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morning, 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, with 1/5th RWF leading, preceded by a strong patrol. The whole advance, watched by the mounted divisions, was 'a model in precision and steadiness'. After leaving the protection of Mansura the battalion immediately came under shrapnel fire as it marched across open ground parallel to the Ali Muntar defences before wheeling left and moved down to a small cactus garden about 800 yards (730 m) from the crest of Ali Muntar. Here Lt-Col Borthwick waited for the other battalions to catch up, and firing became general, with the battalion troubled by enemy fire coming in from Green Hill to the left as well as in front. The brigadier reinforced the battalion with machine guns and sent another battalion to take Green Hill. The whole line then advanced again. About 40 men of 1/5th RWF dashed through the machine gun fire and made a lodgement in the trenches east of Ali Muntar mosque, capturing Turks, Austrians and Germans, and held it fast despite enemy counter-attacks. 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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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 was hardly engaged, merely supporting 160th Bde on its flank and reoccupying a captured village that was only held by Turkish outposts. 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's attack failed at first, but reinforced by two companies of 1/5th Bn and with renewed artillery support it took its objective at midnight. The brigade took further ground on 28 December. 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

1033:, 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 after a heavy bombardment on 9 March the 1/5th RWF captured the hill at about 09.30, despite morning fog. A Turkish counter-attack regained the summit, but 1/6th RWF came up in relief and drove them off it. In the next four hours the Turks launched four more fierce attacks on the hill, but failed to recapture it. During the night 1/6th Bn moved down to take another hill a mile in front, while 1/5th Bn held Tell 'Asur itself. 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. 1857:, and on 31 August it began its difficult approach march along mountain roads. The formation became so spread out that 2nd Armd Bde had to attack the Coriano ridge almost unsupported on 4 September, and failed in its first attempt. A second attempt next day was only partially successful. The attack was renewed on 12 September after heavy artillery and air bombardment of the objective, and the village of Coriano was finally cleared on 14 September. 1st Armoured Division attempted to take the next heights (Point 153 on the Ceriano ridge) on 20 September, and failed with heavy casualties. Nevertheless, Eighth Army had broken the Gothic Line. 980:, the movement being covered by 1/5th RWF. Later the battalion was sent with a field artillery battery 8 miles (13 km) to occupy Hill 630 on the left. When the battalion was still 4 miles (6.4 km) away the Yeomanry outpost on the hill was overwhelmed by a Turkish attack. The Turks then had perfect observation over the plain where 1/5th RWF was moving up, followed by the rest of 158th Bde and then 160th Bde, 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 (the 1317: 1237: 995:), which pinned the Turkish reinforcements arriving on the battlefield. On Lt-Col Borthwick's initiative the battalion 'jumped' the lower hills during the night. There was a two-day lull during a sandstorm. Then, after a difficult assembly close up to Tell el Khuewilfe, 158th Brigade carried out a fullscale assault on the position at 04.20 on 6 November, with 1/5th RWF in reserve. 1/6th Battalion pushed over the heights but then got into difficulties as the Turks counterattacked, until a company of 1/5th Bn moved up to support them. Deadlock then set in, but next day the 1485: 636: 1081:(159th Bde) and secured the plateau in front ready for the advance to continue on 20 September, with Lt-Col Borthwick of 5th/6th RWF commanding the whole operation until the rest of the brigade caught up. Because of difficulties in making a road, 158th Bde was not ready until late on 20 September, but when it advanced at 23.00 it found the Turks had retired. It continued advancing through the night with 5th/6th RWF leading until 05.30 on 21 September when it found the road blocked. The roads were very bad, and the 953:. 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; isolated at Green Hill, 1/5th RWF also had to fall back. 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 2 officers and 33 ORs killed, 9 officers and 186 ORs wounded, and 9 ORs missing. 1686:. For 1st Armd Division this was a repeat of Lightfoot, with a night crossing of a minefield on 1/2 November, followed by an armoured battle on the far side, in which the Axis tank strength was badly depleted. The breakthrough came on 4 November, when 1st Armd Division began a pursuit across the desert that continued through the night of 5/6 November until its fuel ran out. Refuelled, X Corps and 1st Armd Division then led the pursuit as far as the Jebel el Aktar before 62: 728:

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 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.

79: 991:, 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, 1/5th RWF escorting the artillery along a track over relatively flat ground towards Tell el Khuweilfe. Later in the day the battalion was diverted to assist in the attack on the heights (the 960:. 53rd (W) Division dug a new line well forward 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, but the division was still held up at Samson Ridge at the end of the day, and dug in where it stood. 864:, had lost confidence in 53rd (W) Division, and would not use it in the subsequent phases of the battle. Over the following days the battalion was engaged in reorganising and improving the trenches facing Scimitar Hill, taking casualties from Turkish rifle fire. It also had 160 sick men evacuated to hospital by the end of the month, another 180 by the end of September. 737: 1566:, he resumed his advance. On 12 June Eighth Army made a fresh attempt to move its armoured brigades south to attack the enemy, but although 2nd Armd Bde achieved its objective, the day was costly for the British. Next day 2nd and 22nd Armd Bdes held onto their positions east of Knightsbridge, but that night some of the remaining boxes had to be evacuated. 1711: 1614: 1505:. 1st Armoured Division was committed to battle piecemeal before it had time to prepare for desert warfare; 1st Sp Gp found itself operating in appalling hummocky country, and many of its vehicles were not desert-worthy. At first, 76th A/T Rgt was sent up to the front with 2nd Armd Bde, but then reverted to 1st Sp Gp which relieved 984:), began on 31 October; 53rd (W) Division on the left flank was hardly engaged, though part of 158th Bde in 'Smith's Group' made a demonstration with 1/5th RWF advancing to keep touch with the attacking troops to the right. The battalion engaged the enemy with long-range machine gun fire, and ended the day on outpost duty. 1433:, but fighting continued. On 4 June 1 Sp Gp provided flank protection for another attempt by 51st (H) Division to destroy the German bridgeheads at Abbeville, but the Germans had had two weeks to dig in, and the attack failed. Next day the Germans renewed their offensive, surrounding and capturing 51st (H) Division at 868:

