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Royal Welch Fusiliers 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 5th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 8th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 10th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 11th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 12th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 13th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd of December 1939 Reliefs 6th Feb 1940 On the Range 2nd of April 1940 Enemy push (training) 23rd May 1940 In Action 13th May 1940 In Defence 14th May 1940 Exchange of Fire 15th May 1940 Enemy Attacks 15th May 1940 In Action 24th May 1940 In Action 25th May 1940 HQ Established 25th May 1940 In Action 26th May 1940 Surrounded 26th May 1940 New Positions 27th May 1940 Hard Fighting 30th May 1940 Withdrawal 1st Jun 1940 Evacuation 14th July 1940 Reorganisation 2nd Aug 1940 Orders 3rd Aug 1940 On the Move 5th Aug 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30th Jun 1944 Orders 1st Jul 1944 Reliefs 1st Jul 1944 Attack Made 1st Jul 1944 Conference 1st July 1944 Orders 2nd Jul 1944 Patrol 2nd July 1944 Reliefs 3rd Jul 1944 Recce 3rd Jul 1944 Reliefs 4th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire 5th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire 6th Jul 1944 Recce 7th Jul 1944 Recce 8th Jul 1944 Patrol 9th Jul 1944 Enemy Active 10th Jul 1944 Recce 11th Jul 1944 Patrols 12th Jul 1944 Orders 13th Jul 1944 On the Move 14th Jul 1944 Orders 14th Jul 1944 Attack Made 15th Jul 1944 Recce 16th Jul 1944 Briefing   Colonel J A Rice-Evans, CO of 4th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, briefs his officers from his slit trench at battalion HQ before an attack towards Evrecy, 16th of July 1944. © IWM (B 7579) 16th Jul 1944 On the Move 16th Jul 1944 Line Advanced 17th Jul 1944 Thick Mist 17th Jul 1944 Attack Made 17th Jul 1944 Attack Made 18th Jul 1944 Bombing 18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails 19th Jul 1944 Patrol 20th Jul 1944 Patrols 21st Jul 1944 Shelling 22nd Jul 1944 Patrol 23rd Jul 1944 Raid 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26th September 1944 Observation Posts 30th September 1944 Counter Attacks 4th Oct 1944 Batteries Deployed 5th October 1944 In Action 6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence 6th October 1944 Shelling 7th Oct 1944 Shelling 7th October 1944 Shelling 8th Oct 1944 Demolition 8th October 1944 Shelling 13th October 1944 Attack Made 15th Oct 1944 Prisoners Taken 18th Oct 1944 Reliefs 20th Oct 1944 Preparations 21st Oct 1944 Under Fire 22nd Oct 1944 In Action 14th Dec 1944 On the Move 15th Dec 1944 On the Move 22nd Dec 1944 On the March 30th Dec 1944 In Action 4th Jan 1945 Attack Made 5th Jan 1945 Reliefs 11th Jan 1945 Artillery Support 7th of March 1945 On the Move 30th March 1945 Slow Progress 14th Apr 1945 Advance 27th Apr 1945 Very Wet If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with Royal Welch Fusiliers during the Second World War 1939-1945. Aitken W. Anderson MC Nigel James Moffatt. 2nd Lt. Argent Edgar. Pte. Bendle Gerald. Sgt. Bretel Sylvester. Fus. (d.7th September 1943) Bryan Leslie William. Butler Patrick. Pte Buttifant Stanley Frederick. Carr Matthew Robert. RSM. Chadwin Austin. Chatfield Alfred. Fus. (d.28th Mar 1945) Clarke William Alfred. Pte. Crane Walter Lawrence. Fsr. Curtis VH. Daniel William James. Fus. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Davies Colin. Cpl. (d.13th Feb 1945) Davies David John. Pte. Davies Shadrech. Duffy JJ. Dykes Jeff. Edgeworth Armine. Capt. Edwards Edward. Edwards H. Edwards John Percy. Sgt. Edwards John Hugh. Fus. Ellis D. Ellison Eric Ronald. L/Cpl. Etherington TR. Evans Leuan. Fus. (d.17th July 1944) Evans Robert. L/Cpl. Flanagan Thomas. Fus. (d.15th May 1940) Freeman Alfred James Wilfred. Fus. (d.10 Nov 1944) Greenwood Walter. Fslr. Grimes William. Pte. Groombridge Norman George. Flr. Hall Henry. Fus. (d.16th Sep 1944) Hallett DJ. Harber P. Fus. Hayes Arthur Thomas. Heywood Edward Arthur. Hughes Elias Gwynedd. Fus. (d.10th November 1944) Hughes Eric Victor. Pte. Hughes Evan Emlyn. Hughes G. Hughes Howard. Hughes TG. Jenkins Dai. Jones David Mervyn. Pte. Jones Evan Rhys. Jones George Garnet. Jones DCM. John Michael. WO2. (d.12th October 1944) Jones RS. Jones RW. Jones William. Jones William. Jones William Harold. Pte. Jones William John. Pte. Jones William Herbert. Fus. Kerrigan J. Knowles Aubrey. Lambert M. Leahy Thomas Henry. Fusilier Lewis Norman Edgar. Cpl. Looms TJ. McKinnon Ronald. Fus. (d.25th September 1944) McNicholas James Thomas. Fus. Miller Frank. Pte. Morgan D. Morris CF. Nimmon J. Owen Thomas Richard. Private Owen WC. Owens Idris. Fus. Parry H. Patten Robert Alfred. Fslr. (d.24th May 1940) Randall . Sgt. Riach William Drysdale. Cpl. (d.16th Feb 1945) Richards JG. Richens Harry. Rutherford E. Fus. Sakier Basil Stewart. Cpt. Skidmore AD. Smith William Anthony. Fus. (d.6th July 1944) Spink James. Fus. (d.5th Nov 1944) Stallard George Thomas. Fus. (d.19th Aug 1944) Stead John Henry. Pte. Sutherland Robert. Sutherland Robert. Fus (d.25th Sep 1944) Tatler Samuel. (d.9th February 1945) Taylor William Grenville. Fus. (d.16th Feb 1945) Thomas Arthur Edward. Thwaite John. A/LCpl. Turner William George. Watson Joseph. Pte. (d.10th Sep 1943) Williams Noel. Fus. (d.17th July 1944) Williams Richard Thomas. Cpl. Wood John Walter. Cpl. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Royal Welch Fusiliers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 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I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Fus. E Rutherford 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Fus.E Rutherford served with the 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JG Richards 49th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps JG Richards served with the 49th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. H Parry Royal Welsh Fusiliers H Parry served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. WC Owen Royal Welsh Fusiliers WC Owen served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. CF Morris Royal Welsh Fusiliers CF Morris served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. D Morgan Royal Welsh Fusiliers D Morgan served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. TJ Looms Royal Welsh Fusiliers TJ Looms served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. M Lambert 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps M Lambert served with the 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. J Kerrigan 1st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps J Kerrigan served with the 1st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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