81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

Between March 1940 and April 1941, 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment formed part of 53rd Divisional Artillery during 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division's time in Ulster.

81st (Welsh Field Regiment)

53rd Divisional Artillery

A royal inspection in 1941

On 22nd April 1941, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester inspected soldiers of 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment as they underwent training at Kilkeel, Co. Down.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester with a Royal Artillery Commander, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C. (General Officer Commanding British Troops in Northern Ireland), and Major General Bevil Thomson Wilson D.S.O. (General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division) watching guns go by during an inspection of 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division at Mourne Park, Kilkeel, Co. Down.
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His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester with a Royal Artillery Commander, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C. (General Officer Commanding British Troops in Northern Ireland), and Major General Bevil Thomson Wilson D.S.O. (General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division) watching guns go by during an inspection of 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division at Mourne Park, Kilkeel, Co. Down.
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