988:, the highest point of Judaea north of Jerusalem, and it had to tackle the most difficult terrain in the whole operation. The division occupied No man's land in the preceding days, then advanced silently at 02.00 on 9 March, with 1/7th RWF supporting 1/1st Herefords against Drage Hill. There was a fog when the sun rose, but the Herefords took Drage Hill. They were then directed to take Chipp Hill, and severe fighting ensued before they were forced back to Drage Hill. The brigadier pushed 1/7th RWF up behind Drage Hill at 07.30, and then sent them to relieve the Herefords. No sooner had they completed this than they were attacked by the Turks. Fighting continued through the night and next day, and the division completed its objectives by 12 March. 158th Brigade was not engaged in the various raids across the Jordan carried out by the EEF during Spring 1918, but 1/7th Bn was sent across the river into the bridgehead on 29 March before returning on 1 April when the raiding force was withdrawn.
890:, followed by 158th. There was an overnight fog, so 158th Bde was late crossing the wadi, but by 06.30 it reached the edge of the Mansura ridge overlooking the plain of Gaza. At 11.30 the division was hurriedly ordered to attack, even though the artillery had not yet established communications. 158th Brigade set out shortly after 11.45 to attack Ali Muntar. The whole advance, watched by the mounted divisions, was 'a model in precision and steadiness'. After leaving the protection of Mansura the three battalions marched across open ground parallel to the Ali Muntar defences before wheeling left and moving towards their objectives. Rifle fire now broke out from Green Hill and slowed the advance. Here firing became general, but 159th Bde came up on the right flank of 1/7th Bn and the whole line then advanced again. Held up a second time, Capt Walker of 1/7th RWF, with about 40 of his own men and 40 of the neighbouring 1/5th
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was hardly engaged, mainly supporting 160th Bde on its flank. A 'feeble' attack against it was easily checked and by the end of the day the brigade had reoccupied a captured village. As the
Turkish attacks faded away, the division went over to the attack itself, 158th Bde attacking the villages and high ground in its front. 1/7th Battalion captured White Hill behind a barrage after dusk. The brigade took further ground on 28 December: an attack by one-and-a-half companies of 1/7th RWF towards Ras Arqub es Suffa was held up by machine gun fire but a second bombardment enabled the battalion to occupy the village after dusk. 53rd (W) Division held its line throughout the bad weather of January 1918, with 158th Bde providing working parties to improve the roads for the EEF's next advance, aimed at
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fifth being composed of the Lewis gun teams. The battalion moved off three minutes late but under cover of the barrage it gained its objective (Tel el
Khuweilfe itself) with few casualties by 05.03. The battalion mistook an advanced group of 1/6th RWF and 1/1st Herefords for Turks and called down artillery fire on them, causing some casualties and a retirement. Fog then engulfed the hills and deadlock set in, but when it cleared the Turks began to counter-attack. At first they threw 1/7th RWF off the hill, but prompt artillery support enabled the battalion to retake it at the point of the bayonet. Four further Turkish counter-attacks failed. At dusk the 1/7th RWF were relieved, and next day the
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356:'s refusal to sanction a commission for a sergeant in the corps led to mass resignations in the 3rd RVC in 1872. These were sufficient to warrant its disbandment, followed by the break-up of the Montgomeryshire Admin Bn the following year. Its remaining units (the 2nd and 4th RVCs) weretransferred to the 1st Administrative Battalion, Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. This move was unpopular with the Montgomeryshire men and led to further resignations and disbandments. After 1876 there were no remaining Volunteer units in Montgomery or Merioneth.
1317:, providing Movement Light ('Monty's Moonlight'). However, the Germans released smoke, which cancelled out the advantage. At 02.00 next morning 7th RWF crossed the River Guigne, but their anti-tank guns were unable to follow, and dawn found the battalion beyond support and out of touch with the brigade. The attack had to be called off and renewed that evening. 53rd (Welsh) Division captured Cahier, but only held onto it with difficulty against heavy enemy counter-attacks. After 'Goodwood' had failed to break through south of
898:. However, the senior British commanders were unaware of the success, and had already ordered the mounted troops to withdraw to water their horses. 53rd (W) Division was ordered to dig in on a line near Wadi Ghuzze next day, with 1/7th linking the two brigades. At the end of the day the whole division was withdrawn across the wadi, 158th Bde arriving at 01.15 on 28 March. The battalion's casualties were the worst in the brigade, with 9 officers and 38 ORs killed, 7 officers and 219 ORs wounded, and 15 ORs missing.
806:, had lost confidence in 53rd (W) Division, and would not use it in the subsequent phases of the battle. On 14 August the 1/7th RWF was sent down to 'C' Beach and re-embarked for Mudros, where it spent the next two months unloading stores and guarding Turkish prisoners. During its five days on the Gallipoli peninsula it had suffered 9 officers and 13 other ranks (ORs) killed or died or wounds, 7 officers and 138 ORs wounded and 74 ORs missing.
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905:. 53rd (W) Division dug a new forward line on sand dunes along the coast. When the attack was made on 18 April, 158th Bde held this new line, the other brigades passing through and assaulting Samson Ridge with tank support. As the attack developed, 158th Bde moved up in support, with 1/7th RWF sent to help the right flank. But the division was still held up at Samson Ridge by the end of the day, and dug in where it stood.
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818:, leaving a strength of 19 officers and 287 ORs when it was sent to Lala Baba on 1 December to work on defences and beach fatigues. The effective strength of 53rd (W) Division was now so low that it was decided to evacuate the remnants. On 12 December the battalion moved to 'C' Beach to embark for Mudros. The division was then shipped to Alexandria, where it landed between 20 and 23 December.
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921:. However, the Yeomanry outpost on Hill 630 was overwhelmed by the Turks, who then had perfect observation over the plain where 158th Bde was moving up, and began shelling the concentration of troops. Once the division was re-organised for an attack, the Turks slipped away and the line of hills was easily reoccupied. The main attack, a turning movement against
487:. The Volunteers came into action for the first time at the Battle of Zand River on 10 May, when the 2nd SWB helped to dislodge the Boers from their positions on the opposite bank of the river, the 1st VSC suffering its first casualty. The Boers retreated and the 2nd SWB participated in the ceremonial entry into Johannesburg on 30 May.
