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Royal Welch Fusiliers. Soldiers of this regiment were distinguishable by the unique feature , consisting of five overlapping black silk ribbons ( seven inches long for soldiers and nine inches long for officers ) on the back of the uniform jacket at neck level . .
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Soldiersofthisregimentweredistinguishablebytheuniquefeature, consistingoffiveoverlappingblacksilkribbons (sevenincheslongforsoldiersandnineincheslongforofficers) onthebackoftheuniformjacketatnecklevel. ThefulldressoftheRoyalWelchFusiliers, aswornbytheentireregimentuntil 1914, includedaracoon-skinhat (bearskinforofficers) withawhitehackleandascarlettunicwiththedarkbluefacingsofaRoyalregiment.
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum The Museum is housed in two towers of Caernarvon Castle. In it you will find a wealth of original exhibits, supported by film, sound and models, which tell the story of over 300 years of service by Wales’ oldest infantry regiment, in peacetime and in war, all around the world.