were flooded, and later there was a blizzard. So many men were evacuated suffering from frostbite and exposure that only 88 ORs remained in the line. The effective strength of 53rd (W) Division was very low and it was decided to evacuate the remnants. On 12 December the battalion moved to 'C' Beach to embark on the

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at El Kourzia on 23 April, but it inflicted unsustainable tank losses on its opponents. The division executed a feint on 5 May to draw attention away from the main thrust towards Tunis, then on 8 May it relieved 7th Armd Division and swung east to Creteville. On 13 May the last Axis troops in Tunisia

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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 23rd Bn RWF, 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.

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was over. On 22 December 1/5th RWF was sent forward to take over part of the outpost line under 159th Bde; the path was so steep that the relief was not completed until the following morning. At Christmas the rest of 158th Bde relieved 159th Bde, and 1/5th RWF became the reserve battalion. Late on 26

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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 War Office 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

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held out at Deir el Shein on 1 July and dislocated the enemy attack, allowing 1st Armoured to launch its counter-attack south of the Ruweisat Ridge on 2 July. The disorganised fighting continued until 5 July when Rommel paused his advance, and Eighth Army began to counter-attack in the north. By 21

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From 10 November 53rd (W) Division remained in the same 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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of December 1888 proposed a more comprehensive Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. Under this scheme the two Volunteer Battalions of the RWF formed

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defences, and then deploy behind an anti-tank screen before attacking the enemy positions in daylight. In the event, only two tank squadrons got through the single corridor that 1st Armd achieved that night, and work continued during the day. On 25 and 26 October the division made little progress

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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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was ordered to cross the Wadi Ghuzze towards Gaza itself, masked by the mounted divisions sweeping round the flank. The division was led by 160th Bde, followed by 158th, 1/5th RFW leading. The battalion's guide got lost and there was an overnight fog, so 158th Bde was late crossing the wadi that

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of 1st Armd Division's 7th Motor Bde seized two strongpoints codenamed 'Woodcock' and 'Snipe'. Next day they dug in while a confused armoured battle continued. On Snipe the 13 6-pdr A/T guns of 2nd Rifle Brigade were reinforced by six more from 239 A/T Bty, and together stood their ground when

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was ambushed and retired into the 'Knightsbridge' box, while 2nd Armd Bde attacked the German flank from the east; both brigades delivered some sharp blows to the enemy as they followed up. On 29 May the two brigades were involved in a violent tank and artillery action in a sandstorm. Over the

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and rifle fire, passing through the retreating battalions of 159th Bde at 11.30. 'Gallantly led' by Lt-Col Phillips, the battalion penetrated to within a few hundred yards of Scimitar Hill before getting broken up into small parties in the scrub. They took cover and opened fire on the

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at El Hamma.) There was now a short stalemate, but the Battle of Mareth was over and the enemy were pulling back to their next defensive position at Wadi Akarit. On 29 March 1st Armd Division began probing these defences, and on the evening of 5 April it made a demonstration while

1853:, the planned assault on the Gothic Line. When the operation began on 25 August, the division was in reserve, ready to lead the exploitation of any breach in the German line. The initial assault went so well that the division was warned on 27 August for its forward move for the 2001:, changing to the RWF's blue facings in 1888. In 1925 TA battalions were allowed 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). 1160:, 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 857:'s line; further attempts to take Scimitar Hill during the afternoon all failed. The battalion's casualties were 6 officers and 13 other ranks (ORs) killed, 6 officers and 116 ORs wounded, and 39 missing, though many reported missing straggled back later. 1905:, and the divisional HQ ceased to command any units. However, on 1 September the division was recreated in a training role as 38th Infantry (Reserve) Division, and 70th (RWF) immediately rejoined as its A/T regiment until after the end of the war. 718:

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. The 5th RWF mobilised on 5 August under the command of

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July Eighth Army was ready to launch its own attack, with 1st Armd thrown in on 26 July to support the attack. However, both sides were now exhausted and there was a lull in the fighting. 1st Armoured Division was not engaged in the

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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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of 1881 took Cardwell's reforms further, and the Volunteers were formally affiliated to their local Regular regiment, the 1st Flint & Carnarvon becoming a volunteer battalion of the RWF on 1 July 1881; it was redesignated

1476:. 76th A/T Regiment formed a new C Battery from a cadre of experienced officers and gunners supplied by 237 and 239 Btys and a draft of 136 infantry machine gunners (C Battery was redesignated 310 A/T Bty on 24 June 1942). 1492:

