The Welsh Volunteers, was a short-lived Territorial Army infantry regiment of the

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, that existed from 1967 to 1971.

History

Upon the creation of the

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in 1967, 5 of the Territorial Army infantry battalions of the

Welsh Brigade The Welsh Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1964. The Brigade administered the regular Welsh infantry regiments. After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a lett ...

, drastically reduced in size to form companies of the Welsh Volunteers. Its initial structure was: *Headquarters Company, at

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''(reduction of 6th Battalion,

Welch Regiment The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment line infantry, of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the am ...

)'' *A Company (Royal Welch Fusiliers), at

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''(reduction of 4th Battalion,

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and part 6/7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers)'' *B Company (South Wales Borderers), at Raglan Barracks,

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''(reduction of 2nd Battalion,

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)'' *C Company (Welch), at

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and

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''(reduction of 4th and 5th Battalions, Welch Regiment)'' Not long after its creation, the regiment was disbanded with its sub-units being placed back under their respective regiments. HQ, B, and C Companies went to 3rd Battalion,

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; and A and D Companies, went to 3rd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.

References

Military units and formations established in 1967 Military units and formations disestablished in 1971 Royal Welch Fusiliers Welch Regiment South Wales Borderers Infantry regiments of the British Army 1967 establishments in England {{UK-mil-unit-stub