BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

I will put up this birthday greetings early to give members time to reply rather put better late than never,

 Many happy returns of the day for the 28th to Mike DeCarteret have a good day and all the best for the future.

 Johnie68

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day to Tim Connell today the 25th, hoping that you had a good one, Best wishes also for the future.

Johnie68

FOR DON REMFREY

Nice one Don 38 lbs caught in Harlow night fishing

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day to Ken Buffery, sorry it is posted late, just having a few problems at the moment, All best wishes and hope you had a good day.

Welcome to John Kelly

Welcome to the BB John, I think that you will find a few comrades that you served with in the fifties on the BB.

journal 2011

from PAUL STRETTON

Dear Member of The Blues and Royals Association,

The next edition of the Household Cavalry Journal will be published early 2011. The Journal covers the year 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010. I’m sure that you will agree that the input of articles by members of the Associations have enhanced its content over the last several years and are much appreciated. I strongly encourage you to submit articles and photographs of your experiences and events whilst serving for the benefit of all who receive and read the Journal.

The LG and RHG/D Association Secretaries will be responsible for producing inputs to the editor on articles from the members and old comrades of the Associations.

The format for the Journal will be similar to last year’s edition however, it is hoped that the articles in general will be shorter and with more photographs. If you have an article to submit, it should be of no more that 700 words, (preferably in Word format) and accompanied by photos with separate text (not on the back) explaining what, where and who the image is depicting. Acronyms should, where possible, be avoided. Quality is preferable to waffle.

In principle, your articles should be submitted to the Association Secretaries at the address below or by e-mail as soon as possible and where possible submissions should not wait until the deadline which is 30 November 2010.

I look forward to hearing from you.



PF Stretton

Tom Mckay

Tom in Norfolk in his new Helicopter

JOHN COOPER

John welcome to the ROYALS BB hope you find your way around ok.John was in the ROYALS from1962--1968 spent time in Tidwoth and Cyprus finished his time in Detmold. i think John was in A Sqn for most of his time..maybe when he gets the hang of the BB he can tell us all about his service days

regards derek

Just a few COMICAL ones...

Poem of an Old Soldier....

No longer do I see my friends who marched by my side,

No longer can I hear the sound of voices raised with pride.

As we marched off down the road to WHATEVER lay in store,

Had I a choice of comrades I could not ask for more.

 

We set off then,that autumn day,not knowing what lay ahead.

Just young men who had NO choice,we went with flags unfurled,so that our kin could again rejoice in peace throughout the world.

I came back,I don`t know how,to see my folks again,but I pray to God my children,you will never experience the same.

By..Robert Smith ..of Leeds.

Waterloo meet at ALREWAS

Elizabeth Boon and Rose meet up again after 5yrs.Reg Brown and Daughter Sue.

RIP

News From Household Cavalry Home HQ - The Passing of a ColleagueWednesday, 7 July, 2010 8:19From: "Paul Stretton" View contact detailsTo: "Paul Stretton" Dear Member of The Blues and Royals Association,

I must sadly report the passing on 30th June 2010 of Lt Antony Edward Ord WELTON who served with The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) between Jan1956 and Dec1958. The condolences of the Blues and Royals Association go to his widow Kirstin and step children Charlotte and James at this difficult time. A funeral service will be held on 12 July 2010 at 3p.m. at the Church of St Bartholomew, Aldsworth (on the B4425), Gloucestershire GL54 3QR

THE ROYAL DRAGOONS REGIMENTAL COLLECT

O God, in whose sight all creatures are manifest and to who eyes all things that are open, grant that the works Thou requirest of the 1st The Royal Dragoons may never be done to be seen of men, but always for Thy Glory, and that, waiting on Thee to renew our strength, we mount up with the wings as eagles at thy word, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(TOBIAS,1930)

A Splash of colour in my garden.