After completing its refitting and training in the UK, 1st Armoured Division sailed for the Middle East, 1st Sp Gp leaving on 27 September 1941, arriving in Egypt on 5 December and shortly afterwards moving up into

1437:, while 1st Sp Gp was 'out on a limb' facing German Panzer divisions and was driven back across the Seine. An operation to evacuate the considerable numbers of British forces left in France from the western ports ( 1356: 1539: 592: 443: 1558:. 22nd Armoured Brigade was badly mauled on 5 June, while 2nd Armd Bde Group with 11th (HAC) RHA and attached units had been sent to reinforce 7th Armd Division. Once Rommel had reduced the southernmost box at 1073:). It attacked in moonlight late on the first day (18 September), after a 20-minute bombardment. 158th Brigade was in reserve, but a company of 5th/6th RWF was attached to the leading Indian unit of 160th Bde ( 852:

front line at a range of 200 yards (180 m). Phillips sent back a message urging the 1/6th RWF to come up and help complete the job, but he was killed soon afterwards. The battalion was later withdrawn to

1702: 1773:, which had broken the front line, and went straight into action in the afternoon. With a sandstorm blowing into the enemy's eyes, the division blasted its way through the defile and continued towards 1781:

attempted to attack the rear of the division's column, but it was quickly repulsed by the 17-pdrs of 76th (RWF) A/T Rgt. (It is also reported that the regiment successfully used its Deacons against

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While the sub-districts were later referred to as 'brigades', they were purely administrative organisations and the Volunteers were excluded from the 'mobilisation' part of the Cardwell system. The

2017:, stands at the junction of Bodhyfryd and Chester roads in Wrexham. A memorial to the 5th Battalion's casualties during the First World War was unveiled on 13 July 1922 at the Drill Hall in Rhyl. 1260:

By the late 1930s a need for specialist anti-tank (A/T) artillery had been recognised, and the battalion was one of the first batch of TA units converted to the new role, on 16 November 1938 as

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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, and the British units were reduced to

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Rommel's main counter-attack fell on their position at 16.00. Against the waves of attacking tanks the A/T guns 'did great execution, particularly among enemy tanks advancing against the

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Once behind the Alamein defences the exhausted armoured divisions were withdrawn into reserve. On 30 June Rommel closed up to the Alamein defences and decided on an immediate attack (the

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not having arrived) was ordered to seize the crossings over the Seine and hold them until the armour arrived to push on to the Somme (the infantry of 1st Sp Gp had been diverted to the

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When war broke out on 3 September 1939 60th (RWF) Regiment was the anti-tank component of 53rd (Welsh) Division, but on 22 December it was assigned to 1st Support Group (1st Sp Gp) in

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The 3/5th (Flintshire) Bn formed at Flint on 23 March 1915. It was redesignated as 5th (Reserve) (Flintshire) Bn, RWF, on 8 April 1916 and on 1 September 1916 it was absorbed into the

1679:. More than once it seemed that the Battalion must be overrun. Coolness and courage averted this fate and led, instead, to the decisive defeat of the enemy at this important point'. 1625:, prepared carefully for its next offensive. 76th (RWF) Anti-Tank Rgt was out of the line during August, but on 8 September it was joined by ZZ A/T Bty, which had been formed within 1937: 2024:, presented in 1909 and subsequently amended to carry the RWF's battle honours, were no longer carried after it was converted to the Royal Artillery; they were finally laid up in 4221: 768:

in Northamptonshire. On 2 July the division was ordered to refit for service in the Mediterranean. The first battalions to move were the 1/5th and 1/6th RWF, who entrained at

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A/T guns began to arrive for the British, but most batteries continued to be equipped with the outclassed 2-pdr. From March until December 1942, 239 A/T Bty was attached to

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in suspended animation on 1 April 1945 (some weeks before the end of the war) with 199, 310 and ZZ Btys; 237 A/T Bty survived until it was disbanded on 1 September 1945.

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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

756:, but this was subsequently cancelled. Training was interrupted by periods spent digging trenches for the East Coast defences. In December the division moved to 1861: 1805:, which had now linked up with Eighth Army and had better terrain for armoured warfare. 1st Armoured Division moved north to take part in the final assault on 1777:

during the following night. At dawn on 27 March its tanks contacted a hastily organised German anti-tank gun screen and took up hull-down positions. Meanwhile,

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2508: 1765:. A new attack (Operation Supercharge II) was quickly planned: on the night of 25/26 March 1st Armd made a fast approach march in moonlight, passed through 832:. The battalion landed at 'C' Beach at 06.00 and bivouacked at Lala Baba, apart from A Company, which was detailed to carry equipment up to the front line. 1329: 1917:, providing the divisional A/T component for the reformed 53rd (Welsh) Division. The regiment was reorganised as a Light Regiment, RA, on 1 March 1951. 1517:'s counter-attack on 21 January broke through Eighth Army's screen, 1st Sp Gp finding itself in difficulties in the bad country and under attack by 1169:. 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 432: 1252:

attached. It formed part of 158th (Royal Welch) Bde in 53rd (Welsh) Division. A new drill hall for the Connah's Quay detachment was built in 1936.

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under the command of Lt-Col Borthwick of the 1/5th. This continued as the sole British battalion in 158th Bde for the remainder of the campaign.

