George`s Memories - An Introduction to the 4th/7th RDG

Classic Photographic Memories from soldiers of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards at play. A very old British Army Cavalry Regiment with its proud name etched into history. The regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1992 as part of the Governments Options for Change Programme after the Cold War.

The Regiments Traditions live on today in the members of the "Royal Dragoon Guards" who had a video hit with the Parody of; Is This The Way To "Armourdillo".

Clear full size photographs of those shown in this video can be viewed and downloaded from a link in the 4th/7th RDG page of www.leedsfitness.com

Simply the best years of my life......Quis Separabit

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[5thSkin]

Thanks Tanky; you must have been at Cambrai Barracks about the same time as me then. I was a recruit in 76/22 intake from Oct 76 to completion of Gunnery training in March 77 then on to join reg in Osnabruck where we had just relieved SDG in Imphal Kasserne.

Great days, great music, great fashion and great haircuts.

Listening to Manfred Manns Earth Band in the NAAFI eating Cheese Toasties. God I'm getting old.

[TankyGeorge]

Just the year before mate in 75/05. I was taught B3 gunnery from Harry Hesford, whom I had the honour of working with at Lulworth as SIs in 86...........Oh happy days!

[5thSkin]

Hey Tanky, how are you mate, soldiering on? I get on you tube very rarely and it has been a long time since I was here.

I remember Harry Hesford, he was a lance jack in my squadron, 4th troop I was 1st troop. So if he was an SI I guess he made sgt or S/sgt at the least, lord he could drink, did he still have his athletic form at Lulworth :0)???

Keep well mate, keep fighting....you know what they say "you can tke the man out of the army........"

[TankyGeorge]

At Lulworth, Harry was a credit to his regiment, with no problems mate.

[5thSkin]

TankyGeorge I don't know you mate Yet I feel that I do. Those could have been pics of me in the Skins serving in Osnabruck and Berlin in the 70s

Great pics and some great memories I bet. Good music too.

I wish you all th best mate and may you confound the doctors and get well.

Regards from a fellow donkey wholloper

[TankyGeorge]

Thanks for the kind words 5thSkin. I was trained at Catterick by your lads, so it may be one reason why our sense of fun was the same. Fare thee well comrade!

[TankyKB]

I was 76/22 the only 1RTR in the intake I remember names like Taff, Harry, Bell 4RTR, Buxton was the best recruit think he was 2RTR. It was a very cold part of the year to be joining the Army. I also remember a Scotts DG guy who thought he was the best Wrestler in the UK he asked to show me. I didnt tell him I was National Judo. Great memories of 76/22 Irvine, Devine, Ginge Walker. Getting caught down the pub lol

[5thSkin]

NO Harry was a full screw...not a lance Jack

[TankyGeorge]

Thanks for the kind words 5thSkin. I was trained at Catterick by your lads, so it may be one reason why our sense of fun was the same. Fare thee well comrade!