The WOOLPACK and Post Office EMERDALE

The 2010 Royals Reunion

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Many happy returns of the day tomorrow Friday 2nd July to Norman (Dougie) Best, wishing you all the best and have a good day, no doubt Joan will Spoil him.

reunion 2010

cyprus 1964

Who did capture that Eagle

Waterloo Medal-1815 (Lieut. George Gunning, 1stor Royal Dragoons.), original steel clip and ring suspension, light

edge bruise and some contact marks, otherwise good very fine Value Estimate £6,000-8,000

Lieutenant George Gunning; Ensign 17 th Foot 1804;Commanded Grenadier Company, 9th Foot at Vimiera; transferred

Lieutenant 1 st Dragoons, 1809; served in Captain Methuen’s 7th Troop, during the Waterloo Campaign (wounded) and led his troop

in the charge of the Union Brigade; he was also a claimant for killing the Officer in charge of the colour party bearing the Eagle

Of the 105th Regiment of Line, which was subsequently captured.

The Taking of the Eagle of French 105 th Ligne There is a certain amount of controversy surrounding the capture

of the 105th’ Eagle, with two claimants from the same regiment  contesting the honour, the first being Captain A. K.  Clark 1 st

Dragoons (later Lieutenant General), and the other being Corporal  F. Stiles (later Ensign 6 th West India Regiment).

At Waterloo, shortly before 2 p.m., the 105th as part of d’Erlon’s corps, advanced to attack Picton’s division. The 1 st Dragoons

Charged, and pushed back the French column thus exposing the Eagle. It is at this point that Clark laid his claim that it was he who

Spotted the Eagle being rushed back towards safety, and that it was he who charged forward to kill the officer guarding the Eagle.

He stipulated that as the standard fell to the ground he ordered  Corporal Stiles to secure it and carry it back to the rear.

Corporal  Stiles, however, contended that he captured the Eagle,after being given an order to attack it by his troop commander

Lieutenant Gunning.

Colonel Clifton (the commanding officer of the 1st Dragoons at the start of the battle), ordered an investigation into the affair. This

Enquiry continued into 1816 when Clifton sent for Stiles, informing him that he needed witnesses to substantiate his claim. As a result

of this Stiles wrote to his former troop commander Lieutenant  Gunning,

“Sir,

This day Colonel Clifton sent for me about the taking the Eagle and  Colours. He asked me if I had any person that see me take the

Eagle, I told him that you see me, I believe, as the officer of the  French was making away with it. I belonged to your troop at that

Time, and you gave me orders to charge him, which I did, and took it from him. When I stated it to him this day, he wants to know the

Particulars about it, and me to rite to you for you to state to him   how it was. I would thank you to rite to the Colonel as you was the

Nearest officer to me that day. Sir, by so doing, you will much  oblige. Stiles was twice promoted as a result of his claim, whereas Clark

did not receive anything directly for his claimed actions, this would   suggest that the powers that be recognised Stiles’ claim, which

was further supported by Gunning himself when he wrote to Major  General Sir H. Torens (22.2.1816),

“Sir,

It being believed that some military honour may be conferred in   consequence of the Eagles taken at the ever-memorable Battle of

Waterloo, induces me to state, for the consideration of his Royal  Highness the Commander-in-Chief, that it was by my orders that

Sergeant Stiles secured the Eagle of the 105th Regiment of French Infantry. I am enabled to prove this fact by Sergeant Stiles’ letter to

Me of the 31st ult. a copy of which I have the honour to enclose. I should have made this statement before, but my extreme ill state

of health, in consequence of my wounds received at the Battle of  Waterloo, has caused me to be absent from my regiment, and I did

Not consider it consistent to write to a Sergeant for the particulars   which he has now unsolicited sent to me. I have heard that other

claims are about to be made relative to the Eagle taken by   Sergeant Stiles; his letter proves most clearly it was by my orders he

Did secure the Eagle, and as no other officer was near me at   the time, I gave the order. I hope his Royal Highness, the

Commander-in-Chief, will consider that it was owing to my orders the Eagle was captured from the enemy; as had I acted differently

to what I did at that critical moment, I think the Eagle would not  have been taken from the enemy, which, by a personal interview, I

Think I could explain fully to the satisfaction of his Royal Highness.”