894:, made a sudden rush that pierced the Turkish line close to the mosque and captured about 20 Turk and similar number of Austrians and Germans. By 18.30 the whole Ali Muntar position was won, and by nightfall Gaza was almost completely surrounded, with patrols from 53rd (W) Division in the eastern streets linking up with the
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When reformed as AA artillery the regiment wore 95 (AA) AGRA's formation sign of a blue shield with a blue silhouette of an aircraft in a white semi-circle at the top, below which was an upright red shell decorated with a blue fuze and driving bands, all representing an AA shell in flight towards its
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and laurel, with the letters 'SWB' on the lower part of the wreath, was modified with the letters '5VB' on the upper part. In 1905 the SWB was authorised to resume its traditional grass green facings. When the TF was formed and the unit transferred to become 7th Bn Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, it adopted
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issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home
Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles
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Volunteer Service Company (VSC) company 114 strong could be recruited from the volunteer battalions of any infantry regiment that had a regular battalion serving in South Africa. The SWB's five VBs accordingly raised a service company between them, 5th VB being asked to supply only
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was over. At
Christmas 158th Bde relieved 159th Bde, in the line covering Jerusalem, with 1/7th RWF in brigade reserve. Late on 26 December the Turks launched a major counter-attack aiming to recapture Jerusalem, and the fighting spread to 53rd (W) Division's front on 27 December, though 158th Bde
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ammunition carried by the infantry, the Lewis gun mules being used for spare ammunition and grenades. Each man carried two water bottles, 170 rounds of ammunition, and a spare day's ration. Once it reached the line of deployment the battalion formed up on a four-platoon frontage in five lines, the
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The advanced troops of the division were now south-east of Nablus, but 53rd (W) Division was ordered to stand fast and did not take part in the pursuit of the defeated
Turkish army. For the next few days it was employed in clearing the battlefield and repairing the Nablus road. On 26 September it
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and returned to Suvla to rejoin 158th Bde. With a strength of 29 officers and 496 ORs it was one of the strongest units in the division, which had suffered badly from sickness as well as battle casualties; several battalions had to be temporarily amalgamated. Turkish artillery became more active
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On June 2, SWB moved out to protect the railway to
Rhenoster, and the 1st VSC and another company spent July–August digging in at Vrederfort Road. In August the battalion reassembled and moved back to Johannesburg to take part in a month-long 'drive' to try to break Boer resistance. With the war
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From 10 November 53rd (W) Division remained in the area, so as not to overload the supply lines for the advancing parts of the EEF. It did not move forward again until early
December, and even then limited supplies meant that 158th Bde was left at Beersheba. It was not brought forward until 21
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Beersheba, the EEF thrust into the hills beyond, with 53rd (W) Division marching through Beersheba to occupy a line beyond without any fighting. On 3 November the division advanced into the hills in a series of columns, 158th Bde in reserve. After a two-day lull during a
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of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas. Later 3rd Line units were formed to train drafts for the 1st and 2nd Line.
352:) Cardiganshire RVC, which was disbanded in 1866. In 1865 Capt Robert Devereux Harrison from the 2nd RVC succeeded as major-commandant of the battalion, which moved back to Welshpool in 1870. Recruitment was poor in the sparsely-populated rural counties of Wales, and discontent over the
1107:, in the case of the RWF's TF battalions). By November the 2nd Line battalions were so weak that their establishment was reduced to 600 men. Late in 1915 the 68th (2nd W) Division's battalions handed over their Japanese rifles to the provisional battalions and were issued with some old
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A white goat, the traditional mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was presented by King George V to the 7th (Reserve) Battalion (soon to be retitled 2/7th Bn) while they were training at Newtown in November 1914. On the left of the photograph are Lady Magdalen Herbert, sister of the
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and the numeral 2 within a crowned circular scroll inscribed '2nd MONTGOMERYSHIRE RIFLES'. The scroll is within an oak wreath, the arms of which are linked at the bottom by a scroll reading 'VOLUNTEERS'. A similar design probably appeared on the 2nd RVC's shako plates.
1099:, which began to assemble at Northampton in April 1915. It replaced the 53rd (W) Division at Bedford in July. Training was made difficult by the lack of arms and equipment, and the need to supply drafts to the 1st Line units. At first the men were issued with obsolete
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On 3 August 1914 the Welsh Division's infantry brigades were at their annual camps when all training was cancelled and the battalions were ordered back to their HQs; war was declared next day. On 5 August they mobilised, and had concentrated at their war stations (at
569:. Not all members were prepared to transfer to the TF (the battalion did not achieve its full established strength until after the outbreak of World War I), but when the reorganisation was completed on 30 June 1908 the battalion was distributed as follows:
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in August 1945 ended these plans. 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Bn was amalgamated with 4th Parachute Bn in 1946 and disbanded in 1948. The 10th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn, RWF, had been officially placed in suspended animation in July 1946.
1171:(TA) the following year) and the 7th (Merioneth & Montgomery) Bn was reformed at the Drill Hall (later The Armoury) at Newtown under the command of Lt-Col Randolph Offley Crewe-Read, DSO, formerly of the South Wales Borderers, who was promoted to
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and pouch-belt plates and officers waistbelt clasps all have the dragon inside a crowned circular scroll inscribed '1st MONTGOMERYSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS'. An officer's pouch-belt plate of the 2nd (Welshpool) RVC of the same period has crossed
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The 3/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn formed at Newtown on 5 June 1915. It was redesignated as the 7th (Reserve) (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn, RWF, on 8 April 1916 and on 1 September 1916 it was absorbed into the
1892:. In 1925 TA battalions were allowed to add the battle honours of their parent regiments; in addition the RWF battalions were granted the privilege of wearing the regiment's back flash (five black ribbons below the back of the collar).
