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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

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  location map

15th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

16th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

17th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

18th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

19th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

20th Apr 1944 Exercise

21st Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends  location map

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  location map

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  location map

2nd July 1944 Reliefs  location map

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  

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944

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  location map

17th Jul 1944 Thick Mist

17th Jul 1944 Attack Made

18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails

25th Jul 1944 Recce

2nd Aug 1944 Raids  location map

3rd Aug 1944 Indications fo enemy withdrawal

4th Aug 1944 Moves  location map

5th Aug 1944 Reorganisation  location map

19th Sep 1944 Moves

20th September 1944 Attack Made  location map

20th September 1944 Strong Opposition  location map

21st September 1944 Attack Made

21st September 1944 Attack Made  location map

22nd September 1944 Objective Taken

23rd September 1944 Artillery in Action

20th Oct 1944 Preparations  location map

21st Oct 1944 Under Fire  location map

22nd Oct 1944 In Action


If 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

Records of 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers from other sources.



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Want to know more about 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers?


There are:1382 items tagged 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


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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