Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
 Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum | |
  Location within Gwynedd | |
| Established | 1960 |
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| Location | Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°08′21″N 4°16′39″W / 53.1391°N 4.2775°W |
| Type | Military museum |
| Website | Royal 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[]
The museum was established as the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum at Caernarfon Castle on 2 June 1960.[1]
Collection[]
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[]
- ^ "The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon)". Royal Welsh. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Welcome". Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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- Military and war museums in Wales
- Regimental museums in Wales
- Museums in Gwynedd
- Royal Welch Fusiliers
- Caernarfon
- 1960 establishments in Wales
- Museums established in 1960