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against the enemy anti-tank defences but held off several Axis counter-attacks during the phase of battle dubbed 'the dog-fight' by Montgomery.

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the hills as it went. By the end of the next day the Turkish army was shattered, and its retreat was being harried by artillery and aircraft.

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and did not move up to rejoin Eighth Army until 27 February, when it began a 1,300 miles (2,100 km) drive with X Corps to

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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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establishment: only one British battalion was retained in each brigade, the remainder being sent as reinforcements to the

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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

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forces renewed their attacks on 27 June and Eighth Army Eighth Army was forced to retreat to its fall-back defences at

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76th (RWF) A/T Rgt was reorganised. On 10 May 1943 239 A/T Bty left again, this time permanently, to help form a new

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in No 3 Section of the Canal Defences, arriving on 21 July. 1/5th Royal Welch Fusiliers were attached to

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in December 1899, the Volunteers were invited to send active service units to assist the Regulars in the

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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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After the corps at Pwllheli was disbanded it was replaced by a new 5th Carnarvonshire RVC raised from

2076: 1970: 1691: 1559: 1376: 1212:. 2/5th (Flintshire) Bn was disbanded on 16 March 1918 and replaced in 204th Bde by a training unit. 996: 965: 941: 888:, where reinforcement drafts were absorbed and training was carried out. In May the brigade moved to 821: 379: 175: 1569:

By 14 June Eighth Army began to withdraw to the Egyptian frontier with 1st Armd Division supporting

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to Mudros. The division was then shipped to Alexandria, where it landed between 20 and 23 December.

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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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While it refitted in the UK, 1st Sp Gp was reorganised again, with 101st LAA/AT Rgt broken up at

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British forces in Italy were by now suffering an acute manpower shortage. In September 1944 Gen

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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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68th (2nd Welsh) Division was assigned to Home Defence duties and in November 1915 it joined

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1st Armoured Division began arriving in Italy in May 1944. In August it concentrated around

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following days the division was involved in fierce tank battles in what became known as the

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struggled to make a path for the guns, but the advance continued at 08.30, with 5th/6th RWF

1069:, to threaten the Turks' communication centre and block the exits to the Jordan Valley (the 969: 909: 691: 572: 560: 354: 306: 212: 195: 1170: 1109:

and shipment home on 15 June. The 5th/6th RWF was officially disembodied on 4 August 1919.

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was disbanded and the Flintshire battalion incorporated the surviving RVCs in that county:

4026: 1898: 1850: 1351:, consisting of 237 and 239 A/T Btys and two light anti-aircraft (LAA) batteries, 43 from 1082: 809: 648: 603: 334: 241: 82: 78: 4189: 3661: 2083:

for his gallantry in this action, in which he joined one of the 6-pdr crews as a loader.

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seized the heights during the night. Otherwise the division played little part in the

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badge, buttons and back flash of the RWF, with RA collar badges and shoulder titles.

1998: 1671: 1518: 1494: 1285: 1181: 945: 724: 619:. The 2nd VB was expanded to 11 companies during the war, but reduced to 10 in 1904. 612: 420: 368: 2718:

MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 283–90, 293–7, 301–3, 305–14, Sketches 14 & 15.

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inside Egypt (2nd Armd Bde had been completely withdrawn from the battle). But the

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After returning to the UK, the remnants of 1st Armoured Division were stationed in

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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)

4037:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960 /Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 4008:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1928/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1992, 1873:

70th A/T Regiment (which was granted the RWF subtitle on 17 February 1942) was in

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On 14 February 1940, Regimental HQ (RHQ) of 60th (RWF) A/T Rgt was converted into

4055:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1966/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 3936:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1987/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 3745:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, 1726:, completed by 14 March. By now 76th (RWF) A/T Rgt was equipped with 6-pdrs, new 1383:

on 15 May and was immediately ordered to advance and hold the crossings over the

3997: 3869:, Part II, London: HM Stationery Office, 1930/Naval & Military Press, 2013, 3858: 3835: 1882: 1854: 1582: 1524: 1384: 1249: 1240:

The former drill hall of the 5th (Flintshire) Bn, RWF, at Connah's Quay in 2014.

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When the RVCs were consolidated in February 1880 the admin battalion became the

357:) Flintshire RVC, formed 27 March 1860, with its Drill Hall in High Street, Mold 346: 302: 152: 3846:, Part I, London: HM Stationery Office, 1930/Naval & Military Press, 2013, 3760:

London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,

2045: 1782: 1754: 1586: 1452:, as part of the mobile reserve to defend against the feared German invasion ( 1441:) began. The survivors of 1st Sp Gp were shipped out of Cherbourg on 16 June. 1372: 1201: 893: 797: 681: 607: 599: 543: 451: 229: 1893:. By May 1941 it was in reserve just behind the invasion-threatened coast of 936:

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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Jackson, Vol VI, Pt II, pp. 129, 226, 231–2, 241, 250, 257–60, 274–5, 291–3.