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Trench warfare now set in for the summer, while the EEF was reorganised under new command and intensive training was carried out behind the lines. On 20 October 158th Bde moved up to the concentration area for the new offensive (the
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instructions were received and the first parties left for home on 22 December. The Indian battalions left in early 1919 as transport became available. The 7th RWF was one of the last British units to leave, being reduced to a
1023:). It attacked in moonlight late on the first day (18 September), after a 20-minute bombardment, and 7th RWF had captured all its objectives on the north side of the basin by 03.00 next day. The roads were very bad, and the
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inside a circular scroll inscribe '5th VOLR. BATTN. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS', the whole surrounded by an open wreath and mounted on an eight-pointed star. The SWB other ranks' cap badge of a sphinx surrounded by a wreath of
1411:. However, 53rd (W) Division was engaged in heavy fighting to cross the Junction Canal and then clear the Wilhelmina Canal on XXX Corps' left flank. After the failure at Arnhem, the division continued to push forwards in
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during November, adding to the toll of casualties from trench-holding, the trenches were flooded, and later there was a blizzard. By the end of the month the battalion had 105 men in hospital suffering from exposure and
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accoutrements, except the 3rd (Welshpool) RVC which initially wore 'Volunteer grey' but may have changed to green once it joined the 1st Admin Bn. An officer's button of the 1st (Newtown) RVC from about 1860 shows the
404:, in July, and the following February the link with Merionethshire was renewed when F Company was raised in that town; an additional Montgomery company (E Company) was formed in March. After a link was made with
1363:. By 30 August 53rd (W) Division was motoring forward with an open flank, but ran into a lot of scattered opposition. The Somme was crossed on 1 September. Opposition stiffened as the division pushed through
247:. 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.
502:) was mobilised in February 1901. Unlike a year earlier far fewer volunteers came forward, many being discouraged by stories of hard service and the poor pay compared to that received by volunteers for the
1652:, 20 miles (32 km) inland from the beaches. The drop on 15 August was partly scattered, but the brigade took all its objectives by the end of the day. It was withdrawn by sea to Italy on 28 August.
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on the outbreak of war in September 1939. Parts of the division were sent to Northern Ireland from October 1939, and the whole division was stationed there from 3 April 1940 to 30 April 1941 as part of
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was disbanded on 10 March 1955 and there were wholesale mergers among the TA's AA units: 636 LAA Rgt amalgamated with 635 (Royal Welch) LAA Rgt (the former 6th (Caernarvon & Anglesey) Bn, RWF) as
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From 1899 the battalion trained with the South Wales Volunteer Infantry Brigade (VIB), but in 1902 the VIBs were reorganised and thereafter the five SWB VBs comprised the South Wales Border Brigade.
1435:) in December 1944, 53rd (W) Division was among the formations sent by 21st Army Group to reinforce the northern flank of the 'Bulge'. 7th Battalion suffered heavy casualties in the Forest of
954:(DMC) swept round the flank of the pinned enemy. 53rd (W) Division was ordered to stand fast, and that night the Turks in front pulled out as the entire Turkish army began a headlong retreat.
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struggled to make a path for the guns, but the advance continued, and by the end of 22 September the Turkish army was shattered, its retreat was being harried by artillery and aircraft.
1517:, the 2nd Line duplicate of 53rd (Welsh) Division. The division was still forming when war broke out and only assumed full control of its units on 18 September. It remained training in
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348:-Commandant of the 1st Admin Bn of Montgomeryshire RVCs and moved its HQ to Newtown in 1864. That year the battalion took over the remaining 1st Merioneth RVC, as well as the 2nd (
1359:. 15th (Scottish) Division seized bridgeheads on 27 August, and because the armour was not ready it was 53rd (W) Division that led the advance out of the bridgehead towards the
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in the Welsh Volunteers but also formed D (RWF) Company in the regiment. When the Welsh Volunteers were disbanded on 1 April 1971, A and D (RWF) Companies transferred to a new
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1659:, to land British troops in Greece after the withdrawal of occupying German forces. This was to include dropping 2nd Parachute Bde ahead of landing a small seaborne force ('
1466:, XXX Corps' commander, as 'one of the most unpleasant weeks of the war'. 7th Battalion suffered particularly badly at Höst, near Goch. Having cleared the west bank of the
1593:, beginning on 9 September 1943. 2nd Parachute Brigade sailed direct from North Africa. There was no opposition to the landings, but 6th Parachute Bn was still aboard HMS
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on 10 August with 1/7th RWF in the centre of the brigade. The officers had no maps and confusion reigned, but the battalion advanced across the Salt Lake under heavy
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in May 1915, where it was numbered as the 53rd (Welsh) Division, and the North Wales Brigade became the 158th (North Wales) Brigade. By July the battalion was at
1321:, 53rd (W) Division relieved 15th (S) Division at the le Bon Repos crossroads during the night of 19/20 July. On 21 July the position came under heavy attack by
714:, but this was subsequently cancelled. Training was interrupted by periods spent digging trenches for the East Coast defences. In December the division moved to
1774:. This battalion contained the successor units of all four original Territorial battalions of the RWF. On 1 July 1999 it was amalgamated with the 2nd (V) Bn,
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1529:. However, at the end of the year it was placed on a lower establishment, as a static coast defence formation with no prospect of active service overseas.
400:. Enrolment began on 7 April and included the Newtown Silver Band, who became the official battalion band. The battalion carried out its first training at
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When the breakout from the Normandy beachhead began in early August, XII Corps began pushing south, with 53rd (W) Division clearing the east bank of the
1578:(Operation Husky) in July 1943 the brigade was intended to drop to capture crossings of the River Mulinello and the northern outskirts of the port of
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for training. In July the battalions were reorganised and the Home Service-only men were transferred to Provisional units (47th Provisional Bn, later
1142:, Suffolk, for its summer station. It was disbanded on 12 September 1917 at Halesworth, the personnel being drafted to other units in 203rd Brigade.
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2nd Parachute Brigade trained in the UK and then went by sea to North Africa, where it arrived too late to see action in the final stages of the
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fire. The 1/7th Bn was later withdrawn to the British 1st and 2nd lines; further attempts to take Scimitar Hill during the afternoon all failed.
