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Tonight I was invited to an evening of another chapter in the Regiment's history in the fact that this evening I witnessed the disbandment of A company 3 Royal Welsh to 398 (Flintshire and Denbighshire Yeomary) Squadron 157 (WELSH) transport Regiment RLC here at the Harry Weale VC Drill Hall Queensferry May the RWFCA live on
Hi Benny,
Here I am in the West Midlands, not aware of any activity regarding A Coy Royal Welsh until I read your thread.
I'm aware of the Govt proposals to decrease the Reg Army and increase the TA, which I totally disagree with anyway, so how do the changes affect your Inf Orbat?
The same has happened in Wrexham, also the band & drums are going to be amalgamated into the Guards band
There are no plans to amalgamate/merge the Regimental Band of The Royal Welsh or the Corps of Drums with the Guards, they are staying with the Regiment. Where the Welsh Guards (WG) come into the equation with the the Royal Welsh, is the 3rd Bn are now paired with the WG for training purposes.
If the Royal Welsh are leaving Wrexham and Queensferry are to be RLC. How do the Corps of Drums fit into this equation if Colwyn Bay is to be the TAC for North Wales. Also rumor has it that a new TAC is to built in the Swansea area to be for the RWF.
Hi Gerry, Sorry I should have given a bit more background info. The TA Infantry Bn's have go down to 3 Rifle Coys and a HQ Coy, this includes 3rd Bn R Welsh their orbat is now HQ and 2 Rifle Coys in South Wales I believe HQ in Cardiff B Coy in Swansea, C Coy in Pontypridd with 1 rifle Coy in North Wales that being D Coy in Colwyn Bay & Caernarfon (until possible closure in 2016) A Coy at Wrexham & Queensferry have been taken out of the Orbat with the majority of its soldiers now Recapped Badged 398 (Flintshire and Denbighshire Yeomanry) Sqn 157 (Welsh) Transport Regiment RLC based at Queensferry (so apart from Des and Judy RHQ, NO R Welsh will be in Hightown Barracks).I hope that has given some info to go on
Best Regards
Benny
PeterI spoke to Ian Simmons R Welsh Corps of Drums North Wales and he told me that the Corps North have recapped badged 398 Sqn and they are going to be part of 157 Welsh Transport Regiment Corps of Drums.Best RegardsBenny
Thanks Benny it would be a shame to lose all that talent.
Benny,
How many men as an estimate are now left in 3 RW Ta,all over Wales,be nice to know what sort of numbers they have.
What a bloody shambles. This has to be the biggest cluster#### in the history of the defence of the realm. A bunch of mindless financial pillocks destroying our armed forces and Generals ( peter wall ) backing the idea that this new system of a bigger TA (thats what it is nothing more nothing less) will work. They have no idea how long it will take to put right when it falls flat on its ****. No doubt the offer of service or Nick will be back on the agenda as it was in the past to get recruitment up.
We may as well withdraw from NATO, keep our noses out of others affairs (a good plan). Have a home guard to protect our shores, stand in for fire fighters, bin men and whoever else goes on strike. Produce security to cover for security firms who have been paid millions and cant do the job and hope and pray that it never kicks of again in NI, Falklands Belize or anywhere else where we foolishly think is still part of the great British Empire.
Don't be surprised when Cameron or the next incumbent uses those immortal words that have become as famous as "we will fight them on the beaches" and that is....."Look we got it wrong we must now learn from our mistakes and move on". I am glad that i have no children to live through what is to become of this once great nation.