The Welsh Volunteers, was a short-lived Territorial Army infantry regiment of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

, that existed from 1967 to 1971.

History

Upon the creation of the TAVR in 1967, 5 of the Territorial Army infantry battalions of the

Welsh Brigade The Welsh Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1964. The Brigade administered the regular Welsh infantry regiments. After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...

, drastically reduced in size to form companies of the Welsh Volunteers. Its initial structure was: *Headquarters Company, at Maindy Barracks,

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''(reduction of 6th Battalion, Welch Regiment)'' *A Company (Royal Welch Fusiliers), at

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''(reduction of 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers and part 6/7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers)'' *B Company (South Wales Borderers), at Raglan Barracks,

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''(reduction of 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment)'' *C Company (Welch), at Pontypridd and

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''(reduction of 4th and 5th Battalions, Welch Regiment)'' Not long after its creation, the regiment was disbanded with its sub-units being placed back under their respective regiments. HQ, B, and C Companies went to 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales; and A and D Companies, went to 3rd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.

References

Military units and formations established in 1967 Military units and formations disestablished in 1971 Royal Welch Fusiliers Welch Regiment South Wales Borderers Infantry regiments of the British Army 1967 establishments in England {{UK-mil-unit-stub