The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch") was a British armyregiment. It was founded in 1881 as The Welsh Regiment, it lasted until it was amalgameted into the Royal Regiment of Wales in 1969. It should not be confused with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The Royal Regiment of Wales is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... The Royal Welch Fusiliers is a British army regiment, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ...
Originally organised as the county regiment of Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire and Pembrokeshire, encompassing its Militia and Volunteer infantry [see below] and uniting two regular battalions:
1st Battalion, redesignation of 41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot
2nd Battalion, redesignation of 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot
The Regiment was formed on 11th March, 1719, and continued through 250 years until its amalgamation on 11th June, 1969, with The South Wales Borderers (24th Regiment) at a ceremony in the grounds of this castle to form The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st) Foot.
The WelchRegiment Museum at Cardiff Castle was opened by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in May 1978.
In 1751 the Regiment of Invalids became the 41st Regiment of Foot, and in 1756 a second Battalion of the 24th Regiment (later the South Wales Borderers) was raised, which two years afterwards became the 69th Regiment of Foot.
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