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apparently ending, the 1st VSC left 2nd SWB and began its journey home on 1 October, but it was repeatedly delayed and diverted to duties on the
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in the case of the North Wales Brigade) by 11 August. On that date TF units were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service and on 15 August the
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3rd (Welshpool) Montgomeryshire RVC, formed 14 August 1860, known as the 'Railway Rifles' because the majority of the men were employees of the
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in Northamptonshire. On 2 July the division was ordered to refit for service in the Mediterranean. A and D Companies of 1/7th Bn entrained for
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on 9 March. Once acclimatised it was assigned to guard railway bridges. In May it went by railway to join the 2nd Battalion, SWB, serving with
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158th Brigade returned to the canal on 14 August and spent the next three months at Ferdan. By the end of the year it was back at Romani, the
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was ordered to cross the Wadi Ghuzze towards Gaza itself, masked by the mounted divisions sweeping round the flank. The division was led by
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and established an outpost line. On 27 October the division advanced to take over a line of hills already occupied by the Yeomanry of the
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a year later.) Battalion HQ was established at Newtown with two companies, the other companies being at Welshpool and at Machynlleth and
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1644:, the Allied landings in Southern France; it was the only British formation involved in the operation. The brigade's role as part of '
1474:. 53rd (Welsh) Division crossed into the bridgehead on 26 March for the breakout, and then continued its advance across Germany to the
522:, was mobilised in February 1902, but it was now hard to get volunteers. After a short spell in South Africa it was released after the
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one officer, one sergeant, one corporal, one bugler and 18 privates, though 28 per cent of the battalion had put their names forward.
1766:), but supplied some personnel to A (RWF) Company in the Welsh Volunteers, TAVR. Then on 1 April 1969 the battalion was reduced to a
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and rifle fire. The leading battalions penetrated to within a few hundred yards of Scimitar Hill before they were driven back by
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of a line infantry regiment. The red shoulder straps were embroidered with '5' over 'V' over 'SWB'. The plate on the full-dress
1003:) transferred to 160th Bde on 24 June and served with it for the rest of the war alongside Indian and South African battalions.
866:(EEF) having cleared Sinai of the enemy. On 20 January 1917 53rd (W) Division began the march across the Sinai Desert, reaching
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moved back to Tell 'Asur, and by 12 October it had moved to Ramle, where on 27 October it began entraining for Alexandria. The
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surrounded by a crowned Garter belt inscribed '1st NEWTOWN RIFLE' with 'VOLUNTEERS' on a scroll underneath. The
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on 25 June 1944. On the night of 29/30 June the division began moving into 'Scottish Corridor' to relieve the
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972:. This began on 14 February, supported by 53rd (W) Division, and the town was captured by 22 February.
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Lt-Gen J.P. Riley, 'Regimental Colours, Pt 4: The Territorial and Volunteer Battalions' at RWF Museum.
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Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945
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834:, where reinforcement drafts were absorbed and training was carried out. In May the brigade moved to
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4th (Machynlleth) Montgomeryshire RVC, formed as a sub-division 10 January 1861; disbanded March 1864
929:) began on 31 October; 53rd (W) Division on the left flank was hardly engaged: 1/7th RWF with 1/1st
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6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Bn has two memorials: a bronze plaque on the wall of St Mary's Church,
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airfield over 14–17 October. 6th Parachute Bn was then attached to Arkforce for security duties at
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
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Both sides brought up reinforcements and carried out reconnaissances while the EEF prepared for a
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of the South Wales Borderers in November 1916. During the winter of 1916–17 the 2/7th RWF was at
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10th Royal Welch Fusiliers remained in 115th Bde until 25 July 1942, when it was converted into
780:. The battalion landed at 'C' Beach during the morning of 9 August and bivouacked at Lala Baba.
329:) Merionethshire RVC, formed 15 May 1861, renumbered 1 March 1864; disbanded after February 1872
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to attack the canal line, the brigade was sent by train and route march to Romani to reinforce
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and sailing next day. The rest of the battalion went to Devonport on 16 July and sailed on the
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in December and took part in active patrolling through the winter. The brigade formed part of
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on 7 March 1900, the battalion's organisation and drill stations were as follows by May 1901:
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1782:. The Royal Welsh in turn became the 3rd Battalion of the amalgamated regiment of Wales, the
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68th (2nd Welsh) Division was assigned to Home Defence duties and in November 1915 it joined
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in No 3 Section of the Canal Defences, arriving on 21 July. The brigade took up positions in
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under III Corps. By May 1941 it was in reserve just behind the invasion-threatened coast of
1189:, the 7th formed a duplicate 10th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn on 1 July 1939.
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1019:, to threaten the Turks' communication centre and block the exits to the Jordan Valley (the
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The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and the Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944
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1922:. Both feature a rampant Welsh dragon in addition to the Parachute Regiment cap badge.
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War Against Japan
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A 61-man detachment of 6th Para was dropped for a raid behind German lines on 1 June (
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on 26 October after five days of hard fighting. It was then moved south to face the '
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The RWF's regimental memorial for World War I and World War II, a sculpted group by
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The contribution of volunteers to the service companies earned the 5th Bn its first
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MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 283–90, 293–7, 301–3, 305–14, Sketches 14 & 15.
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999:. The battalion (now simply the 7th RWF following the disbandment of the 2/7th Bn,
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F Company at Brook Street, Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn, with drill stations at Aberdovey,
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
4055:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1928/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1992,
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were authorised for TF battalions, the 7th Bn's carrying the single Battle Honour
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4093:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1987/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
4074:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1973/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3972:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1988/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3953:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1987/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3789:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1286:, which had battered its way into the enemy lines during the Battle of the Odon (
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6 to 10a, but 1/7th RWF was not engaged when the Turks attacked on 4 August (the
279:
John Price Drew; also known as the '1st Newtown Rifle Volunteers'; disbanded 1872
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3900:, Part II, London: HM Stationery Office, 1930/Naval & Military Press, 2013,
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1758:(TAVR) on 1 April 1967 the battalion was reduced to three companies (A and C at
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565:. E Company at Aberystwyth University transferred to the Senior Division of the
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1st (Newtown) Montgomeryshire RVC, formed 19 February 1860 under the command of
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147:
3881:, Part I, London: HM Stationery Office, 1930/Naval & Military Press, 2013,
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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ended the war in Italy on 25 April 1945 before the brigade saw further action.
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After training, the 1st VSC of the SWB sailed to South Africa, disembarking at
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1582:, but there were insufficient aircraft and the brigade's drop was cancelled.
