The Archive · 1899

Arrival of the Royal Welsh

'FUSILIERS, Yesterday morning the transport Arocu arrived Crete with the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers on board. The landing was effected in the afternoon, and the Welshmen were soon lodged in the Murray and Mount Austin Barracks, which had been evacuated the previous day by the King's Own (Lancashire) Regiment, who went over to Kowloon and are now under canvas, The latter regiment will leave on "or about the 16th inst the Arocu for Sing " Where Ps, relieve the West Yorkshire Regiment. Ihe Welsh Fusiliers number about one thousand of all ranks, exclusive of women and children.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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