This remained unacceptable to Clark, who was twice wounded at  Waterloo, and during the next 23 years he made a further 10

Official complaints. Gunning added another note of controversy by later claiming in “Documents of the Gunning Family” (privately

Published in 1834), that it was he who killed the French officer in charge of the Colours. Whatever conclusions can be drawn from

This action, it is likely that in the heat of the battle several    individuals may have contributed to the capturing of the Eagle.

By my reading of this evidence Stiles took the Standard  , Gunning then killed the Standard bearer , and Clark who came upon the seen 

Ordered Stiles to the rear with the  Eagle  Claiming OFFICER Privilege  

Royals & Medal History

1st (Royal) Dragoons 1661 - 1969     Some Titles..   The Tangier Troop of Horse 1661 The Royal Regiment of Dragoons 1690 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons 1751 1st (Royal) Dragoons 1877   Motto: Spectemur agendo = Let us be judged by our acts. Regimental Journal: The Eagle WWI Battle Honours; 18.    Victoria Crosses;1.    Died; 180 WWII Battle Honours; 15    Victoria Crosses; nil.     Died; ???? Amalgamated: 1969, with the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) to form The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)       Peninsula War 1808 - 1814 Military General Service Medal.  1793 - 1814 clasps: Total Medals Max clasps Busaco Fuentes d' Onor Vittoria Toulouse 148** 4* 1* 78 112 106   *The 4 clasp medal is to Assist. Surgeon  George Steed. **three officers (two staff list and one ADC) have 2 x Sahagun & Benevente, 1 x Badajos, 1 x Fuentes d' Onor, and 1 x Busaco and are not counted here. Three Pyrenees clasps are recorded for the regiment but Mullen states "Pyrenees must be an error for Toulouse" and are not shown here. Battle Honours: Fuentes d'Onor; Peninsula.       Battle of Waterloo 1815 Waterloo Medal 1815 number: 367   Captain Alexander Kennedy Clark captured the Eagle of the French 105th Regiment at Waterloo, A  symbol which later was to become the badge of the 1st Royal Dragoons. This fabulous object now resides in the National Army Museum. Battle Honour: Waterloo       Crimean War  1854 - 1856              Crimea Medal 1854 -56   clasp: → Alma Inkermann Balaklava Sebastopol Total Medals number: → 3 ?* 193 (approx) 241** 452 461   * A surgeon , a clerk, and an orderly to Lt Gen. The Earl of Lucan. **Heavy Brigade chargers 25/10/1854 also eligible for:- Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 Battle Honours: Balaclava,  Sebastopol.       The Nile Expedition 1884-5 A detachment of the 1st Royal Dragoons formed a component of the Heavy Camel Regiment Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89   clasp: The Nile 1884 -85 Abu Klea number: 47* 39**     * 3 officers and 43 other ranks served in the Heavy Camel Regiment plus one more officer of the regiment (Major Jackson ) in the Intelligence department. (Jackson was also present at Abu Klea and is counted here for both clasps.) **  13 men killed at Abu Klea and one more died of wounds the same day.     Recipients also entitled to a Khedive's Star dated 1884-6         South African War 1899 - 1902 or "Boer War"  (Nov 1899 - end of the war) Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with or without the King's South Africa Medal 1901 - 1902 Frequently encounterd clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; also:   clasp; Natal Relief of Ladysmith Tugela Heights Laing's Nek total names on roll number; 16 ? ? ? 1204     these three (with state clasps above) are a common combination for the regiment     As usual "odd men" create exceptions to the common patterns that are generally found; one notable individual  of the 1st Royal Dragoons (serving as war correspondent)  is Colonel Francis William Rhodes who received Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith. - Francis Rhodes was the brother of Cecil Rhodes.   Casualties: Officers* NCOs and Men KIA & DOW Wounded Missing / POW KIA & DOW Death from disease Wounded Missing / POW   2 2 1 10 47 27 51 *in addition two officers died from disease.   Battle Honours: Relief of Ladysmith; South Africa 1899 - 1902       The Great War 1914 - 1918    Regiment was in South Africa when war declared, sailed from Cape Town for the UK, Arriving 19/9/14 and joined 6th Cavalry Brigade. Landed Ostend 8th October 1914. Remained in the 'France and Flanders' theatre for the duration of the war.   Soldiers/Officers died records 180 deaths for the period.   Men landed France and Flanders prior to 1/1/1916 entitled to a 1914 or 1914-15 Star as appropriate. Also the British War Medal & Victory Medal   Battle Honours: Ypres 1914, 1915; Frezenberg; Loos; Arras 1917; Somme 1918; Amiens; Hindenburg Line; Cambrai 1918; Pursuit to Mons; France and Flanders 1914-18. Langemarck 1914; Gheluvelt; Nonne Bosschen; Scarpe 1917; St Quentin, Avre; Beaurevoir.   VCs: (1) Dunville (offsite)       Jewish / Arab Unrest, Palestine 1936 - 39 (1939) General Service Medal 1918 -62 clasp: Palestine number: ?         WW2 1939 - 1945    campaigns: North Africa & Middle East* Italy** North West Europe WW2 campaign stars:  Africa  Italy, France and Germany clasps: 8th Army - -   Most also entitled to the 39-45 Star & 1939-45 War Medal *Oct 1942. Divisional troops with 10th Armoured Division at the Battle of El Alamein with 46 Armoured Cars. **July 43, initially 'A' Squadron only present, Sicily landings, 4th Armoured Brigade. Rest of the regiment sent it Italy Oct 43 but returned to the UK Dec 43 to prep for operation Overlord.   Battle Honours:  Nederrijn; Rhine; North-West Europe 1944-5; Syria 1941; Knightsbridge; El Alamein; Advance on Tripoli; North Africa 1941-3; Sicily 1943; Italy 1943.Veghel; Msus; Gazala; Defence of Alamein Line; El Agheila.        Canal Zone 1951 - 1954 (1950 -54) General Service Medal 1918 -62 clasp: Canal Zone number: ?         The Malaya Emergency: Operations against Communist insurgents. 1948-60 General Service Medal 1918 - 62     clasp: Malaya number: ?         © This website and its contents are copyright. Images are digitally watermarked. © North East Medals, All Rights Reserved

