 
Dates: 1992 - The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: * 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards * 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Because of its lineage through the 5th Royal Inniskillings and the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards -- the 4th had been known as the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and the 7th also had Irish ancestry -- the RDG retains strong links to Northern Ireland. The regiment was based in Paderborn, Germany when it was formed, and was part of 20 Armoured Brigade. In 1996 it returned to the United Kingdom, being based at Tidworth. The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2. It returned to Germany in 2000, being based in Munster as part of 4 Armoured Brigade (later 4 Mechanized Brigade). The regiment currently recruits soldiers from the North of England and Northern Ireland but predominately from Yorkshire.
Memories of Royal Dragoon Guards
4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, in 1966Written by Steve Bodsworth Contact this person >>  "Being part of the BEF from Sharjah to Oman in the Trucial States, (the first British forces in Oman for 200 years) at a time when public beheadings were still carried out in the town square and the castle had prisoners in the dungeons.
A long hot and dusty trip with some truly magnificent scenery and crystal clear waterholes appearing out of nowhere." 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, in 1965Written by Steve Bodsworth Contact this person >> "Abu-Dubai, late ’65 when the tallest building was a two story mud brick "palace" belonging to the sheik, most of the town had little in the way of sanitation, the streets were packed dirt and the major "highway" was a large salt plain with no lanes!
Oh how times have changed!"
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving Royal Dragoon Guards
" Paul is looking for any old pals who served with him at any of these units. Name: paul worsley Nick Name: scouse Service Number: 24491355 Regiment: 5 Armoured W/Shop Regiment2: Queens Own Hussars Regiment3: 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards Regiment4: 12 Armoured W/Shop Regiment5: 4 Royal Tank ..."
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" Quoting: Gordon H Smith I’m an ex Cheshire Regiment lad and proud of it! There’s something called pride in one’s own County Regiment that no-one can ever take away even under the pain of politicians.Our own Regimental History is one that will never be forgotten until the last one out turns ..."
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" Security surrounding the homecoming parade for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan in Belfast cost more than £300,000, it has emerged. There had been fears of violence ahead of the event on Sunday, however, trouble was minimal. The Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde said police worked ..."
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" Hi my son-in -law was in the Inniskilling, he now is in the Royal Dragoon Guards an very proud to be so Regards Chris "
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" At 11.00 am the French bombardment of Hougoumont Farm, on the extreme right of the Allied line, began the battle. The British artillery on the ridge behind the farm replied, cannonading the French infantry massed for the attack on the far side of the valley. At midday Prince Jerome ordered the ..."
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