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Peninsula War 1808 - 1814

Military General Service Medal.  1793 - 1814 clasps:

*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.

Battle Honours: Fuentes d'Onor; Peninsula.

Battle of Waterloo 1815

Waterloo Medal 1815

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

* 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

* 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:

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:

*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

WW2 1939 - 1945 

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.

 Canal Zone 1951 - 1954 (1950 -54)

General Service Medal 1918 -62

The Malaya Emergency: Operations against Communist insurgents. 1948-60

General Service Medal 1918 - 62