Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

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Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is located in Gwynedd
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Location within Gwynedd
Established1960 (1960)
LocationCaernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53°08′21″N 4°16′39″W / 53.1391°N 4.2775°W / 53.1391; -4.2775
TypeMilitary museum
WebsiteRoyal Welch Fusiliers Museum

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a historic regiment of the British Army. The museum is located within Caernarfon Castle in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales. Admission is included with entry to the castle.

History[edit]

The museum was established as the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum at Caernarfon Castle on 2 June 1960.[1]

Collection[edit]

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum has a collection and displays, containing links to the regiment's fourteen Victoria Crosses and the writers and poets who have served their country when enlisted in the regiment; men such as Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Hedd Wyn, David Jones and Frank Richards, and extensive displays relating the long history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers over the centuries.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon)". Royal Welsh. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Welcome". Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

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