of the others was Geof Winn He went on emalgamation But spent most of his time in the guard house could not settle missed his mates to much.

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  4. paul graver24 May 2009 at 08:09

    Most of you old fellas on here were never in the RHG/D when we amalgamated and I was only in the Royals Band from 65 to 69 with a year at Kneller Hall but even so I miss the Royals more than I do the Blues and Royals. You would have thought that the Royals being the first Dragoons would have carried on and the 4/7th RDG would have been sacrificed.

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  5. frank carter23 August 2009 at 15:02

    in my other life I seem to remember Charlie Briggs as the bandmaster of theRTR Cambria Band in paderborn before it was disbanded ( not a pun )
    he then went to be the range officer somewhere (sorry I've forgotten where )
    in Scotland.

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  6. IAN MUNRO7 November 2009 at 23:51

    Charlie Briggs went to Kirkcudbright, where he was the Adjutant.

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  7. paul graver8 November 2009 at 05:27

    If you ever see him he owes me one pound fifty which he borrowed while we were at Kneller hall. If he doesnt pay me I will tell all about Zara Bowness, Director of Music WRAC Band.

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