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THE ROYAL FUSILIERS

... THE ROYAL FUSILIERS. The Royal Fusiliers was raised in London. in 1685, by James ll.'s orders. The first two comininies were the old Independent Regular., which Lid long garrisoned the Tower of London, tbe regiment being completed with volunteer* from ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1916
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 441 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Visit of the Royal hid' Fusiliers to Lurgaii

... Visit of the Royal Fusiliers to Lurgaii. Some time ago the military anthoritice decided on initiating a new method of stimulating recruiting, and a commencement has been made this week. The let battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, under Lieut -Colonel ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1904
Newspaper: Lurgan Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 808 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IRISH REGIMENTS TO GO

... Dublin Fusiliers. The 3rd battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, the Worcestershire Regiment the Middlesex Regiment, the King's Royal Rifle Corps, and the Rifle Brigade. The 4th battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, the Worcestershire Regiment, the Middle sex ...

Published: Saturday 18 March 1922
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 269 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SPORTS EVENTS

... Instructional and Regular staff, 100 yards-1, Bat. D'Arcy, Irish Guards; 2, Cpl. T. Catt, R.A.S.C.; 3. Cpl. Hindman, Royal Fusiliers. Three-legged race-1, Cpl. R. M'Donald and Cadet B. Adams. Portadown; 2, Cadets F. and H. Johnston, Portadown; 3, Cpl ...

Published: Saturday 27 July 1946
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 580 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE ARMY

... THE ARMY. Three companies ami the head-quarters of the depot 7lh Royal Fusiliers, under the command of Major Wilbraham, marched from Thursday, for Dublin. Ihe remaining company of this depot will leave Newry on the 3d, and arrive in Drogheda on the oth ...

Published: Tuesday 02 March 1847
Newspaper: Armagh Guardian
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TROOPS FROM THU FRONT

... arrived at SouthaMpton on Saturday with over 1000 troops from the front. They included 21 o ffi cers and 589 men of the Royal Fusiliers, and 18 officers and .580 men of the 2rd East Surrey Regiment ; and Volunteer details of the following regiments:—Lanark ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1902
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WATCHDOG COMMITTEE

... shotinarm A soldier was shot in the arm while on foot patrol in Charles Street on Saturday afternoon. ) A member of the Royal Fusiliers, “he was walking on the street at 3.55 p.m. when the incident occurred. He was not seriously injured. The source of the ...

Published: Thursday 07 March 1974
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 59 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EX-OFFICER'S STRANGE CAREER

... outbreak of war the prisoner, a sergeant in the Duke cf :*ornwall's Light Infantry, applied for a •oniulksion, posted to the Royal Fusiliers- Shortly afterwards be chat+ed his name by deed poll to Percy Seymour de Willoughby. After undergoing an operation fur ...

Published: Saturday 07 August 1915
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BADEN-POWELL AT PRETORIA

... Artillery, Waterford, 19th ; and 4th Royal Weiali Fusiliers, Cassarron, 17th. From 'Dover.— Artillery, Dover. 10th ; 6th Royal Fusiliers, FSosbury, sod 7th 80. Rifle Brigade, Daimon, 18th. From Portaraooth.—Wicklow Artillery, Wicklow. 9th; Sligo Artillery ...

Published: Saturday 06 October 1900
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 268 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

PRISONERS OF WAR

... Bailinderry, Lurgan, Mrs Isabel Tedford, 57 Princes Street, received official intimation that her Frivate james Tedford, Royal Fusiliers, is missing since the 2lst March, 6 ¢ Mrs Rachel Silcock, 2¢ Agnes Street, s received notification from the War Office ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1918
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Dr. Thomas Alphonsus O'Callaghan, Bishop of Cork, has died at the age of seventf-seven. He was born in Cork, and

... occupied the see of his native city since 1884. In banding over Frederic Wright, twentyfour, a valet and deserter from the Royal Fusiliers, who was dressed in woman's clothes, the magistrate at Highgate said: Don't let him return to the Army liiss that. ...

Published: Saturday 24 June 1916
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Tki4 PQRTADOWN NEWS-SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1899. SCOTS TO THE FRONT

... Casket event the teams marched from Guildford to Firbright, where they engaged in individual firing. In the result the 6th Royal Fusiliers (Royal London Militia) won with 474 . points. ...

Published: Saturday 13 May 1899
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 2 | Tags: none