Royal Welch FusiliersOfficial name The Royal Welch Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief Colonel Major-General Brian Peter Plummer CBE Nicknames Motto Nec Aspera Terrent Anniversaries Marches Description Infantry regiment Creation date Reason for creation Was originally the 23rd Regiment of Foot. Became the Royal Welch Fusiliers in consequence of Childers Reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms. The Royal Welch Fusiliers is a British army regiment, founded in 1689 as the 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers. It is one of the oldest regiments in the regular army, hence the archaic spelling of the word Welch instead of Welsh. The archaic method was officially restored to the Regiment's title in 1921 though the it had maintained the usage of the archaic spelling unoffiically. Soldiers of this regiment are distinguishable by the unique feature of the "flash", consisting of five overlapping black silk ribbons (seven inches long for soldiers and nine inches long for officers) on the back of the uniform jacket at neck level. This is a legacy of the days when it was normal for soldiers to wear pigtails. In 1808, this practice was discontinued, but the RWF decided to retain the ribbons with which the pigtail was tied, and was granted this special concession by the King. As a fusilier regiment, the RWF wears a hackle, which consists of a plume of white feathers worn on headress and mounted behind the cap-badge.
The regimental museum is located in Caernarfon, Wales, and the official headquarters are at Wrexham. See alsoExternal links
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