Selected Links The Regimental Museum. (Located in )   Selected Bibliography   Author Title Publisher Cannon's Historical Records Series Historical Record of the First, or The Royal Regiment of Dragoons; containing an Account of the Formation in the reign of King Charles the Second, and of its subsequent Services to 1839.  London: Longman, Orme & Co., 1840.   General De Ainslie, Colonel of the Regiment. Historical Record of the First, or The Royal Regiment of Dragoons; containing an Account of its Formation in the reign of King Charles the Second, and of its subsequent Services to the Present Time.  London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1887 C. T. Atkinson. History of the Royal Dragoons, 1661-1934   547 pp Glasgow: printed for the Regiment by Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd. [1934].  Lieut.-Col. E. Makins A Short History of The Royal Dragoons.  51 pp. Potchefstroom, S. Africa: " Het Westen " Printing Works, 1914. J. A. Pitt-Rivers. The Story of the Royal Dragoons, 1938-1945; being the history of the Royal Dragoons in the campaigns of North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and North-West Europe. 160 pp. London: William Clowes & Sons Ltd., 1956. Lieut.-Col. E. Makins. The Royals in South Africa, 1899-1902.  199 pp Potchefstroom, S. Africa published by The Editor of " The Eagle," The Royal Dragoons, 1914.         Additional Bibliography for this Page.   Author/Compiler Title Publisher Officers of the Regiment. Unpublished rolls in the care of the National Archives; WO 100/ etc. -               Additional bibliography same as Northumberland Fusiliers page