11 APRIL 1946 – ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL WELCH HISTORY

6 RWF received Freedom of Caernarfon, 1946
The battalion had been formed in 1908 with the re-designation of the 2nd Volunteer battalion whose links with Caernarfon went back to 1884. 6 RWF finished the war in Germany where it was placed in suspended animation. Before disbandment it had been granted the freedom 
of the Borough of Caernarfon, which had been the location of battalion headquarters since 1884.