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on a long flanking move, which became 'a first rate tangle' in front of the

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53rd (W) Division was tasked with advancing across the Samieh Basin towards

988: 937: 789: 769: 757: 482: 393: 1629:. The regiment was back in the line with 1st Armd Division in time for the 4035:(September 1941 to September 1942) British Fortunes reach their Lowest Ebb 736: 3951:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 3806:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004 3730:, London: Heinemann, 1932/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992, 1846: 1774: 1719: 1380: 1225: 973: 471: 464: 361: 138: 96: 4140: 3983:

The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)

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and captured, but 1st Armd Division made it back to the desert south of

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Lt-Col C.S. Rome,1/6th RWF, from 9 October 1915 (amalgamated battalion)

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B.E. Phillips, and the units had concentrated at their war stations (at

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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army

2013:

The RWF's regimental memorial for both world wars, a sculpted group by

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The following officers commanded 1/5th and 5th/6th RWF during the war:

1014: 761: 1894: 1531: 1445: 1066: 817: 805: 801: 4091:, Cardiff: Western Mail, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 289:'s auxiliary forces. First raised in 1860, it fought as infantry at 4159: 1540:

11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)

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formation badge of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in the First World War

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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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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

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Order of Battle of Eighth Army, October 1942, TNA file WO 201/693.

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Major B. Head from 10 August 1915, killed by sniper 13 August 1915

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in reserve at Romani Station. The Turks attacked on 4 August (the

793: 735: 634: 626: 282: 4164: 1542:, the mobile field artillery regiment working with 2nd Armd Bde. 1244:

The TF was reconstituted on 7 February 1920 (reorganising as the

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Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908

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1st Armoured Division was ordered to France on 11 May after the

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60th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

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during the night of 13 July. The two battalions embarked on the

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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the

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76th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

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17-Pounder 'Pheasant' A/T gun in action in Tunisia, March 1943.

1527:. Only by withdrawal did 1st Armd Division escape destruction. 1456:). The division was one of the first in line for re-equipping. 1204:, Suffolk, for its summer station. In October 1917 it moved to 1421:

under French command to break through to the encircled BEF at

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ended the fighting in Palestine on 31 October. On 20 December

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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 359, 397, 432–6, 447, 459.

1997:

The uniform of the 1st Flintshire RVC was scarlet with green

1387:. 101st LAA/AT Regiment, with 20 x 2-pounder A/T guns and 96 1121:

Lt-Col B.S. Phillips, from 15 May 1912, killed 10 August 1915

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The Memoirs of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I|: June to October 1944

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of the 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers and its successors:

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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, p. 320; Appendix 9, p. 499.

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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 67–72, 81, 84–6, 89–90.

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The establishment of an A/T battery at this time was 12 x

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Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 78–81, 84–5, 87, 94, 101–5, 111.

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1st Administrative Battalion, Flintshire Rifle Volunteers

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Allenby's War: The Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918

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On arrival, 1st Armd Division went into reserve for the

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Lt-Col F.H. Borthwick, from 28 January 1916 to Armistice

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History of the Great War: Military Operations Gallipoli

1833:. 76th (RWF) A/T Regiment reverted to its old title of 1718:

1st Armoured Division spent the winter of 1942–43 near

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6-pounder A/T gun and crew in the Western Desert, 1942.

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The 2/5th (Flintshire) Bn formed at the RWF's depot at

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In the summer 53rd (Welsh) Division was changed to the

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Playfair, Vol III, pp. 250, 284–5, 289, 292–5. Map 31.

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372 (Flintshire & Denbighshire Yeomanry) Field Rgt

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361 (Carnarvonshire & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Rgt

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in a rearguard action. The South African division was

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on 27–28 May and were unsuccessful. By early June the

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On 22 November the 2/5th (Flintshire) Bn absorbed the

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of the RWF, when the 2nd VB moved its HQ to Hawarden.

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An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the

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History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division (T.F.) 1914–1918

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MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 88, 156, 179–80, 191.

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On 31 October 1956 384 (RWF) Lt Rgt amalgamated with

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on 8 August. Next day the division took part in the

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in time of need. The following units were raised in

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until amalgamated with a neighbouring unit in 1956.

305:. Converted to the anti-tank role, it fought in the 3967:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. 1869:

70th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

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76th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

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101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

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Maj W. Beswick, acting 23 September–7 November 1916

