WREXHAM, during the 1914-18 war felt the full impact of the hardships and heartbreaks of war. Hightown Barracks, as the depot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers saw the hasty mobilisation of troops for active service in France and Wrexham was familiar with the ceremonial departure of battalions for the front.
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EMILY, THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE ALDERSON, 1, MARKET STREET, WHO DIED MAY 8, 1907. AGED 39 YEARS. ALSO ETHEL, THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED NOV 30, 1899. AGED 1 MONTH. Emily [more]
In the late 19th century, when the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers returned from the Burma War, they brought back two magnificent brass bells from the Incomparable Pagoda (a Buddhist Temple) in Mandalay. [more]
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