1383:. By 6 September 21 Army Group's advance had been halted at the lines of the
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on 21 March. After an approach march beginning on 24 March, the EEF attacked
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at the end of August 1914, where on 18 November it was warned for service in
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1750:. However it was converted back to infantry on 1 July the following year as
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506:. The 2nd VSC also carried out railway guard duties, then joined 2nd SWB at
495:, and it was not until 27 April 1901 that it finally embarked at Cape Town.
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48:
4017:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1969/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
3851:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
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The uniform of the 5th VB, South Wales Borders, was scarlet with the white
1692:, wanted to drop the brigade to unsettle the German defenders and ease the
1454:. 53rd (W) Division's experience fighting through the Reichswald itself to
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217:
7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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1585:
For the invasion of mainland Italy 1st Airborne Division landed by sea at
1450:. This saw some of the most bitter fighting of the campaign, amid mud and
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364:
After a 20-year hiatus, a new volunteer unit appeared in Montgomery after
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10th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
3987:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
3774:, London: Heinemann, 1932/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992,
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2nd (Welshpool) Montgomeryshire RVC, formed 26 March 1860; disbanded 1876
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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Royal Welch Fusiliers cleaning their rifles before the attack at Évrecy.
1065:
Maj Owen Owen, acting 26 August–2 October 1916 and 24 June–7 August 1917
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53rd Division was tasked with advancing across the Samieh Basin towards
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line. The 2nd VSC was released just before the war ended and arrived at
4127:
Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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Jackson, Vol VI, Pt III, pp. 18–19, 26, 200, 215–7, 227, 272, 295, 317.
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C Company at Brook Street, Welshpool, with drill stations at Llanfair,
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Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire at Great War Centenary Drill Halls.
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H Company at Pensarn Road, Neuadd Buddug, Bala, with drill station at
303:
On 28 March 1861 these independent corps were grouped together as the
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2nd Parachute Brigade as shipped back to the UK in June 1945 to join
1671:. Clashes between opposing Greek factions broke out in December (the
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1340:. 21st Army Group then endeavoured to close the northern side of the
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4136:, Cardiff: Western Mail, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
2318:'Territorial Battalions of the RWF 1908–2008' at RWF Museum Archive.
1911:, stands at the junction of Bodhyfryd and Chester roads in Wrexham.
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Royal Welch Fusiliers Territorials leaving Newtown, 28 October 1939.
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7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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1403:, XXX Corps' attempt to 'bounce' a succession of bridges as far as
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of Montgomeryshire, and his younger daughter Lady Hermione Herbert.
322:) Merionethshire RVC, formed 11 November 1859, disbanded March 1864
305:
1st Administrative Battalion, Montgomeryshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
4049:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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D Company at Maengwyn Street, Machynlleth, with drill stations at
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3970:
Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I|I: November 1944 to May 1945
1313:. 158th Brigade attacked after dark on 16 July, with the help of
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The TF was reconstituted on 7 February 1920 (reorganising as the
854:), and 158th Bde remained in position after the Turks retreated.
392:, was appointed major-commandant on 1 April. (He was promoted to
4091:
Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I: 1st April to 4th June 1944
3817:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire Volunteers at Regiments.org.
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District, then from 15 May 1943 in XII Corps it became part of
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F Company at Tywyn (Merioneth) (took over Aberdovey detachment)
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that regiment's blue facings on the full dress scarlet tunic.
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ended the fighting in Palestine on 31 October. On 20 December
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7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Bn transferred to
1470:, 21st Army Group stormed across the river on 23/24 March in
1427:. When the Germans launched a major counter-offensive in the
1234:
On returning to mainland Britain, the division served under
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formation badge of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in World War I.
3951:
Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I|: June to October 1944
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53rd (Welsh) Division was not in the first wave landing on
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The following officers commanded 1/7th RWF during the war:
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on 23 January 1920 and officially disembodied on 12 March.
380:. His proposal was sanctioned on 12 February 1897, the new
1677:) and the paratroops became involved in fighting with the
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Formation sign of the 38th (Welsh) Division, World War II.
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Formation sign of the 53rd (Welsh) Division, World War II.
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on the same day; two companies by May 1861; disbanded 1872
2853:
Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 78–81, 84–5, 87, 94, 101–5, 111.
336:) Merionethshire RVC, formed 15 September 1860, moved to
3832:
Allenby's War: The Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918
3768:
History of the Great War: Military Operations Gallipoli
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Jackson, Vol VI, Pt III, pp. 26–8, 74–9, 96–100, 107–8.
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At the end of July 2 Parachute Bde was assigned to the
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and was working its way through the canal area west of
1226:
Royal Welch Fusiliers help to clear air raid damage in
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In the summer of 1918 53rd Division was changed to the
384:, consisting of four companies. Pryce-Jones, who was a
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3/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
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2/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
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1/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
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An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the
4134:
History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division (T.F.) 1914–1918
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Jackson, Vol VI, Pt II, pp. 208–9, 323–5, 435–7, 442.
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Montgomeryshire drill stations at Drill Hall Project.
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At the outbreak of war 10th RWF had been assigned to
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10th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
1325:, losing some ground and suffering heavy casualties.
510:. Here it was employed in patrolling and manning the
344:
In 1863 Capt Price Drew of the 1st RVC was appointed
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Merionethshire drill stations at Drill Hall Project.
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7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
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on 7 August. Next day the division took part in the
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7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion
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1st Volunteer Service Company, South Wales Borderers
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4108:, Wrexham: Bridge Books, 2000, ISBN 1-872424-85-6.
4053:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917
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3094:Western Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
1730:636 (Royal Welch) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
4270:Military units and formations established in 1908
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4260:Military units and formations in Montgomeryshire
2745:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 88, 156, 179–80.
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1521:during the early part of the war, then moved to
1309:began on 15 July with XII Corps pushing towards
1274:; it sailed to Normandy and 158th Bde landed at
1182:(Newtown County School) Company attached to it.
1062:Maj (later Lt-Col) T.H. Harker from 8 March 1915
553:of 1908, the battalion was transferred from the
3930:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
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933:was ordered to make a demonstration to support
618:E Company at Dolgellau, with drill stations at
545:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new
3915:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
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1250:training for the Allied invasion of Normandy (
576:A Company at Victoria Avenue, Llanidloes, and
382:5th Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers
3928:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3913:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3864:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
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3547:Jackson, Vol VI, Pt II, pp. 176, 185–6, 194.