256: 251: 148: 130: 116: 106: 92: 73: 55: 47: 34: 4047:Maj-Gen I.S.O. Playfair & Brig C.J.C. Molony, 4006:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917 3095:Western Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files. 1966:Col B.D.G. Cooke, former CO, appointed 26 May 1897 1915:384 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA 490:1st Flintshire and Carnarvonshire Rifle Volunteers 4227:Military units and formations established in 1860 3637: 3635: 3430:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 39–41, 44, 47. 653:5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 279:5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 3034: 2066:The Flintshire subtitle was added in March 1909. 1885:during the early part of the war, then moved to 1813:). The division failed to break through against 1682:The break-out phase of the battle was codenamed 1605:, when the Axis forces were decisively stopped. 1336:101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, RA 1288:, the regiment quickly formed a duplicate unit, 3899:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3527:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 341, 344–53. 3032: 3030: 3028: 3026: 3024: 3022: 3020: 3018: 3016: 3014: 2602: 2600: 2598: 2596: 2594: 2163: 2161: 2159: 2157: 2155: 2153: 2151: 2149: 808:on 28 July, where it disembarked and went into 643:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new 567:for the Flintshire Battalion, grouped with the 3884:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3554:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 357, 364–6. 2399:Flintshire at Great War Centenary Drill Halls. 2268: 2266: 2147: 2145: 2143: 2141: 2139: 2137: 2135: 2133: 2131: 2129: 1797:On 15 April, 1st Armd Division transferred to 1530:Eighth Army retired to defensive positions at 1292:at Mold, with 277, 278, 279 and 280 A/T Btys. 1192:. By May 1917 the division had transferred to 578:2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 3965:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 3897:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3882:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3820:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3651:372–413 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 onwards. 3390:Order of Battle of Eighth Army, August 1942, 3060: 3058: 3056: 3054: 3052: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3044: 2338: 2336: 2334: 2332: 2293: 2291: 1621:Eighth Army, now under the leadership of Gen 1391:as AA light machine guns (the LAA batteries' 1139:Maj T.H. Parry, acting 16 April–1 August 1918 8: 4053:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa 3616: 3614: 3354:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 230–1, 235–7, Map 25. 3122: 1714:AEC Deacon self-propelled 6-pounder A/T gun. 1349:101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment 4222:Military units and formations in Flintshire 4160:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register 3120: 3118: 3116: 3114: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3106: 3104: 3102: 3072: 3070: 2546: 2544: 2542: 2540: 2538: 2536: 2504: 2502: 2500: 2498: 2496: 2494: 2492: 2490: 2488: 2450: 2448: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2440: 2119: 2117: 1562:, stubbornly defended until 10 June by the 3090: 3088: 2995:68th (2nd W) Division at Long, Long Trail. 2990: 2988: 2978: 2976: 2772:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 36–9, 44–5, 50–1. 2534: 2532: 2530: 2528: 2526: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2518: 2516: 2438: 2436: 2434: 2432: 2430: 2428: 2426: 2424: 2422: 2420: 2189: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2173: 1934:Flintshire & Denbighshire Yeomanry, RA 1666:During the night of 26/27 October the 2nd 37:5th (Flintshire) Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers 4217:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army 3201: 3199: 3197: 2934:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 488–91, 496–500. 2379: 2377: 1940:. This battalion was merged into 2nd Bn, 1938:3rd (Volunteer) Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers 1152:on 11 September 1914. It was assigned to 1029:. 53rd (W) Division's next objective was 1025:In March the EEF began an advance in the 396:) Flintshire RVC, formed 16 December 1874 3448:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 54–6. 3154: 3152: 2478: 2476: 2474: 2472: 2470: 2468: 2466: 2464: 2462: 2460: 1932:(TAVR) in 1967, the regiment became the 1640:The division's role in the first phase ( 1127:Capt F.H. Borthwick, from 13 August 1915 1051:5th/6th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 932:at the end of the month. It moved up to 439:in command of the 1st Admin Bn in 1862. 39:60th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) A/T Rgt, RA 3599:Jackson, Vol VI, Pt II, pp. 300, 371–2. 3345:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 224, 226, 231–4. 2259:Flintshire Volunteers at Regiments.org. 2254: 2252: 2250: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2231: 2229: 2227: 2225: 2223: 2095: 2037: 1488:1st Armoured Division's formation sign. 1284:With the expansion of the TA after the 43:384 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) A/T Rgt, RA 4084:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 2826:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 281–2. 287–9. 2551:53rd (W) Division at Long, Long Trail. 2221: 2219: 2217: 2215: 2213: 2211: 2209: 2207: 2205: 2203: 1930:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve 1353:11th (City of London Yeomanry) LAA Rgt 665:B Company at Drill Hall Lane, Hawarden 631:Cap badge of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 435:-commandant of the 4th RVC; he became 382:) Flintshire RVC, formed 29 June 1860, 364:) Flintshire RVC, formed 30 April 1860 31: 3996:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt 3327:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 151, 215, 218. 