Difference between revisions of "23rd Regiment of Foot"

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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
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*'''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<br>[http://www.theroyalwelsh.org.uk/History.html History of the Royal Welsh] theroyalwelsh.org
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers Royal Welch Fusiliers]  Wikipedia
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*[http://www.theroyalwelsh.org.uk/History.html History of the Royal Welsh] theroyalwelsh.org
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*[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]
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*[http://www.britisharmedforces.org/i_regiments/roywelchfus_index.htm The Royal Welch Fusiliers] British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071225172120/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/023RWF.htm  The Royal Welch Fusiliers]. Regiments.org, an archived site.
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*[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