23rd Regiment of Foot

Known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers

Chronology

• 1689 formed as Lord Herbert's Regiment of Foot
• 1702 known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers
• 1713 became Royal Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers
• 1714 became the The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welch Fuzileers
• 1723 became The Royal Regiment of Welch Fuzileers
• 1747 ranked as 23rd Regiment of Foot
• 1751 became 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fuzileers)
• 1881 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