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*'''1713''' became Royal Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers | *'''1713''' became Royal Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers | ||
*'''1901''' became The Royal Welsh Fusiliers | *'''1901''' became The Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||
*'''1920''' became The Royal Welch Fusiliers | *'''1920''' became The Royal Welch Fusiliers (ancient spelling of "Welch" officially restored, but regiment had always unofficially retained that style) | ||
*'''2006''' amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Wales (RRW) to become 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh | *'''2006''' amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Wales (RRW) to become 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers Royal Welch Fusiliers] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers Royal Welch Fusiliers] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.theroyalwelsh.org.uk/History.html History of the Royal Welsh] theroyalwelsh.org | |||
*[http://www.rwf-forum.co.uk/vBulletin/content.php?149-The-Vault The Royal Welch Forum: the Vault] includes [http://www.rwf-forum.co.uk/vBulletin/content.php?189-Deployments Deployments from 1881] | |||
*[http://www.britisharmedforces.org/i_regiments/roywelchfus_index.htm The Royal Welch Fusiliers] British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071225172120/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/023RWF.htm The Royal Welch Fusiliers]. Regiments.org, an archived site. | |||
*[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/ The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum] | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 17 October 2010
Known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers
Chronology
- 1689 formed as 23rd Regiment of Foot
- 1702 known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers
- 1713 became Royal Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers
- 1901 became The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 1920 became The Royal Welch Fusiliers (ancient spelling of "Welch" officially restored, but regiment had always unofficially retained that style)
- 2006 amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Wales (RRW) to become 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh
External Links
- Royal Welch Fusiliers Wikipedia
- History of the Royal Welsh theroyalwelsh.org
- The Royal Welch Forum: the Vault includes Deployments from 1881
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum