Active 1999–2006 Branch British Army Role Infantry | Allegiance United Kingdom Type Line Infantry | |
The Royal Welsh Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.
History
The regiment was formed in 1999 as part of the restructuring of the TA by the amalgamation of the two Welsh TA battalions:
The regiment had a total of five companies:
No new cap badge was created for this regiment, soldiers wore their former regimental cap badge or were badged according to the company they joined. As part of the restructuring of the infantry announced in 2004, the Royal Welsh Regiment became the TA battalion of the new amalgamated regiment of Wales, the Royal Welsh, on the 1 March 2006.
References
Royal Welsh Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA