The 3rd Dragoon Guards served as part of the 6th Cavalry Brigade for the duration of the war. If you enjoy the articles I post here, please consider making a donation in support. Search. [7], The regiment was awarded the following battle honours:[1], The colonels of the regiment were as follows:[1], 1765 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, 1921 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's), Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, British cavalry during the First World War, "Regiments and Commanding Officers, 1960 - Colin Mackie", 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars, King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment), Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment), Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own), Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers), Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment), Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry, Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own), Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars), Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own), 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars), Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars), Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire), Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment), 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons), 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3rd_Dragoon_Guards&oldid=999853040, Military units and formations disestablished in 1922, Cavalry regiments of the British Army in World War I, Military units and formations established in 1685, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 08:00. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military cap badges for sale including other WW1 3rd Dragoon Guards Regiment cap badges. The material on which it is founded was gathered by Mr D.H Parry, shortly after the Armistice, from the War Diary and from the personal narratives of surviving officers and other ranks. First or Grenadier Guards 2nd and 3rd Battalions in South Africa 1899-1902. Dragoon Guards is a designation that has been used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army since the 18th century. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recorded that the Regiment suffered 321 dead from all causes between August 1914 and November 1918. There is also a detailed account of the operations of the 3rd Dragoon Guards at Arras between 5 and 11 April 1917 which includes a list of the Regiment’s casualties. There is only one war diary for the 3rd Dragoon Guards which can be downloaded for a small fee by clicking on the blue link below. There are a few appendices including a very important nominal roll of officers and men still serving with the Regiment on 31 October 1916 who landed in France with the unit in November 1914. Unfortunately, we hold no individual service records of soldiers who served in the 4th, 5th, or 7th Dragoon Guards, nor the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. James Bloomer was my grandfather. The 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. [1] The regiment saw action at the Battle of Schellenberg in July 1704, the Battle of Blenheim in August 1704, the Battle of Ramillies in May 1706, the Battle of Oudenarde in July 1708 and the Battle of Malplaquet in September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. [1] It took part in the suppression of the Bristol riots in 1831 and, after service in India, took part in the British Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868. This is the story of his regiment the 3rd Dragoon Guards who claimed their main WW1 battle honours at the First Battle of the Scarpe. Call us now: 07958 293 945. . Other Ranks: Just like for officers, you will need to have a search for a service record, however, many were destroyed in the Blitz. Officers: Try to find a service record either at the National Archives (I offer a copying service for these records) or if the officer served past April 1922 at the Ministry of Defence: Ordering a Service Record from the MOD. At 9 pm our billetting area was severely shelled by Howitzer fire said to have been brought up by rail?. Address: 4 Cornfield Terrace, St Leonards. Photo 2 was taken by Horace Dudley and has bad creasing. Military General Service Medal (1793-1814), 2 clasps VITTORIA & TOULOUSE. It was renamed as the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1751 and the 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards in 1765. Moved to France 16 August. 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