History
It was formed as the Welsh Regiment during the Childers Reforms of 1881, by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot and the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot. It was the county regiment of Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire and Pembrokeshire and recruited from South and West Wales throughout its existence. It should not be confused with the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot), which recruited generally from Mid Wales and North Wales.
On 1st January 1921, the name of the regiment was officially changed to the Welch Regiment, reflecting the 'Old English' spelling.
It originally consisted of two regular battalions (the 41st Foot and 69th Foot becoming the 1st and 2nd battalions respectively), one Militia battalion (the Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry) and four Volunteer battalions (1st (Pembrokeshire), 2nd (Glamorgan) and 3rd (Glamorgan) Volunteer Battalions and the 3rd Glamorganshire Volunteer Rifle Corps). A further 44 battalions were raised at various points in time for Territorial, Volunteer and War service.
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