Had a great #winterofwellbeing #historihalfterm event at the Museum today. Lots of visitors. Thank you all. If you missed it today we are doing it all again tomorrow!
Saturday 26 February 2022
Thursday 24 February 2022
Prints for sale!
Officer of the 23rd Foot and Serjeant Luke O' Connor VC 23rd Foot Prints (210 x 295mm)
1. Officer of the 23rd Foot The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1870
2. Serjeant Luke O' Connor VC 23rd Foot The Royal Welch Fusiliers Battle of Alma Crimea 1854
Price: £6.00 for the pair
Postage & Packaging: UK £3.00 (other destinations at cost)
To purchase please visit www.rwfmuseum.org.uk
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Reichswald
ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL WELCH HISTORY
RWF Territorial battalions in the Reichswald, Germany, 1945
The 53rd (Welsh) Division with the 4th, 6th and 7th Battalions were involved in this bloody and bitter battle which was one of the most unpleasant of the Second World War. During it, the CO of the 7th Battalion, Lieut-Col Dickson, was killed. It took many days to clear the enemy from the forest and substantial casualties were suffered in the process.
Sunday 6 February 2022
Saturday 5 February 2022
1 RWF action at Split Hill Piquet Waziristan 1923
5th February 1923 – ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL WELCH HISTORY
1 RWF action at Split Hill Piquet Waziristan [now in Pakistan] 1923
In December 1921 the battalion joined the Waziristan Field Force to subdue the Mahsuds. It was mainly engaged in low-level operations. On 5 February it occupied a permanent piquet on Split Hill. It was soon under heavy attack by tribesmen. The battalion could not withdraw whilst some of the wounded lay out under enemy fire. For their part in rescuing the wounded, four fusiliers won MMs. The battalion withdraw after dark having lost six men.
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