53rd Welsh Division - Normandy 1944/45

[bigjarofwasps]

Hi Guys,

Possible hard one this, but can anyone tell me of the 3 battalions of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (4,6 & 7), which ones wore which arms of service badges?

Gordon.

[leigh kitchen]

Depends on which formation they're in & which other units are in that formation, if they're the senior battalion in the brigade then they wear one strip, if 3rd they'd wear 3.

If these 3 battalion of RWF were all in the same brigade, which they were prior to 26/8/44, then 4th Bn would wear 1 strip, 6th Bn 2 strips & 7th Bn 3 strips.

4th Bn were in 158 Bde as the senior battalion (1 strip) until 26/8/44, when they joined 171 Bde as the senior battalion (1 strip).

(5th Bn RWF was converted to 60th Ant-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery in 1940 & wore RA insignia, so they would'nt be wearing the infantry's red strips at that time & they were'nt part of 53rd Div.)

6th Bn were in 158 Bde as the "middle" battalion (2 strips) until 26/8/44, when they joined 160 Bde as the senior battalion (1 strip).

7th Bn were the junior battalion of 158 Bde (3 strips).

Edited November 15, 2008 by leigh kitchen

[bigjarofwasps]

:cheers: Many thanks Leigh!!! :cheers:

Edited November 15, 2008 by bigjarofwasps