Royal Welsh Fuzileers

[jungle1810]

Hello Baconwallah,
Re the archaic spelling of Fuzilier or Fuzileer. I used the version in my pamphlet "Ludlow and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. But I have seen both versions of the spelling in various books and journals. A matter for conjecture.
R B D akajungle1810

[richie264]

I was looking at the web site for one of local War Memorial & I noticed the Fusiliers were listed as privates & so it seems on any lists, why was this & when did the term Fusilier end & restart ?

[ivor43]

hi.
It appears it is from 17C French the following has some more history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusilier


ivor

[jungle1810]

Hello Richie,
From time immemorial British soldiers have always been listed as Privates. It would appear that most regiments refer to O R's as such titles as Fusiliers Kingsmen Sappers etc but in truth in turn both the War Office and later the Ministry of Defence have always called them Privates in official reports etc. I have reason to believe this practice is still observed by the M o D.

R B D aka jungle1810

[dcdl12976]

That is indeed the case in some instances mate, mainy on the civy side and through ignorance of the subject plus its easier to lump them all as privates rather than name all the different variations