(Memories written by members of Forces Reunited)
4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, in 1966
Written by Steve Bodsworth
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.Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, in 1972
Written by JAMES MILLAR HILL
HIGHLY HONOURED WHEN AMAZING GRACE WENT TO NO1 IN THE CHARTS.4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, in 1965
Written by Steve Bodsworth
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!Recconnaissance Regiment, &4/7 Dragoon Guards in 1946
Written by Bert Cook (Cookie)
Csqd in the ex navel camp near Haifa,a complete change in tin huts set amid olive groves.A great change from being under canvas. If anyone was there it was a busy time but pleasant.After this it was down to Tel-Aviv area and under canvas again.Kings Dragoon Guards, A Squadron 5th Troop in 1957
Written by William Cook
We were stationed at Mageedee Baracks over the causway from Singapor, and were attached to the Gurka regiment we were invited to one of there Annual events were the youngest member had to cut of the head of a young bullock in one go,if not it brought bad luck to the regiment,it was touch and go as most of the gurkas at the time were on the local brew and most were drunk, so what they did was practice with smaller animals, so you had bedlam,with the local farmer not well pleased to see his animals being chased all over half of malaya by drunken Gurkas, as it was the lad who had to do this was still sober enough to manage it without mishap, So all ended happily, apart from the poor Bullock