page_title: Swansea Rifles
section_title: Hohenzollern Redoubt
hierarchical_section_title: Swansea Rifles / World War I / 1/6th (Glamorgan) Battalion / Hohenzollern Redoubt
caption_attribution_description: English: Trench map depicting the Hohenzollern Redoubt in October 1915.
context_page_description: The Swansea Rifles, later the 6th Battalion of the Welch Regiment, was a Volunteer unit of the British Army from 1859 to 1954. It fought on the Western Front in World War I. As a searchlight unit in World War II it defended South Wales against air raids. It continued in the postwar Territorial Army as a heavy anti-aircraft artillery regiment until amalgamated with other Welsh units in 1954.
context_section_description: At the end of September 28 Division moved up to join the Battle of Loos. 85th Brigade went in first on 27 September to continue the actions against the Hohenzollern Redoubt. By 30 September the brigade was exhausted and was relieved by 84th Brigade. At 20.00 on 1 October the 1st Welsh launched a surprise attack on 'Little Willie' trench, a section of which they captured despite heavy casualties. The following day the Germans subjected the trench to heavy bombardment and counter-attacks. The 1st Welsh were cut off and supplies of food, water and ammunition could not be carried to them across No man's land. Crichton-Stuart ordered his men to dig a sap across to them, which was completed about 14.30. But it was too late: the 1st Welsh had to be withdrawn from Little Willie under covering fire from the 1/6th Welsh. Crichton-Stuart was killed while looking over the parapet to supervise his battalion's fire. One report stated that Crichton-Stuart was preparing to lead a counter-attack to recover  his close friend Maj Reginald Browning of 1/6th Bn who was still in the abandoned trench. Lt-Col Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart was buried in Béthune Town Cemetery. Major Browning is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing, together with 19 other men of 1/6th Bn (and many more from 1st Bn) who died on 1–2 October 1915 and have no known grave.
  On 19 October 1915 28th Division was given warning orders for a move overseas (it eventually went to Salonika) and the 1/6th Bn's period of attachment ended on 23 October when it transferred to 3rd Bde in 1st Division, in which 2nd Welsh were serving.
caption: The Hohenzollern Redoubt in October 1915.
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