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3031:68th (2nd W) Division at Long, Long Trail.
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2826:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 36–9, 44–5, 50–1.
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1834:The Montgomeryshire Rifle Volunteers wore
1819:Sir H.L. Watkin Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
1815:, founding CO, appointed 18 September 1908
2970:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 488–91, 496–500.
2471:Blaenau Ffestiniog at Drill Hall Project.
2327:
2325:
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1772:3rd (Volunteer) Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers
1648:' was to conduct a parachute drop around
1399:XII Corps had a relatively minor role in
984:. 53rd (W) Division's next objective was
980:In March the EEF began an advance in the
756:The battalion re-embarked and sailed via
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1752:6th/7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
1740:, (which became 95 AA Brigade in 1948).
870:at the end of the month. It moved up to
573:HQ & B Company at Back Lane, Newtown
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1754:. When the TA was reorganised into the
1732:. It formed part of 95 (Anti-Aircraft)
1185:With the expansion of the TA after the
809:On 14 October the 1/7th Bn boarded the
498:With the war continuing, a relief VSC (
307:, with headquarters (HQ) at Welshpool.
32:5th Volunteer Bn, South Wales Borderers
4129:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
2880:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 281–2. 287–9.
2614:53rd (W) Division at Long, Long Trail.
2125:
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1756:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1056:Lt-Col A.E.J. Reveley from 18 May 1914
28:
4043:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt
3538:Molony, Vol VI, Pt I, pp. 210, 254–5.
1554:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
1548:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
1534:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
1242:. On 8 April 1942 it was assigned to
1111:rifles converted to charger loading.
1105:23rd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
227:. First raised in 1897, it fought at
7:
4032:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
3898:From June 1917 to the End of the War
3879:From June 1917 to the End of the War
2925:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 314–8, 321.
1315:Moonlight Batteries, Royal Artillery
1153:4th (Reserve) (Denbighshire) Bn, RWF
2817:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, p. 353.
2799:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, p. 343.
1896:target, an aircraft in the clouds.
1655:Planning was already under way for
1423:Pocket' along the west bank of the
1210:53rd (Welsh) Division mobilised in
1126:. The battalion absorbed the 2/1st
424:C Company at Welshpool and Llanfair
415:A Company at Newtown and Llanidloes
3819:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2988:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 500, 623.
2889:Ward, pp. 139, 142–4, 167, 174–80.
2438:Machynlleth at Drill Hall Project.
1748:446 (Royal Welch) Airborne LAA Rgt
1599:on 10 September when she struck a
1491:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
25:
4221:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
4166:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
3834:, London: Blandford Press, 1988,
2781:Ward, pp. 63, 66–7, 73–82, 85–97.
314:the following units were raised:
3664:6th/7th Bn RWF at Regiments.org.
3163:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2449:Dolgellau at Drill Hall Project.
2399:Welshpool at Drill Hall Project.
1920:Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot
1728:(RA) and reformed at Newtown as
802:The corps commander, Lt-Gen Sir
340:1861; disbanded after March 1864
86:
69:
41:
4206:Great War Centenary Drill Halls
4185:British Army units from 1945 on
2898:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 306–9.
1348:, and on 20 August it captured
1230:, Northern Ireland, 7 May 1941.
1093:203rd (2nd North Wales) Brigade
438:(Merioneth) and UCW Abersytwyth
406:University College, Aberystwyth
4151:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1996,
4149:British Regiments at Gallipoli
4113:The Army and Society 1815–1914
2709:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 314–20.
2358:Newtown at Drill Hall Project.
1918:, and a carved pew end in the
1679:Greek People's Liberation Army
1515:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
1155:, in the Welsh Reserve Bde at
1101:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles
526:and reached home on 2 August.
1:
4231:Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum.
3766:Brig C.F. Aspinall-Oglander,
3385:Martin, p[p. 263, 268, 170–1.
3354:Buckley, pp. 271–3, 276, 279.
2691:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 300–2.
730:on 14 July, embarking on the
427:D Company at Machynlleth and
241:campaign in North West Europe
36:636 (Royal Welch) LAA Rgt, RA
4164:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3529:Molony, Vol VI, Pt I, p. 14.
3520:Molony, Vol V, pp. 498, 597.
2460:Tywyn at Drill Hall Project.
963:December, by which time the
864:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
706:The Welsh Division moved to
287:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
51:of the Royal Welch Fusiliers
3174:Martin, pp. 51–2, 55, 60–1.
2961:Bullock, pp. 122, 127, 131.
2651:Ward, pp. 11–3; Appendix I.
2482:Bala at Drill Hall Project.
1487:49th (West Riding) Division
1124:Northern Army (Home Forces)
882:. 53rd (W) Division in the
878:on 26 March, launching the
744:. The battalion arrived at
638:G Company at Dorvill Road,
4286:
4115:, London: Longmans, 1980,
3772:May 1915 to the Evacuation
3332:Martin, pp. 143–50, 173–5.
1734:Army Group Royal Artillery
1694:capture of the Argenta Gap
1551:
1489:on 28 April 1945, and the
1478:against stiff opposition.
1134:, then from April 1917 at
772:, an attempt to break the
700:Prince of Wales's feathers
452:
354:Secretary of State for War
4238:The Territorial Army 1947
3985:British Regiments 1914–18
3964:Gen Sir William Jackson,
3583:Woodburn Kirby, pp. 91–2.
3469:Collier, Maps 5 & 20.
3376:Horrocks, pp. 246, 250–1.
3079:Titles & Designations
2523:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23.
1909:Sir William Goscombe John
1622:for the final attacks on
1576:Allied invasion of Sicily
1097:68th (2nd Welsh) Division
483:' army advancing towards
418:B Company at Newtown and
291:Welshpool railway station
60:1 April 1908–1 April 1971
40:
4028:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3866:, London: Methuen, 1938.
3018:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 83–90.
2572:RWF at Long, Long Trail.
1823:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
1799:The following served as
1608:2nd New Zealand Division
1462:was described by Lt-Gen
1305:Preparatory attacks for
1284:15th (Scottish) Division
1128:Brecknockshire Battalion
888:160th (Welsh Border) Bde
785:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
783:158th Brigade supported
567:Officers' Training Corps
390:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
289:, which formally opened
263:in time of need. In the
3630:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
3151:Collier Maps 17 and 20.
