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PIONEERS' REUNION

... PIONEERS' REUNION The proposal to hold a re-union of old slumbers of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (Pioneers) recently discussed in the Leicester Mercury, led to a meeting of those interested at the Dane Bill Tavern, Leicester, and it ...

Published: Saturday 12 December 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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SPORTS GOSSIP

... trophy in the first season after he threw in his lot with them. In the last war, Mr. Steedon served with the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Pioneers, Women’s Cross-Country NOT even the war will prevent the Midland Counties Womens’ A.A.A. carrying on with ...

Published: Tuesday 05 December 1939
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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THE LEICESTER MERCURY 28th JANUARY Liberal Candidate Fi Loughborough SUPPORTER OF THE ‘NEW DEAL’ POLICY of who ..

... the Hotel Victory Leicester on Saturday evening when 11th Battalion Leicestershire (Pioneers) held its fourth annual union dinner Free tickets had sent to ployed Leicester men old membel the Battalion and only the secretary (Mr A Askham) and the organising ...

Published: Monday 28 January 1935
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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THE LEICESTER MERCURY MONDAY FEBRUARY 38 Provost Macnutt’s Farewell Sermon IUORA RE-BUILDING IN LEICESTER every ..

... 181 CXOM furnisfied room or double 342 - A ' 15 f 5ERCT RBD’s impressions at annual Re-Union of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (Pioneers) quietly” you doing here ? inspector to which Standley replied “ do you think? At Leicester Police Court ...

Published: Monday 07 February 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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THE LEICESTER MERCURY 24th FEBRUARY 1936 Ex-Soldiers Barred From Local Government Jobs If An Angel Came To Live ..

... of tha 11th Battalion Leieostorehira Regiment— By RBD Blizzard That Stopped Troops Reaching France WAR EXPERIENCE RECALLED AT LEICESTER PIONEERS’ REUNION T'TEATHER conditions revived vivid War memories to officers and men of the 11th ...

Published: Monday 24 February 1936
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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... loving memory A KGA fell 31st 1917 Ylamertinghe sore Dad Mom Wat Sisters MS Abbey-lane PR— loving son Till Weir 11th Battalion Lei-“Ster Pioneers July 31st 18 Time thing loving cungs roin his loving Mother Father Sister 123 memory of dear killed July 31st ...

Published: Saturday 31 July 1920
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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- — Royal Duke And Duchess At Melton Ball scons JAMS JELLIES& MARMALADE THE LEICESTER MERCURY MONDAY 1st ..

... ALFRED HOLYLAND’S 3 & 5 WHARF STREET (Humbcrstone Gate End) Leicester Re-Union of the Pioneers The sixth re union of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Pioneers) was held at the Hotel Victory Leicester old comrades renewed acquaintance and exchanged ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1937
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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THE LEICESTER MERCURY MONDAY 30th JANUARY 1933 Up 513 pm Sun 443 pm Sun Rise 744 am ACXNO WLEDGMENTS Mr

... an-nual re-union dinner of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (Pioneers) held at the Bell Hotel Leicester Saturday The Chairman Capt A G WTight introduced a newsvendor to the gathering as one of the old battalion The captain had noticed the man ...

Published: Monday 30 January 1933
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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LEICESTER MERCURY WEDNESDAY MARCH NEWS AND NOTES MR LEICESTER When the Pioneers Marched Away THE WEATHER IN ..

... strikes up and the 11th Batt Leicestershire Regt (Midland Pioneers) steps off smartly but with heavy hearts Crowds of relatives march with the battalion en route to the Great Central then was railway sidings on the Boulevard The battalion entrains and last ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1936
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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‘lnternationa! Situation Appalling’ A convivial evening was spent by t*he Pioneers —men of the 11th Battalion ..

... ‘lnternationa! Situation Appalling’ A convivial evening was spent by t*he Pioneers —men of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, at the annual reunion at the Hotel Victory, Leicester, on Saturday night. Mr. A. M. Lyons, M.P. for East Leicester —replying ...

Published: Monday 30 January 1939
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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NOTFr ; K Its By MR. LEICESTER E DAY OF k PIONEERS

... TO-DAY is the twenty-third anniversary of the departure of the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (The Midland Pioneers) from Leicester for the front. The day was also a Saturday. The battalion had six months’ training, and left the Rugby Football Ground ...

Published: Saturday 25 March 1939
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
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