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NAVAL AND MILITARY GAZETTE

... Hussars, November 14 ; George Fuller Walker, commanding Ist Battalion 12th Foot, December 1 ; and Charles Ball-Acton, 51st Light Infantry, December 5. The following officers of the Royal Artillery obtain the rank of colonel in the course of the year, viz ...

. TROUBLES IN THE KYBER

... soldiers killed—Gunner Cornan, 1. C. Royal Horse Attillery, and Private Nelson, Dlst King's Light Infantry, Soldiers wounded—Private Talbot, 51st Light Infantry ; Trumpeter Hiil, Gunners Cooper, Lindsey, aud Marshall, L C. battery Royal ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: London Daily Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1575 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

... towards recovery). British soldiers ?? Cornan, I. C Royal Horse Artillery, and Private Nelson, 51st King's Ligt Infantry. Soldiers ?? Talbot, 51st Light Infantry; Trumpeter Hill, Gunners Cooper, Lind- sey, Marshall I. C battery Royal Horse ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1105 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

NAVAL AND MILITARY GAZETTE

... stirring strains of excellent band, composed of men of the depots, under the leadership of Lance-Corporal Dyason, 90th Light Infantry, and was kept up with unflagging zeal to an advanced hour. Sergernt-Maj Fell acted as master of ceremonies, and Sergeant-Major ...

WITH THE PESHAWUR FORCE

... soiuehow ; but the ledger-keeping of tho transport depstrtmnipt lnmst be a terrible task. You saunter in and ?? Major Smith, in a light and airy tone, ftr, it may be, a doien of ca'N!s, or it IIay he a mule. The latter was mv cnoo. While I was tallking to the ...

Published: Tuesday 14 January 1879
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4823 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE AFGHAN WAR. (non on

... Lieutenant-General Maude in person, consisted of four guns, 11-9th BA. mountain battery; 300 men, sth Fusiliers ; 200 men, 51st Light Infantry ; 500 men, 2d Goorkhas ; 400 men, Mairwara battalion; and one troop llth Bengal Cavalry; altogether about 1,600 combatants ...

Published: Monday 27 January 1879
Newspaper: Evening Mail
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1539 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE CAPTURE OF ALI MUSJID

... missing ; total 6. 11 Battery, 9 sh Srigada Royal Horse Artillery— l sergeant, 4 rank aad file wounded; total 5. 51st King's Own. Light Infantry— l rank snd file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded ; total 2. 1 4th Bengal Native lufantry— 2 sergeants 6 rank ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1879
Newspaper: Morning Post
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2454 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

RETIREMENT FROM THE SERVICE, 1879

... ON OF COLOURS TO THE 25TH BOMBAY N. I. On Dec. 10 the presentation .of new colours was made to the 25th Bombay Native Light Infantry. The entire brigade was drawn up in line on the general parade-ground, Crater Position, Aden, in review order, as follows ...

The Homeward Mail. Personal Items

... fire on the camp at a range of about 200 yards. It was rather a heavy fire for a while, but the inlying picket of the 51st Light Infantry turned out pretty quickly and drove the enemy’s sharpshooters away at the double. We have had one or two visitors from ...

NJOTICE.-The CHARGE for ADVERTISE- SJmTIEXTS°f BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS is FIVE SSfi^GS EACH INSERTION. ..

... resume my military duties — I remain, dear Sir. yours very gratefully, (Signed) Lolih Goldsmith, _ Oaptain Criqualaud West Light Infantry. JUNO'S FRUIT SALT 500~MILES in the BUSH. A native of Newcastle left this country for Aus- tralia, in search pf health ...

NAVAL AND MILITARY GAZETTE. Military Memoranda

... receive the additional clasp. The force employed against the Jowakis consisted of the 2nd Battalion 9th Foot, 51st King’s Own Light Infantry, a portion of the 4111 Battalion Rifle Brigade, two companies sappers and miners, I Battery C Brigade Royal Horse ...