1951:throughout those years.
1825:, appointed 12 May 1923
1790:Heritage and ceremonial
1776:Royal Regiment of Wales
1401:Operation Market Garden
1323:10th SS Panzer Division
844:52nd (Lowland) Division
412:Battalion HQ at Newtown
115:1-3 Infantry battalions
106:Anti-aircraft artillery
4201:The Drill Hall Project
4192:The British Army, 1914
4132:Maj C.H. Dudley Ward,
4015:The Surrender of Japan
3511:Molony, Vol V, p. 243.
3407:, pp. 293, 305–6, 310.
2233:Owen, pp. 116, 145–51.
2000:Beckett, Appendix VII.
1738:Newport, Monmouthshire
1567:
1506:
1391:, where it regrouped.
1302:
1267:
1231:
1197:
1088:
931:Herefordshire Regiment
896:ANZAC Mounted Division
703:
655:It formed part of the
642:with drill station at
493:lines of communication
467:. In January 1900 the
4255:Royal Welch Fusiliers
3502:Molony, Vol V, p. 26.
3416:Horrocks, pp. 256–60.
3323:, pp. 44, 123–4, 160.
3222:Martin, pp. 65, 73–6.
2177:Frederick, pp. 303–4.
1830:Uniforms and insignia
1744:Anti-Aircraft Command
1709:6th Airborne Division
1561:
1542:1st Airborne Division
1538:2nd Parachute Brigade
1504:
1373:7th Armoured Division
1300:
1265:
1225:
1195:
1077:
903:Second Battle of Gaza
787:in an attack towards
697:
559:Royal Welch Fusiliers
555:South Wales Borderers
524:Treaty of Vereeniging
126:53rd (Welsh) Division
4216:The Long, Long Trail
4085:Brig C.J.C. Molony,
3998:Lt-Col H.F. Joslen,
3862:Col John K. Dunlop,
3604:Frederick, pp. 1027.
3425:Martin, pp. 299–300.
1890:South Africa 1900–01
1838:uniforms with black
1780:Royal Welsh Regiment
1702:Surrender of Caserta
1371:on 3 September, but
952:Desert Mounted Corps
911:Third Battle of Gaza
880:First Battle of Gaza
770:Landing at Suvla Bay
535:South Africa 1900–01
117:1 Artillery regiment
4066:Brig C.J.C. Molony,
3493:Joslen, pp. 409–10.
3394:Buckley, pp. 281–5.
3310:Buckley, pp. 244–5.
3301:Martin, pp. 118–26.
2916:Bullock, pp. 105–6.
2682:Ward, pp. 18, 27–9.
2642:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
2251:Spiers, Chapter 10.
2242:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
1866:Home Service helmet
1786:, on 1 March 2006.
1698:Operation Grapeshot
1610:in the fighting at
1591:Operation Slapstick
1448:Operation Veritable
1433:Battle of the Bulge
1048:Commanding officers
1033:Armistice of Mudros
965:Battle of Jerusalem
927:Battle of Beersheba
919:8th Mounted Brigade
657:North Wales Brigade
398:Llanfair Caereinion
374:Montgomery Boroughs
4111:Edward M. Spiers,
3926:J.B.M. Frederick,
3911:J.B.M. Frederick,
3892:Capt Cyril Falls,
3830:David L. Bullock,
3815:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3752:IWM WMR ref 50405.
3741:IWM WMR ref 37402.
3730:IWM WMR ref 17816.
3654:Frederick, p. 1008
3618:Litchfield, p. 28.
3592:Frederick, p. 174.
3266:Martin, pp. 108–9.
3165:, file WO 212/238.
3041:Frederick, p. 173.
2934:Ward, pp. 189–200.
2763:Bullock, pp. 44–6.
2736:Bullock, pp. 30–1.
1979:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
1886:Regimental Colours
1809:Edward Pryce-Jones
1803:of the battalion:
1713:Surrender of Japan
1568:
1564:Parachute Regiment
1523:North West England
1507:
1413:Operation Pheasant
1350:Bazoches-au-Houlme
1307:Operation Goodwood
1303:
1268:
1252:Operation Overlord
1232:
1198:
1089:
975:
804:Frederick Stopford
778:Gallipoli Campaign
704:
640:Blaenau Ffestiniog
394:Lieutenant-Colonel
366:Edward Pryce-Jones
257:Volunteer Movement
223:unit of Britain's
204:Edward Pryce-Jones
4172:978-1-84884-211-3
4142:978-1-845740-50-4
4007:S. Woodburn Kirby
3993:978-1-84342-197-9
3983:Brig E.A. James,
3906:978-1-84574-950-7
3887:978-1-84574-951-4
3857:978-1-84574-055-9
3709:Owen, pp. 120–26.
3446:Joslen, pp. 65–6.
3345:, pp. 184–6, 191.
3231:Martin, pp. 76–7.
3119:Joslen, pp. 87–8.
3068:, 12 August 1924.
2979:Ward, pp. 230–44.
2862:Ward, pp. 124–38.
2835:Ward, pp. 113–24.
2334:British Army 1914
2193:Owen, pp. 114–20.
2143:Westlake, p. 209.
2132:Monthly Army List
1988:Owen, pp. 109–10.
1795:Honorary colonels
1642:Operation Dragoon
1572:Tunisian campaign
1562:Cap badge of the
1472:Operation Plunder
1395:North West Europe
1292:Operation Jupiter
1132:Wrentham, Suffolk
1085:Deputy lieutenant
1013:Battle of Megiddo
1011:At the climactic
732:City of Edinburgh
547:Territorial Force
541:Territorial Force
504:Imperial Yeomanry
376:, petitioned the
225:Territorial Force
210:
209:
92:Territorial Force
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2134:, various dates.
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2099:
2093:
2090:Rifle Volunteers
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2071:
2070:Owen, pp. 110–4.
