17th November 1847 - ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL WELCH HISTORY
The death of Private Thomas Foulkes, 23rd Foot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Private Thomas Foulkes fought with the Royal Welch throughout the Peninsular Campaign and at Waterloo during the Napoleonic wars.
He survived this prolonged period of campaigning and death in his hometown of Conway, North Wales on 17th November 1847. His grave was visited by three generations of Royal Welshmen who had fought in the Boer, First and Second World Wars on St David’s Day.
A fitting tribute to a true Welsh Warrior. The photo and short article comes from the Regimental Journal Y Ddraig Goch (The Red dragon).
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