1st June 1923 – ON THIS DAY IN RWF HISTORY

Rank of ‘Fusilier’ authorised, 1923

The Regiment had been designated a fusilier Regiment as early as 1702. However, it was not until this date that the rank of ‘Fusilier’ replaced that of ‘Private’ in the royal Welch Fusiliers and it has been used ever since. The rank of Fusilier is still used in the 1st and 3rd Battalions of The Royal Welsh, the antecedent Regiment of The Royal Welch Fusiliers.