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... Deaths CARPENTER. — Alec James (Jim) B.E.M. ex Royal Fusiliers, peacefully on 21 March in St. Catherine's Hospice, dearest husband of Betty, loving father to Carol, and grandad to Emma and Carol. Funeral service and cremation at Woodlands on Monday 27 ...

Published: Thursday 23 March 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Memories are made of this

... photographs of the people I used to work with.” After spending six years abroad during the war as a staff sergeant with the Royal Fusiliers, Mr Hempstead returned to Sleaford to work for Peak, Snow and was then employed at their Worksop office before moving ...

Published: Thursday 30 March 2000
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

fascinating fragic tale

... colleagues forming their own battalion to serve in the local regiment. And so it was that the 10th (Stockbrokers) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, came into being. There followed Pals battalions of many types 4 “g’“ o % ;‘,:}‘s:;‘-: :v.-_; Sg, g b g ARG SR ¥ ST ...

as new ‘CHRISTIANJENNINGS

... were injured.in the blast. “Twenty-five minutes later.” said:a British Army spokesman. Capfain Neil Wright, from the’ Royal Fusiliérs;. we stopped a: car’in. the south:of. the ¢ity and found two To¢ket warheads, and detainedthe.owner:” . Ethnic - violence ...

Published: Wednesday 19 April 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 418 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

New police sworn in

... August. . - PC lan Holmes used to work for Fairline Boats in Oundle, and PC David Melling is a former infantryman in the Royal Fusiliers. ...

Christian Jennings In Gracanica

... jeeps and!|larmoured vehicles were moved into position around the market place and monastery. | British troops from the Royal Fusiliers, based in Vgstina, had been deployed ta support Swedish peacekeepers in Gracanica, which is ffive miles Giuseppe Verdi ...

Published: Wednesday 07 June 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 409 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Respects paid to soldiers of 1811

... Spain. Major Jones said: “I was with a party from my regiment, The Royal Welch Fusiliers who, with two battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, formed the Fusilier «n 1811 two battalions of the 48th formed part of the 2nd Division at Albuera. They held their ground ...

Published: Monday 26 June 2000
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Marie and Alan Hickman Former chef searches for army pals

... Marie and Alan Hickman Former chef searches for army pals A FORMER chef in the Royal Fusiliers is searching for one of his old army pals. A e S Steve O’Shea, who lives in Little Hulton near Bolton wants to meet up with Ray Jones who is living somewhere ...

Published: Thursday 13 July 2000
Newspaper: Fleetwood Weekly News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

Explosion hits political party offices in Pristina Christian Jennings In Pristina

... teams and explosive ordnance disposal teams were working in Pristina’s 100 F heat to investigate the bomb-site. Teams of Royal Fusiliers had sealed off parts of the city with orange tape, while an army helicopter hovered low overhead. A UN spokesman said ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

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... Robinson was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1919. Sergeant Robinson was serving with the 45th Battalion the Royal Fusiliers when he warded the medal. 1 Following the ending of the First World War, the Russian Civil War attracted involvement from ...

Published: Thursday 31 August 2000
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 405 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Forty groups celebrate

... has made thousands of community events and activities possible. Groups to benefit from the awards include the 20th Bn Royal Fusiliers Association; Morpeth and District University of the Third Age: the Bth Cramlington Brownies and Guides groups:; East Hartford ...

Published: Thursday 26 October 2000
Newspaper: Blyth News Post Leader
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 321 | Page: 15 | Tags: none