Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda oddiwrth pawb yn yr Amgueddfa.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at the RWF Museum.
Friday, 18 December 2020
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
The Flash
#OTD 28th November 1834
The wearing of the ‘Flash’ first sanctioned
In 1808 the pigtail was abolished in the army. Its implementation in the
Regiment was very unpopular. The officers, as a mark of protest, took to
wearing the ribbons from the queue bag and formed them into a ‘flash’ slang for a wig & attached it to the collar of their coats.
In 1834, when the Regiment returned from abroad, they were ordered to be
removed. An appeal was made to William IV who gave his approval ‘as a
peculiarity to mark the Dress of that distinguished Regiment’.
Fleurbaix 1917
#MuseumsUnlocked #Wintertime
Men of the 15th (Service) Battalion (1st London Welsh), Royal Welsh Fusiliers
in the snow-covered
front line trenches at Fleurbaix, 28 December 1917.
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