Sporting snippets

 

1 R W F Boxing team 1947.2nd right front row

Ernie Loxton,2nd left back row Biddy Rees,

front row left Pat Gair, Lt Col Gwyder –Jones

2 R W F Boxing team Malaya 1954 back row Thomas 84,

2nd right front row Sullivan 08. C S M Cliff Meredith

centre front row.

Boxing programme cover 1st battalion Germany.

1st Royal Scots Fusiliers Versus 1 Batt R W F

21st of January 1949My thanks to major Bob Doak

for permission to use this programme.

List of bouts.

Head Quarter soccer  team 2 R W F Malaya

1954 –1955 L to R standing E Royles, J A Williams,

W T James, R Jeffries, A B Coldrick, Rick O’ Shea

L to R Seated S S I, D Jones, W J Davies,

C S M Markbride J Stephens W D Davies

 

1st battalion rugby team Jamaica 1952

Standing 2nd left Fus Carpenter, 7th Cpl Griff 70, next to Griff is “Ianto”  80,centre seated 1st is Sgt  Jones 35, then major Tolhurst, end of centre row Cpl Duffisey.

Cross country 1948 B A O R Germany.

Lichfield arboretum

Photos of the “Shot at dawn” site.

This site has the appearance of an

amphitheatre, with  stakes showing

the details of the men sentenced to death

for various acts of a lack of military discipline.

Image of a regimental plaque in the arboretum.

This plaque was dedicated during major Arthur

Ellingham’s tenure of office as the Regimental secretary.

It has a verse written by Hedd Wyn

Photos of 1/R W F in Germany

A group of 4 men from the 1st circa 1948 names unavailable

R W F group in Berlin August 1949

Man in the middle of the back row is

Oscar Slater, kneeling is Cpl Kingdon

 

2nd left  Sgt E Wilcock next to Wilcock the man has a blue beret which was a new issue.

 

R W F in a tented camp one name only Pedler.

Portrait of Fus Ithell Dusseldorf 1948

Photo of Sgt Wilcock, Cpl Simpson, Cpl Hazard,

Cpl Kingdon,Cpl Maslin, Cpl Miles Berlin 1949

Group photo taken in Berlin 1949

Photo of “A” Company

“A” Company 1st Battalion R W F

Dettingen Platoon Germany

 

Wuppertal 25 March 1948One name on photo “Den”

Cpl Kingdon and Cpl Zarachi With out beret who I think changed

his name to Anderson

Snap of left to right Bob Mann, Garrington, and Ken “Swede”Richards

Snap of Hughes 44 The 1st Battalion goal keeper

and his brother “Gash” Hughes.Dusseldorf

Snap of Sgt Trimble, Frank Miles, “Ianto” 80

Mick Simpson and “Griff” 70.

1st battalion on parade

March past of the 1st battalion R W F

and Drums General Maitland Wilson

taking the salute

 

General Maitland Wilson taking he salute

at march  past. Officer on the right is

Lt Col Gwyder Jones C O of the 1st

Colour Party of the 1st

Colour party of the 1st

 

Company inspection Note the officer in the ranks he

is wearing the blue beret. This beret was issue in or about

1949. The 1st in Jamaica all wore this beret and Hackle

when we were in Jamaica about April 1951

“D” Day post cards.

An American parachutist (John Steele) suspended from a spire on Saint-Mere – Eglise  church.

A similar post card as above

Normandy landing beaches “D” day
The 82nd and 1012st Airborne Division drop zones.
The 101st and the 82nd U S Airborne Division Drop Zones

The battle for Normandy.
A) The Beach-heads On June the 6th.
B) The capture of Cherbourg
C) The battle of the Odon
D) St Lo battle.
E) Break through ( Operation Cobra)
F) The southern advance
G) The Falaise  pocket battle

The Normandy beaches. The U S rangers had to reduce a battery of German guns on this site.

Sword Beach.

The capture of Pegasus Bridge

Children’s Xmas party Malaya circa 1955

I have included 8 photos of the children’s Xmas party from Malaya. I am unable to put names to the children due to the fact I do not know for sure who is who.

 

R W F & R W F C A Xmas cards

R W F Xmas card showing tour of 2 R W F in Quetta and Baluchistan G Knight

R W F Card with the 2nd battalion and Silver Drums. G Knight

3rd Special reserve Battalion showing tin badge. G Knight.

Sgt’s mess 2nd R W F India circa 1905 ready for the C O’s and Adjutant’s visit D Langley

A card showing a remarkable generation of Royal Welchmen  D Langley

Inside of card with names notable Royal Welchmen taken Xmas 1905 India 2nd battalion R W F D Langley

Front of 2 R W F card from Quetta India G Knight.

Card commemorating the 80th Birthday of the R W F C A G Knight

Great War Xmas card R W F

Flyer of the R W F C A 80th Birthday G Knight

R W F card to commemorate the ending of hostilities 1918.

R W F Xmas Card 1916.