Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers_regiment

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Royal_22e_Régiment gptkb:Royal_Australian_Regiment gptkb:The_Cape_Town_Highlanders
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Wales Welsh culture
gptkbp:battleHonours	over 200
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	2006
gptkbp:founded	1689
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Caernarfon gptkb:Wrexham
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Wrexham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Royal_Welsh
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Gwell_Angau_na_Chywilydd Death rather than dishonour
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Old_23rd
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Minden gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres gptkb:Battle_of_Alma gptkb:Battle_of_Inkerman gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Siegfried_Sassoon gptkb:Hedd_Wyn gptkb:Robert_Graves
gptkbp:regimentalColour	red coat blue facings white hackle
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers gptkb:Men_of_Harlech gptkb:Fires_of_Cardiff
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum	gptkb:Caernarfon_Castle gptkb:Royal_Welch_Fusiliers_Museum
gptkbp:regimentalNumber	gptkb:23rd_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:Crimean_War gptkb:First_World_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars gptkb:Northern_Ireland gptkb:Second_Boer_War gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:American_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:type	line infantry
gptkbp:uniform	white hackle
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Regimental_Museum_of_The_Royal_Welsh_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Welch_Fusiliers_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6