Jungle 1810 RWF Blog: July 2014

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Drum Majors

A photo of Drum Majors ( 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales Drum Major Bell ) Drum Major Elliot 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, and Hancock (R L C T A )photo also includes the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers ( Drum Major Henning B.E.M. ) On parade for the 50th anniversary of V.J. day Cardiff 1995. Photo from the Journal of the Corps of Drum Society. Photo by Robin Redwood.

Historical post cards R W F

Drum Major

Presentation of new colours

R W F Officer and Sjt Major 1814

R W F 1832

R W F Bass Drummer

R W F Ceremonial Parade

R W F marching out of barracks

Physical drill

R W F in Caernarfon

R W F Bayonet charge

R W F Privates /Fusiliers

R W F Sergeant

R W F Side Drummer

The goat and goat major

R W F mounting Guard London 1975

Post cards R W F

A selection of R W F post cards.

1st battalion Afghanistan 1930

R W F on public duties London

Goat major Wrexham possibly in the 30’s

London Welsh R W F

Photos from Jamaica

These photos are courtesy of Len Morton from our time in Jamaica.
Not sure of names again but they're too good to be lost in time.

Photo 2 Jamaica

Photo 3 from Jamaica

Meeting of 2 Burma Veterans

Two former veterans of the Burma campaign meeting in London at the Imperial war Museum,from 60 years ago. The man on the left is an ex R W F man John Skene

Photos of A Company Malaya.

These photos are members of A Company Malaya. I have put names where known.

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Photo 5Shows 3 platoon A Coy with Sgt Sam Jones 34

Photo 6 Shows left to right Sjt Sam Jones 34 Sjt Sullivan Sjt MacCormack

Saturday 26 July 2014

Photos of 10 platoon.

The photos shown are from various postings in Negri Sembilan and Jungle patrols .

My thanks to Del Williams 79 for the photos.

R Donovan in Nee Soon

R Donovan with shotgun.

Del Williams in a jungle camp

Del Williams topping up his water bottle

Del WEilliams topping up his water bottle

On the wireless set

Cup of char

Fusilier in jungle camp

Fusiliers in camp area

R Donovan working out fan patrols

R Dnovan working out bearings for fan patrols to be sent out

In Jungle area John 19 in front I am to his left

In jungle area John 19 forefront I am behind 19 and on 19s lef

Part of 10 platoon C S M Smith is centre front row, I am far right

Part of 10 plattoon C S M Smith is forefront and I am far right

A section of 10 platoon resting on a logging track. The section leader has an Australian Owen gun.
This is the equivalent of our Sten gun.The calibre is 9 mm, and it has a vertical box magazine which

holds 33 rounds