Training near Newry, Co. Down
On 18th April 1941, 1/5th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment took part in a training exercise over open moorland using Universal Carriers near Newry, Co. Down.
1/5th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment was a territorial unit operating in Northern Ireland during the Second World War along with 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division.
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
On 18th April 1941, 1/5th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment took part in a training exercise over open moorland using Universal Carriers near Newry, Co. Down.
On 22nd April 1941, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester and senior military officers watched soldiers of 1/5th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment training in and around Northern Ireland.
