Royal Welsh

Royal Welsh

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=The Royal Welsh


caption=Cap badge of the Royal Welsh
dates=1 March 2006-
country=United Kingdom
branch=British Army
type=Line Infantry
role=1st Battalion - Light Role
2nd Battalion - Armoured Infantry
3rd Battalion - TA Reserve
size= Three battalions
command_structure=Prince of Wales' Division
current_commander=
garrison= RHQ - Cardiff
1st Battalion - Chester
2nd Battalion - Tidworth
3rd Battalion - Cardiff
ceremonial_chief=HM The Queen
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel in Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment= Brigadier Roderick John Murray Porter MBE
nickname=
motto= "Ich Dien" (I Serve) (Welsh)
colors=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
identification_symbol_2=White (ORs only)
From Royal Welch Fusiliers
identification_symbol_2_label=Hackle
identification_symbol_3=R WELSH
identification_symbol_3_label=Abbreviation
march=Quick - "Men of Harlech"
Slow - "Forth to the Battle"
mascot=Persian Goat ("Shenkin")
battles=
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=St David's Day - 1 MarchThe Royal Welsh (R WELSH) (Welsh "Y Cymry Brenhinol") was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. It is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army, and the regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry. It consists of two regular battalions, plus a TA battalion, and was created through the merger of two single battalion regiments. The former regiments formed part of the battalion title (in brackets):
*1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers) (ex 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers) - a light infantry battalion based since August 2008 at Dale Barracks Chester.This follows a 2 year tour in Cyprus.
*2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales) (ex 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)) - an armoured infantry battalion based at Tidworth.
*3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (TA) (ex Royal Welsh Regiment) - TA Battalion which incorporates the Regimental Band.

The Regiment's cap badge is a representation of the Prince of Wales's feathers (formerly the cap badge of the Royal Regiment of Wales), while the hackle of the Royal Welch Fusiliers is worn by all NCOs and Other Ranks. HM The Queen is the new regiment's Colonel-in-Chief.

Alliances

*CAN - Royal 22e Régiment
*CAN - The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)
*AUS - The Royal New South Wales Regiment
*RSA - 121 South African Infantry Battalion
*RSA - The Pretoria Regiment
*PAK - 4th Battalion, The Baloch Regiment
*PAK - 3rd Battalion, The Frontier Force Regiment
*MAS - 4th Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment

Order of Precedence

Lineage

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regts/rw/index.htm Royal Welsh pages on the official British Army website]
* [http://www.theroyalwelsh.org.uk/ Regimental website maintained by The Royal Welsh Association]
* [http://www.royalwelshband.com/ Official website of the Regimental Band of The Royal Welsh]


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