The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is a
museum dedicated to the history of the
Royal Welch Fusiliers, a historic regiment of the
British Army. The museum is located within
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle ( cy, Castell Caernarfon ) – often anglicised as Carnarvon Castle or Caernarvon Castle – is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environ ...
in
Caernarfon,
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
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North Wales. Admission is included with entry to the castle.
History
The museum was established as the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum at Caernarfon Castle on 2 June 1960.
Collection
The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum has a collection and displays, containing links to the regiment's fourteen
Victoria Crosses and the writers and poets who have served their country when enlisted in the regiment; men such as
Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both describ ...
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Robert Graves
Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a British poet, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celtic ...
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Hedd Wyn,
David Jones and
Frank Richards, and extensive displays relating the long history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers over the centuries.
References
External links
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Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum at Ogilby Trust
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Military and war museums in Wales
Regimental museums in Wales
Museums in Gwynedd
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Caernarfon
1960 establishments in Wales
Museums established in 1960