Correctly named 25182742 Pte BM Cousins RRW
The US/UK war in Iraq saw the RRW take part in Operation Telic 3, where they saw considerable action, and again in 2006 with Operation Telic 6 in 2006. It also served in Iraq in 2003-04 with 20th Armoured Brigade, and in 2005 with 12th Mechanized Brigade. Not long after, on March 1st 2006 the RRW was amalgamated with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers to form the Royal Welsh, as part of a wider reorganization of the British Military.
The Royal Regiment of Wales acquitted itself well in all fields of combat and peacekeeping, and distinguished itself in the short period it existed.
The medal is court mounted on original silk ribbon with a clasp for wear.
