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===Amalgamation=== It was one of only five line infantry regiments never to have been amalgamated in its entire history, the others being [[Royal Scots|The Royal Scots]], [[Green Howards|The Green Howards]], [[Cheshire Regiment|The Cheshire Regiment]], and [[King's Own Scottish Borderers|The King's Own Scottish Borderers]]. However, in 2004, it was announced that, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, the Royal Welch Fusiliers would merge with the [[Royal Regiment of Wales]] to form a new large regiment, the [[Royal Welsh]].<ref name=nam/> To honour the links between the regiment and the United States Marine Corps on the 16 September 1945 a set of Marine colours were presented to the regiment at the parish church in Wrexham to commemorate their close connection (see page 32 in official USMC paper published in 1995).<ref name=usmc/> The regiment has a chapel within St Giles Parish Church Wrexham containing their colours and other items.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stgilesparishchurchwrexham.org.uk/index.php/history |title=History|publisher=St Giles Parish Church Wrexham|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> There is an image available taken in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hdrcreme.com/photo-gallery/57305/st-giles-parish-church-wrexham?q=gallery |title=St Giles Parish Church Wrexham|publisher=hdrcreme|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
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