23rd Regiment of Foot
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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 including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion. Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
