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By David A. Pretty
Owen Thomas, farmer and land agent from Llanbadrig, Anglesey, was an enigmatic character throughout his life. Whilst never able, nor wishing, to break his ties with his birthplace, he carved a career for himself as a soldier and agricultural adviser in Africa, and as a pioneer rural Labour member of parliament, propelled by a vital and supportive local trade union movement.
Thomas is best remembered however, as the man responsible for the formation of Lloyd George’s ‘Welsh Army Corps’, raised in response to Kitchener’s appeal for volunteers at the outbreak of the Great War.
He used his unique skills to persuade many thousands of his countrymen to join the colours. When his army marched away from Wales to face its destiny, as the 38th (Welsh) Division, at Mametz Wood on the Somme, he was left behind, a frustrated and deeply hurt man.
David Pretty’s book examines a fascinating life, full of adventure and promise, but which resulted in great anguish and pain.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is an independent, registered charity, inside Caernarfon Castle. We rely on grant, donations, and visitor support to carry out our mission to preserve, promote, and educate on the history of the Regiment and remember those who served our country. Proceeds from shopping on our site, booking tours, and purchasing tickets to events go towards care for over 20,000 objects in the collection, providing educational opportunities for schools, groups and international audiences, maintaining the museum, and outreach programs to the community.
The mission of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is to:
To maintain a leading international Regimental Museum which portrays the story of over 300 years of service by members of the Royal Welch Fusiliers through exhibitions, education, research, and programs.
To assist in keeping the modern Army and the successor Regiment relevant and to increase public awareness of them.
To collect objects and documents relating to the history of the Regiment.
To conserve and document all archives and documents we collect.
To make the archives and reserve collection accessible to researchers and for educational purposes.
As a nonprofit organization, shopping on our site is one way you can help support our mission.
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