3309:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 73, 88, 136–8. 1961:Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh 1173:rifles converted to charger loading. 659:Battalion HQ at the Drill Hall, Flint 263:Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh 27:Former Welsh unit of the British Army 7: 3985:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 3867:From June 1917 to the End of the War 3844:From June 1917 to the End of the War 2871:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 314–8, 321. 2727:Ward, pp. 63, 66–7, 73–82, 85, 90–7. 2075:The CO of 2nd Rifle Brigade, Lt-Col 1470:76th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) A/T Rgt 1369:German invasion of the Low Countries 1222:4th (Reserve) (Denbighshire) Bn, RWF 1167:2/6th (Glamorgan) Bn, Welsh Regiment 671:D Company at Halkyn Street, Holywell 2763:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, p. 353. 2745:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, p. 343. 1973:, former CO, appointed 15 July 1905 1928:. When the TA was reduced into the 1742:self-propelled 6-pdrs (in ZZ Bty). 1280:240 A/T Battery at Drill Hall, Rhyl 1264:, with the following organisation: 444:1st Admin Bn of Carnarvonshire RVCs 400:These units were grouped into the 3775:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 2952:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 500, 623. 2835:Ward, pp. 139, 142–4, 167, 174–80. 1963:, former CO, appointed 2 July 1873 1644:) of the forthcoming battle under 1627:1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1328:, which was preparing to join the 1075:17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment) 677:F Company at Hill Street, Caergwle 536:G & H Companies at Carnavon – 460:3rd (Carnarvon) Carnarvonshire RVC 25: 4170:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 4121:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 3790:, London: Blandford Press, 1988, 1976:Lt-Col Sir W. Randle Mainwaring, 1312:60th (RWF) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA 569:23rd Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers) 492:with the following organisation: 404:, formed at Rhyl in August 1860. 3686:3rd (V) Bn RWF at Regiments.org. 3392:The National Archives (TNA), Kew 3263:Collier, Chapter XIV and Map 17. 2655:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 338, 389. 1274:238 A/T Battery at Connah's Quay 860:The corps commander, Lt-Gen Sir 77: 60: 4155:Great War Centenary Drill Halls 4141:British Army units from 1945 on 2907:Falls, Vol II, Pt 2, pp. 417–8. 2844:Falls, Vol II, Pt 1, pp. 306–9. 1417:. Attempts by 1st Armoured and 1154:203rd (2nd North Wales) Brigade 906:156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade 651:of 1908, the 2nd VB became the 275:1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers 35:1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers 4106:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1996, 4104:British Regiments at Gallipoli 4068:The Army and Society 1815–1914 3381:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 340–60. 3363:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 239–43. 3318:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 140–44. 2646:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 314–20. 1879:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division 1357:12th (Finsbury Rifles) LAA Rgt 1224:, in the Welsh Reserve Bde at 1162:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles 804:, and the 1/5th Bn arrived at 668:C Company at John Street, Rhyl 321:. It continued in the postwar 51:27 March 1860– 31 October 1956 1: 4185:Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum. 3722:Brig C.F. Aspinall-Oglander, 3282:Farndale, pp. 95–6, 102, 108. 3135:Frederick, pp. 800, 821, 846. 2628:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 300–2. 2317:Dunlop, pp. 60–1; Appendix A. 1835:60th (RWF) Anti-Tank Regiment 914:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 4119:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 1988:, appointed 5 September 1936 1811:Operations Vulcan and Strike 1788:4th Indian Infantry Division 1690:passed through to fight the 1598:18th Indian Infantry Brigade 1320:2-Pounder A/T gun in the UK. 1268:Regimental HQ (RHQ) at Flint 1216:3/5th (Flintshire) Battalion 1210:204th (2nd Cheshire) Brigade 1144:2/5th (Flintshire) Battalion 1105:. The last details left for 1008:December, by which time the 926:Egyptian Expeditionary Force 748:The Welsh Division moved to 732:1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion 371:) Flintshire RVC, formed at 2925:Bullock, pp. 122, 127, 131. 2588:Ward, pp. 11–3; Appendix I. 1631:Second Battle of El Alamein 1330:British Expeditionary Force 1196:, and the battalion was at 1194:Northern Army (Home Forces) 944:. 53rd (W) Division in the 940:on 26 March, launching the 554:from 5th Carnarvonshire RVC 548:from 4th Carnarvonshire RVC 538:from 3rd Carnarvonshire RVC 4243: 4070:, London: Longmans, 1980, 3728:May 1915 to the Evacuation 3038:Frederick, pp. 914, 920–3. 1657: 1571:2nd South African Division 1339: 993:Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe 824:, an attempt to break the 788:The transports sailed via 742:Prince of Wales's feathers 4192:The Territorial Army 1947 4180:Royal Artillery 1939–1945 3949:British Regiments 1914–18 3629:Collier, Maps 5 & 20. 3499:76 A/T Rgt at RA 1939–45. 3006:Titles & Designations 2454:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23. 