Northern ireland to the balkans, the gulf, iraq, sierra leone and afghanistan. The recreated 23rd regiment of foot portrays the regiment from 1775 1783 during its. The bulk of this book is devoted to chronicling the saga of the 23rd infantry regiment, the royal welch fusiliers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The values, traditions and heritage of the royal welch fusiliers are now preserved in the regular 1st battalion, the royal welsh and the reserve 3rd battalion, the royal welsh.
Between 2006 and 2014 the title of the royal welch fusiliers was retained as 1st battalion royal welsh the royal welch fusiliers. In 1702, it was designated a fusilier regiment and became the welch regiment of fusiliers. My name is graham knight and this page is in memory of the men who enlisted into the royal welsh fusiliers during the period from. My great uncle alfred fernes enlisted in 1916 to fight in wwi. The original records are all held by the royal welsh fusiliers museum trust. British army, royal welch fusiliers 1st battalion, the royal welsh 1 r. Royal welsh fusiliers daring afghan battle north wales live. With further defence cuts in 2014 the 1st and 2nd battalions were combined to form the 1st battalion, the royal welsh 23rd24th41st of foot. So want to find out why he joined as it was then the monmouth regiment. The history of the royal welch fusiliers, 16892006 kindle edition by glover, michael, riley, jonathan.
Shop the royal welch fusiliers museum at caernarfon castle. The royal welch fusiliers museum is housed in two towers of caernarfon castle. The royal welch fusiliers museum has thousands of stories to tell from the experiences of an individual soldier to the history of an entire battalion. The british perespective is a bit jarring at first as a lot of american assumptions and predications about the british army are disabused or at least explained and justified in a.
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Parts of the unit were there at lexington and concord and the unit soldiered. The royal regiment of fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the british army, part of the queens division. Corporal michael john thacker palace barracks memorial garden. Royal welch fusiliers in america, new hope, pennsylvania. Iraq and afghanistan, where he was deputy commander of nato isaf 2007. The royal welch fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the british army and part of the prince of wales division, founded in 1689 shortly after the glorious revolution. This volume covers the hundred years between the victory of waterloo and the outbreak of the great war, 18161914. Verbalisation is both the name of this book and a strategic communications. The saga of this unit provides a good example of the british army in the american revolution. Corporal michael john thacker, from 1st battalion the royal welsh,was killed in action in helmand district,afghanistan on friday 1 june 2012.
These have included missions in bosnia, iraq and afghanistan. In july 2007 the 2nd battalion deployed to iraq and between 2009 and 2011 the battalion deployed companies to afghanistan. Royal welsh regiment march off past hm the queen duration. In it you will find a wealth of original exhibits, supported by film, sound and models, which tell the story of over 300 years of service by wales. The royal welch fusiliers museum at caernarfon castle. Get the biggest daily stories by email we will use your. The history of the royal welch fusiliers, 16892006.
He was deployed to afghanistan during operation herrick and also. He was killed in franceflanders on 1st october 1917, nearly 19 years old. A wide range of books on the regiment are available for purchase online. Education archive archive the royal welch fusiliers museum at. On the 1st march 2006 the two line welsh infantry regiments combined to form a new regiment the royal welsh. The royal welch fusiliers at war, 17931815 graves, donald e. The royal welch fusiliers museum at caernarfon castle, north wales. This book tells the story of the royal welsh fusilliers who fought in the majority of the major battles during the revolution. Y cymry brenhinol is one of the new large infantry. Regimental records of the royal welch fusiliers vol ii.