About: 7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers

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The 7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, was a Welsh unit of Britain's Territorial Force. First raised in 1897, it fought at Gallipoli and in Palestine during World War I, and in the campaign in North West Europe during World War II. A duplicate battalion was converted to the paratroop role. Postwar the battalion was converted into anti-aircraft artillery, then reverted to infantry in 1956 after it amalgamated with a neighbouring unit.

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  • The 7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, was a Welsh unit of Britain's Territorial Force. First raised in 1897, it fought at Gallipoli and in Palestine during World War I, and in the campaign in North West Europe during World War II. A duplicate battalion was converted to the paratroop role. Postwar the battalion was converted into anti-aircraft artillery, then reverted to infantry in 1956 after it amalgamated with a neighbouring unit. (en)
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  • 1971-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1908-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1-3 Infantry battalions
  • 1 Artillery regiment
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  • Anti-aircraft artillery
  • Infantry
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  • * World War I: ** Gallipoli ** Palestine * World War II: ** Normandy ** Reichswald ** Rhine (en)
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  • Regimental cap badge of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (en)
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  • Sir Edward Pryce-Jones, 1st Baronet (en)
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  • The 7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, was a Welsh unit of Britain's Territorial Force. First raised in 1897, it fought at Gallipoli and in Palestine during World War I, and in the campaign in North West Europe during World War II. A duplicate battalion was converted to the paratroop role. Postwar the battalion was converted into anti-aircraft artillery, then reverted to infantry in 1956 after it amalgamated with a neighbouring unit. (en)
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  • 7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (en)
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  • 5th Volunteer Bn, South Wales Borderers (en)
  • 636 (Royal Welch) LAA Rgt, RA (en)
  • 7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers (en)
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