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4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers were a territorial unit. They saw action across Western Europe from mid 1944 onwards.
13th of February 1943 Field Firing Exercise
15th Apr 1944 Exercise
16th Apr 1944 Exercise
17th Apr 1944 Exercise
18th Apr 1944 Exercise
19th Apr 1944 Exercise
20th Apr 1944 Exercise
21st Apr 1944 Exercise
22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends
1st Jun 1944 Orders
2nd Jun 1944 Waterproofing
4th Jun 1944 Preparations
5th Jun 1944 Orders Received
5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued
6th Jun 1944 Loading
6th Jun 1944 Concentration
7th Jun 1944 Ready
8th Jun 1944 Address
8th Jun 1944 Briefing
9th Jun 1944 Orders
10th Jun 1944 Lectures
13th Jun 1944 Shelling
15th Jun 1944 Avdance Parties
16th Jun 1944 Orders
17th Jun 1944 On the Move
19th Jun 1944 On the Move
20th Jun 1944 On the Move
22nd Jun 1944 On the Move
27th Jun 1944 Security
29th Jun 1944 Orders
29th Jun 1944 Orders
30th Jun 1944 On the Move
30th Jun 1944 Orders
1st Jul 1944 Conference
1st July 1944 Orders
2nd July 1944 Reliefs
3rd Jul 1944 Reliefs
4th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire
5th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire
10th Jul 1944 Recce
11th Jul 1944 Patrols
12th Jul 1944 Orders
14th Jul 1944 Attack Made
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 Briefing
16th Jul 1944 On the Move
16th Jul 1944 Line Advanced
17th Jul 1944 Thick Mist
17th Jul 1944 Attack Made
18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails
25th Jul 1944 Recce
2nd Aug 1944 Raids
3rd Aug 1944 Indications fo enemy withdrawal
4th Aug 1944 Moves
5th Aug 1944 Reorganisation
19th Sep 1944 Moves
20th September 1944 Attack Made
20th September 1944 Strong Opposition
21st September 1944 Attack Made
21st September 1944 Attack Made
22nd September 1944 Objective Taken
23rd September 1944 Artillery in Action
20th Oct 1944 Preparations
21st Oct 1944 Under Fire
22nd Oct 1944 In ActionIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Anderson MC Nigel James Moffatt. 2nd Lt.
- Edgeworth Armine. Capt.
- Greenwood Walter. Fslr.
- Harber P. Fus.
- Heywood Edward Arthur.
- Jones DCM. John Michael. WO2. (d.12th October 1944)
- Leahy Thomas Henry. Fusilier
- McNicholas James Thomas. Fus.
- Riach William Drysdale. Cpl. (d.16th Feb 1945)
- Rutherford E. Fus.
- Spink James. Fus. (d.5th Nov 1944)
- Tatler Samuel. (d.9th February 1945)
- Taylor William Grenville. Fus. (d.16th Feb 1945)
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
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Want to know more about 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers?
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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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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
Fus. P Harber 4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers
Fus.P Harber served with the 4th Battalion 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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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
Capt. Armine "Ginger" Edgeworth 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Armine Edgeworth is my father who told me that they once trained in the Lake District and in Co Down near to where we lived in the early fifties and was stationed in Herne Bay, Kent when staying at the Miramar Hotel which my father bought in 1954.When my brother got married the son of where we were staying had a book all about the Regiment. In the book my father pointed out a photo and said "That is me, I was with some chaps who were all sent to the front line but I was held back because of my age. All the chaps that were in the photo were killed."
Catherine
WO2. John Michael Jones DCM. 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers (d.12th October 1944)
Warrant Officer Class II John Jones was 32 when he died and is buried in the Herwen-en-Aerdt (Herwen) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.S flynn
Fus. James Thomas "Mac" McNicholas 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
James McNicholas served with 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.John McNicholas
Cpl. William Drysdale "Dale" Riach 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers (d.16th Feb 1945)
I never met Dale Drysdale but he was my uncle.Andy Riach
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