2015:Sir William Goscombe John 1747:Battle of the Mareth Line 1399:and were not available). 1158:68th (2nd Welsh) Division 552:K Company at Llanberis – 419:, was commissioned as an 4022:, London: Collins, 1958. 3981:Norman E.H. Litchfield, 3918:, London: Collins, 1960. 3822:, London: Methuen, 1938. 3403:Frederick, pp. 442, 916. 2982:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 83–90. 2509:RWF at Long, Long Trail. 2308:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6. 1952:The following served as 1767:2nd New Zealand Division 1668:King's Royal Rifle Corps 1660:Defence of Outpost Snipe 1419:51st (Highland) Division 1340:Not to be confused with 1271:237 A/T Battery at Flint 1208:where it transferred to 837:159th (Cheshire) Brigade 835:158th Brigade supported 812:. It re-embarked on the 530:F Company at Caergwle – 218:Defence of Outpost Snipe 3963:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3480:Montgomery, pp. 132–41. 3439:Montgomery, pp. 125–30. 3300:Farndale, pp. 199, 202. 1942:Royal Regiment of Wales 1603:Battle of Alam el Halfa 1564:1st Free French Brigade 1513:on 19 January. General 1290:70th Anti-Tank Regiment 1277:239 A/T Battery at Mold 902:52nd (Lowland) Division 855:160th (South Wales) Bde 780:and sailed on 14 July. 655:,organised as follows: 532:from 6th Flintshire RVC 526:from 5th Flintshire RVC 516:from 4th Flintshire RVC 514:D Company at Holywell – 510:from 3rd Flintshire RVC 504:from 2nd Flintshire RVC 502:B Company at Hawarden– 498:from 1st Flintshire RVC 474:) Carnarvonshire RVC – 454:) Carnarvonshire RVC – 423:in the Hawarden Corps. 413:William Ewart Gladstone 406:William Henry Gladstone 164:Battle of Scimitar Hill 110:1-3 Infantry battalions 4148:The British Army, 1914 4087:Maj C.H. Dudley Ward, 3641:Frederick, pp. 1008–9. 3545:Montgomery, pp. 160–3. 3252:Collier, Chapter VIII. 3126:Joslen, pp. 13–5; 215. 2298:History at RWF Museum. 2123:Beckett, Appendix VII. 1715: 1707: 1637:self-propelled guns). 1618: 1556:Battle of the Cauldron 1489: 1468:on 1 November to form 1431:BEF had been evacuated 1425:led to fighting round 1375:. It began landing at 1321: 1241: 951:ANZAC Mounted Division 745: 640: 632: 3536:Horrocks, pp. 148–55. 3489:Horrocks, pp. 139–41. 3219:Ellis, Chapter XVIII. 3064:Litchfield, pp. 75–6. 1993:Uniforms and Insignia 1986:Denbighshire Yeomanry 1792:Battle of Wadi Akarit 1713: 1705: 1684:Operation Supercharge 1677:24th Armoured Brigade 1616: 1511:7th Armoured Division 1509:with the experienced 1487: 1326:1st Armoured Division 1319: 1239: 987:After the capture of 958:Second Battle of Gaza 839:in an attack towards 739: 638: 630: 125:1st Armoured Division 121:53rd (Welsh) Division 112:2 Artillery regiments 4198:“Territorial Force.” 4165:The Long, Long Trail 3818:Col John K. Dunlop, 3209:, pp. 86–7; Annex A. 3190:Ellis, Chapter XVII. 3168:Collier, Chapter VI. 2898:Bullock, Appendix B. 2077:Victor Buller Turner 1815:10th Panzer Division 1779:15th Panzer Division 1763:21st Panzer Division 1692:Battle of El Agheila 1545:Rommel attacked the 1411:2nd Armoured Brigade 1377:Cherbourg Naval Base 1256:Anti-tank conversion 997:Desert Mounted Corps 966:Third Battle of Gaza 942:First Battle of Gaza 822:Landing at Suvla Bay 617:South Africa 1900–02 508:C Company at Rhyl – 496:A Company at Mold – 467:) Carnarvonshire RVC 408:, son of the future 181:Battle of Tell 'Asur 176:First Battle of Gaza 41:101st LAA/AT Rgt, RA 3676:Frederick, p. 1042. 3572:Montgomery, p. 164. 3461:, 20 November 1942. 3241:Ellis, Chapter XXI. 3230:Ellis, Chapter XIX. 3145:Collier, Chapter V. 3079:France and Flanders 2862:Bullock, pp. 105–6. 2619:Ward, pp. 18, 27–9. 2579:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 2371:Spiers, Chapter 10. 2362:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 1984:, former CO of the 1849:in preparation for 1734:converted from the 1642:Operation Lightfoot 1113:Commanding officers 1095:Armistice of Mudros 1010:Battle of Jerusalem 982:Battle of Beersheba 978:8th Mounted Brigade 699:North Wales Brigade 585:Stanhope Memorandum 201:Battle of Abbeville 101:Anti-tank artillery 4066:Edward M. Spiers, 3895:J.B.M. Frederick, 3880:J.B.M. Frederick, 3786:David L. Bullock, 3771:Ian F.W. Beckett, 3708:IWM WMR ref 37405. 3697:IWM WMR ref 17816. 3581:Frederick, p. 928. 3394:, file WO 201/692. 3336:Frederick, p. 112. 3291:Frederick, p. 829. 3273:Farndale, Annex D. 3158:Farndale, Annex M. 2880:Ward, pp. 189–200. 2709:Bullock, pp. 44–6. 2682:Bullock, pp. 30–1. 2326:Spiers, pp. 228–9. 2285:Spiers, pp. 195–6. 2167:Frederick, p. 303. 2111:Spiers, pp. 163–8. 2026:St Asaph Cathedral 1969:Col J.S. Roberts, 1887:North West England 1821:At the end of the 1738:gun carriage) and 1716: 1708: 1623:Bernard Montgomery 1619: 1594:Battle of Ruweisat 1503:Operation Crusader 1490: 1322: 1299:guns organised in 1242: 1020: 862:Frederick Stopford 830:Gallipoli Campaign 746: 721:Lieutenant-Colonel 674:E Company at Flint 641: 633: 335:Volunteer Movement 4127:978-1-84884-211-3 4097:978-1-845740-50-4 3974:978-1-84342-474-1 3957:978-1-84342-197-9 3947:Brig E.A. James, 3875:978-1-84574-950-7 3852:978-1-84574-951-4 3813:978-1-84574-055-9 3620:Joslen, pp. 65–6. 3179:Ellis, Chapter X. 2943:Ward, pp. 230–44. 2808:Ward, pp. 124–38. 2781:Ward, pp. 113–24. 1948:Honorary Colonels 1855:Battle of Coriano 1837:on 1 April 1944. 1823:Tunisian campaign 1751:New Zealand Corps 1732:Pheasant carriage 1730:(on the stop-gap 1575:trapped in Tobruk 1454:Operation Sealion 1435:St Valery-en-Caux 1404:Archibald Beauman 1397:defence of Calais 1393:Bofors 40 mm guns 1063:Battle of Megiddo 1061:At the climactic 662:A Company at Mold 645:Territorial Force 623:Territorial Force 425:Viscount Feilding 268: 267: 16:(Redirected from 4234: 4135:External sources 3978: 3826:Maj L.F. 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