CharlesWEG

5th Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, showing the battalion mascot.

The mounted man wears length of service stars on his right cuff.

The battalion served at Gallipoli from 9/8/15, Egypt 22/12/15 - 1917, Palestine 1917 - 18, & amalgamated with the 6th Battalion on 2/8/18, to form the 5th / 6th Bn RWF.

The battalion is identified from detail in the photo - anybody spot it?

Hi,

The 1/5th RWF amalgamated with the 1/6th RWF also at Suvla Bay on 9/10/1915. Most of the men had gone done with dysentery and the 5th had 18 officers and 355 men while the 6th had 21 officers and 354 ORs.

Charles