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2052:Rifle Volunteers
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1821:, TD, from the
1801:Honorary Colonel
1686:Richard McCreery
1417:'s-Hertogenbosch
1169:Territorial Army
1021:Battle of Nablus
943:Tel el Khuweilfe
852:Battle of Romani
776:deadlock in the
644:Penrhyndeudraeth
310:In neighbouring
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4236:Graham Watson,
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3943:William Jackson
3846:Basil Collier,
3800:Maj A.F. Becke,
3785:Maj A.F. Becke,
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1638:US Seventh Army
1631:Operation Hasty
1556:
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2629:
2624:Ward, p. 10.
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2092:, pp. 162–3.
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1984:
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1966:
1948:
1943:
1934:
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1870:Welsh Dragon
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1845:Welsh Dragon
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1483:56th Brigade
1480:
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1415:, capturing
1398:
1389:Escaut Canal
1385:Albert Canal
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1201:World War II
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748:on 28 July.
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672:Mobilisation
659:of the TF's
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630:Abergynolwyn
614:Llanbrynmair
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520:3rd VSC, SWB
500:2nd VSC, SWB
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485:Johannesburg
481:Lord Roberts
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271:these were:
261:British Army
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245:World War II
216:
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166:World War II
122:Part of
26:
4104:Bryn Owen,
4045:Cyril Falls
3871:Cyril Falls
2673:, pp. 76–7.
1878:immortelles
1836:Rifle green
1784:Royal Welsh
1764:Aberystwyth
1690:Eighth Army
1674:Dekemvriana
1646:Rugby Force
1536:and joined
1519:South Wales
1342:Falaise Gap
1338:Mont Pinçon
1136:Henham Park
1109:Lee–Enfield
993:Indian Army
832:Wadi Natrun
816:Trench foot
708:Northampton
667:World War I
596:Llanfechain
516:Southampton
431:(Merioneth)
350:Aberystwyth
237:World War I
148:World War I
142:Engagements
132:Garrison/HQ
47:Regimental
4249:Categories
4089:, Vol VI:
3968:, Vol VI:
3949:, Vol VI:
3896:, Vol II,
3877:, Vol II,
3770:, Vol II,
3760:References
3240:Saunders,
3196:Saunders,
3183:Saunders,
3141:, Annex D.
3137:Farndale,
2669:Westlake,
2088:Westlake,
2050:Westlake,
1760:Caernarfon
1476:River Elbe
1444:Reichswald
1425:River Maas
1330:River Orne
1280:Gold Beach
1276:La Rivière
1140:Halesworth
1116:First Army
986:Tell 'Asur
976:Tell 'Asur
746:Alexandria
718:, then to
683:War Office
634:Llwyngwril
600:Llanfyllin
582:Montgomery
512:blockhouse
508:Klerksdorp
469:War Office
461:Black Week
420:Montgomery
378:War Office
338:Ffestiniog
267:county of
199:commanders
192:Commanders
177:Reichswald
4070:, Vol V:
4051:, Vol I,
3257:, p. 408.
3213:, p. 334.
2671:Gallipoli
2054:, p. 185.
1949:Army List
1926:Footnotes
1916:Dolgellau
1903:Memorials
1868:bore the
1736:based in
1511:115th Bde
1365:La Bassée
1336:captured
1334:XXX Corps
1244:XII Corps
1236:III Corps
1001:see below
958:Jerusalem
947:Lewis gun
935:230th Bde
923:Beersheba
758:Port Said
752:Gallipoli
728:Devonport
716:Cambridge
604:Llanwddyn
477:Cape Town
436:Aberdovey
327:Dolgellau
233:Palestine
229:Gallipoli
159:Palestine
154:Gallipoli
49:cap badge
4005:Maj-Gen
3941:Gen Sir
3640:Watson,
3277:Normandy
3255:Normandy
3242:Hill 112
3211:Normandy
3200:, p. 47.
3198:Hill 112
2332:Conrad,
1970:Beckett.
1884:In 1908
1661:Arkforce
1437:Hampteau
1429:Ardennes
1387:and the
1332:, while
1258:Normandy
1217:VI Corps
1163:Interwar
1157:Oswestry
848:Redoubts
793:shrapnel
740:and the
737:Huntsend
620:Barmouth
219:, was a
172:Normandy
102:Infantry
4013:Vol V,
3689:Burke's
3642:TA 1947
3405:Germany
3403:Ellis,
3365:Germany
3363:Ellis,
3343:Germany
3341:Ellis,
3321:Germany
3319:Ellis,
3290:Germany
3288:Ellis,
3275:Ellis,
3253:Ellis,
3209:Ellis,
3081:, 1927.
2206:Burke's
1873:passant
1862:facings
1762:, B at
1720:Postwar
1620:X Corps
1614:in the
1612:Orsogna
1587:Taranto
1580:Augusta
1407:on the
1369:Béthune
1346:Falaise
1228:Belfast
1176:Colonel
1007:Megiddo
970:Jericho
797:Turkish
742:Ulysses
724:Rushden
720:Bedford
624:Harlech
610:Cemmaes
586:Caersws
561:as the
557:to the
388:in the
277:Captain
243:during
235:during
231:and in
197:Notable
136:Newtown
65:Country
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1669:Athens
1665:Megara
1650:Le Muy
1596:Abdiel
1527:Sussex
1405:Arnhem
1377:St Pol
1311:Évrecy
1173:Brevet
1017:Nablus
811:Sarnia
766:Mudros
762:Lemnos
679:Conway
650:Corwen
459:After
429:Corris
334:Corwen
318:1st (
83:Branch
74:
57:Active
3869:Capt
3185:Epsom
1959:Notes
1854:Leeks
1849:Shako
1768:cadre
1468:Rhine
1460:Weeze
1452:mines
1431:(the
1421:Venlo
1409:Rhine
1381:Lille
1361:Somme
1357:Seine
1272:D Day
1180:Cadet
1042:cadre
925:(the
872:Rafah
828:Egypt
822:Egypt
712:India
590:Carno
578:Carno
402:Tywyn
386:Major
346:Major
332:3rd (
325:2nd (
265:Welsh
221:Welsh
182:Rhine
4168:ISBN
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4095:ISBN
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3806:ISBN
3791:ISBN
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1807:Sir
1640:for
1601:mine
1458:and
1456:Goch
1367:and
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1238:and
876:Gaza
858:Gaza
760:and
698:The
632:and
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602:and
588:and
372:for
320:Bala
215:The
202:Sir
112:Size
98:Role
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1138:in
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