Hicks Meigh Ironstone Armorial Sauce Tureens, Circa 1815-22

Hicks Meigh Factory.

Hicks Meigh Ironstone Armorial Sauce Tureens, Covers and Stands made for the 41st Regiment.

Circa 1815-22.

The Hicks & Meigh ironstone tureens are unusually decorated with the Royal Crown with the Roman numerals "XLI" below on an Imari ground.

Mark: Printed in blue with Royal Arms above Stone China.

Reference: From the 41st Regiment Military Living Group (http://www.Forty First.org/)

The original name of the Regiment was "Colonel Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Invalids", raised in 1719 from out-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, for garrison duty "at home".

On July 1, 1751, the Regiment was numbered 41st and redesignated as The 41st Regiment of Foot (or Invalids), with service confined mainly to the Portsmouth garrison, with detachments at Plymouth and Jersey.

On December 11 1787, the invalids character of the Regiment was abandoned, the outpensioners discharged and recatagorised as a marching regiment of the line- younger men were recruited in preparation for active service "at home or abroad" the new name was The 41st Regiment of Foot.

By request of the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edmund Keynton Williams KCB KTS, the King by letter dated 25 February 1831 approved the regiment be styled The 41st or The Welsh Regiment of Infantry.

At Sheffield in 1862 the Regiment received from Queen Victoria a white billygoat from the Royal herd as replacement for its mascot, a Russian goat picked up in the Crimea. 41st adopts NCO rank of "Goat Major", whose duty is to ensure the mascot is presentable.

Goat accompanies 41st virtually everywhere, Royal Regiment of Wales takes on 41st goat as mascot, RRW goat gets service medal for recent duty in Northern Ireland, is petted by Emperor of Japan on recent visit to U.K.

In 1881, 69th Foot is amalgamated in to regiment as 2nd Battalion, 41st: which brings that regiment's proud history in to the fold.

By Army Order No. 56 of February 1920, Regiment wins long-standing war with War Office and gets official permission to spell "Welsh" as "Welch" - (not that NOT having official permission ever stopped the Regiment from so doing...).

On 11 June 1969, Amalgamation Parade in Cardiff Castle sees 24th and 41st joined to form The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st) Foot. Last goat of Welch Regiment is retitled "Taffy 1" of the Royal Regiment of Wales, and enlisted on the Battalion Ration Register as "Gwilym Jenkins".

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