Welsh/Welch

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 69th was originally the 2/24th, formed in 1757 and redesignated in 1758.

The Welsh Regt became the Welch Regt in 1920.

John

hi

41 41st Regiment of Foot or Invalids 1751–1787
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41st Regiment of Foot 1787–1831
41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot 1831–1881[69][70]
1719

Formed 11 March 1719 as Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Foot from companies of outpatients or "invalids" from Chelsea Hospital. Also known as the "1st Invalids" or "Regiment of Invalids".[68][70]
1881: 1st Battalion,
The Welsh Regiment[68] Royal Welsh

hi

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.

Both the Welsh Regiment and the RWF after years of petitioning were allowed to change in 1920 from Welsh to Welch.