John Turner
04-10-2015, 23:01
From another forum ....
"The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh Regiment, which it was known until 1920 when it was renamed the Welch Regiment. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to form the Royal Regiment of Wales which was, on 1 March 2006, amalgamated with the Royal Welch Fusiliers to form the Royal Welsh."
Is this correct? I thought the 'C' in Royal Welch was unique to us, were the Welsh Regiment once the Welch Regiment as stated above - and is all the rest of the above correct too? I always thought the RRW were the 24th/41st - this would make them the 24th/41st/69th!
"The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh Regiment, which it was known until 1920 when it was renamed the Welch Regiment. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to form the Royal Regiment of Wales which was, on 1 March 2006, amalgamated with the Royal Welch Fusiliers to form the Royal Welsh."
Is this correct? I thought the 'C' in Royal Welch was unique to us, were the Welsh Regiment once the Welch Regiment as stated above - and is all the rest of the above correct too? I always thought the RRW were the 24th/41st - this would make them the 24th/41st/69th!