3rd Carabiniers
| 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) | |
|---|---|
 Badge of the 3rd Carabiniers | |
| Active | 1922–1971 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Motto(s) | Ich Dien (I Serve)[1] |
| March | Quick: 6th Dragoon Guards Slow: 3rd Dragoon Guards Second World War
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The 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1922 as part of a reduction in the army's cavalry by the amalgamation of the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) and the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards. It was renamed the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) in 1928 and amalgamated with the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) in 1971.
History
Inter-war
The regiment was formed in 1922 as part of a reduction in the army's cavalry by the amalgamation of the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) and the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards.[2] Both regiments were based in India at the time of their amalgamation; the newly formed regiment departed in 1925 for Britain. It regained its carabinier association in 1928, when it was renamed the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards).[2]
The 3rd Carabiniers was posted to Sialkot in India in 1936[2] and began its mechanisation process, changing its horses for armoured vehicles, in 1938.[2]
Second World War
When the war began in September 1939, the 3rd Carabiniers was still based in India. In 1941, a
Now equipped with the
The 3rd Carabiniers, operating usually at
Post-World War II
After the war's official end in September, the regiment was based at
The 3rd Carabiniers was posted to the
Having been armed with tanks since the early 1950s, the regiment was re-roled to a reconnaissance unit in 1967, first operating the Ferret scout car. Deployments to the British military installations in Libya and Cyprus followed in 1968.[9] A brief posting to Münster, West Germany took place in 1969 before moving to Herford, West Germany.[2]
On 2 July 1971, the regiment amalgamated with the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys).[2]
Regimental museum
The regimental collection is held in the Cheshire Military Museum at Chester Castle.[11] Some items are also held by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum at Edinburgh Castle.[12]
Other information
- Anniversaries: Nunshigum (13 April)
- Alliances:
- The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) — Canada(1951–1971)
- Royal Natal Carbineers — South Africa(1922–1961)
- Associated Yeomanry:
Battle honours
The 3rd Carabiniers possessed a total of 62 battle honours, of which 49 were inherited from its predecessor units and were earned prior to the regiment's formation in 1922. During the Second World War, the amalgamated regiment received 13 battle honours. The full list of battle honours held by the regiment are:[1][2]
- Delhi 1857, Abyssinia, Afghanistan 1879–80;
- Second Boer War: Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, South Africa 1899–1902;
- First World War: Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Messines 1914, Ypres 1914 '15, Arras 1917, Cambrai 1917 '18, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, France and Flanders 1914–18;
- Second World War: Burma 1944–45.
Regimental Colonels
Colonels of the Regiment were: [13]
- 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards
- 1922: Maj-Gen. Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, VC, KCB
- 1922: Maj-Gen. Henry Peregrine Leader, CB
- 1925–1929: F.M. Sir William Robert Robertson, Bt, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO
- 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) (1928)
- 1929–1946: Gen. Sir George Alexander Weir, KCB, CMG, DSO
- 1946–1957: Brig. William Thomas Gill, MC
- 1957–1966: Brig. Joseph Russell Fishbourne, CBE
- 1966–1971: Brig. William Charles Walker Sloan, CBE
- 1971: Regiment amalgamated with Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
Notes
- ^ a b c Chant 1988, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "3rd Carabiniers". British Armed Forces and National Services. www.britisharmedforces.org. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "25th Dragoons at". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008.
- ^ Allen 2000 p. 657.
- ^ Allen 2000, p. 209.
- ^ Brayley 2002, p. 43.
- ^ Allen 2000, p. 254.
- ^ "The British Army in Burma 1945". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "3rd Carabiniers". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Poona - First and Last - now called Pune". Queen's Royal Surreys. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Cheshire Military Museum, Army Museums Ogilby Trust, archived from the original on 17 June 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ "Welcome". Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) at". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
References
- Allen, Louis (2000) [1984]. Burma: The Longest War 1941–45. London: Phoenix Press. ISBN 1-84212-260-6.
- Brayley, Martin (2002). The British Army 1939–45 (3): The Far East. Men-at-Arms # 37. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-238-5.
- Chant, Christopher (1988). The Handbook of British Regiments. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-00241-7.