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... line to rest. The Division was relieved by the Canadian Division and the 2nd Division by the 51st (Highland) Divisim Sir Douglas Haig placed the Canadian end 51st together with the artillery the 2nd and 7th Divisions, under the command of Lieut.-General ...
... killed in action, sth September, 1914, agec 35. , .. M.8., Ch.B.. 1901 Maj. Alexander Kirkland Robb, 2nd Bait. Durham Light Infantry. died of wounds received in action, Franee. 20th Seritcmbc-, 1914. M ...
... Bafct. Infantry—Lieut. J. Infantry—Lieut. S. W. Hairy. Wounded. 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters—CoL W. M'Cay. 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters—Lieut.-Colonel C. Rosen 7th Light Horse—Ca/pt. J. D. Richardson. * Batt ...
... Armv Medical Corps. ( Capt WILLIAM BURGESS BENTON, Iffifch Mahratta Light Infantry. ________ Capt MURRAY GEORGE GUNNING CAMPBELL, Royal Engineers. KENNETH EDWARD COOPER, Light Infantry. WILLIAM MORGAN HUNT. Royal Garrison Artillery, attached 23rd Peshawar ...
... Dograe. Skoen, Maj. O. St J., Punjabis. odd, Lt. R. J. K.. 93rd Burma Infantry Watson, Lt. G., 28th Punjabis. Wounded. Barrett Capt. G. H. J.. 93rd Burma Infantry. Maj. P. L., 51st Sikhs. Winchester, Lt.-001. A. G. de V., 28th Punjabis, Claike, Sec.-Lt ...
... brothers are serving at, the front, and a brotherin-law prison war Germany. Ix VERMBgfc.-^-Private W. W. Macdonald. Highland Light Infantry, who ha* died of wounds, was eon John Macdonald, Hodgefield, Inverness. He joined the colours while employed in Glasgow ...
... 20th of July, twenty davs after the Allied troops on twentyfive mile front had gone over the parapet, and the infantry battle began. Of the 51st Division, the first brigade to enter the Somme battle area was the 154th—the 4th Seaforths, Gordons, 9th Royal ...
... tale it would have made for Archibald Forbes, describing it the white heat of the hour of victory. Not single infantry soklier outside the 51st Division took any part in glorious achievement. There were nane but Highland bonnets there. Only men the tlst ...
... the Signal Company of the 51st Division Royal Engineers, not easy finding any of the officers and men, for there were few of them at home. They are busy people the Engineers, oftener out'' than ''in. Moving among the infantry units of the Division I heard ...
... rapidly overrun. Tanks and infantry proceeded to attack the reserve line. Moving along the Ridge on the right, the 12tli (Eastern) Division, after fierce fighting, captured I>atoau Wood and the enemy's guns The 20th (Light) Division, which had captured ...
... usual more leas prolonged preliminary artillery bombardment, tanks should be employed for the purpose clearing a road for the infantry; and so happened that in the Cambrai region the ground was favourable for the operation of these new engines warfare. Moreover ...
... Gordons' left flank with machine gun fire from the Menin Road, and launched series of heavy bombing attacks, followed by infantry counterattacks on the front. Captain Hopkinson and Lieutenant Sancotcr fall figiwinff heroically tlio head of their brave ...