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WESTERN BORDER

... mounted infantry companies of tha 2nd Gloucostcrs, Worcesters, and 2nd West Kents, left Las Palmas for the Capo on the 12th met. The transport Umbria, for the Cape, with the 6th Royal Warwicks, 4th Sherwood Foresters, and 3rd Durham Light Infantry, has arrived ...

Published: Tuesday 16 January 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6941 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE TRANSV AAL WAR. RESIARKABLE STATEMENT BY GENERAL BULLER. LADYSMITH TO BE RELIEVED THIS WEEK. REPORTED ..

... Boers still held two alrong works which Colonel Badon-Powell hoped shortly mo vo with dynamite. Col. Hoad, the Australian Infantry with Methuen’e column, has offered —in response inquiry from the authorities ta convert tbo whole bis men, consisting of ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1900
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2972 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOCAL COMMISSIONS

... th RoCarn. gentleman. to be second-lieutenant, dated 123th inst. : 2nd Volmnteer Battalion the Kitigi ans (Shropshire Light Infantry), lham Baxter. Ti tentleman, to be second-lieutenant, dated 18th irst. ; 3rd Volunteer Battalion thie Manchester 8 a TII ...

Published: Thursday 19 April 1900
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1657 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

WOUNDED YEOMEN STRIPPED

... like a leg. One minute I would feel but directly saw food 1 did not want it. Mr. Webb bad then enlisted iu the Durham Light Infantry, and I thought that i should never live until had served his time.” “Let say word hcrev” observed Mr. Webb. ** Every ‘word ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1900
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6095 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... Port* Sre forward rapidly. The i at i of the infantry, under General brio. with Lord DundonaM's • Both are strongly entrenched. VQ Voiding Laing's Nek force* % r Colonel Bethune to-day state } + infantry while riding in tle, was ambushed. The N 66 e ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4203 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

WESTERN BORDER

... wires under date May 51st;—The pacification of the surrounding districts proceeding rapidly. Mai is now in our hands, and about 200 Boers have laid down their arms. Major Edwards has been appointed Commissioner, and the Imperial Light Horse arc now commanded ...

Published: Thursday 07 June 1900
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 828 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SWAN INFANTICIDE

... Uth Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, captured near Lindley. Brigadier General J. Doran the Campaign 1877. and with the 51st Light Infantry Sunorintondent of Army Signalling in the .Afghan War of CO. was present the attack aixl oapt-irw Aii was mcntiomvl in ...

Published: Thursday 07 June 1900
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 485 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LITERARY NOTES

... service. In ore • ..s orderly officer to ilriganier-tieneral in Jowaist Campaign, and for tine neat rears wt. with the 51st Light infantry as of Army Signalling in the Afghan 'wand ttla twice mentioned in despatches, He peon the Burmese Expedlticm aa D. A ...

Published: Friday 15 June 1900
Newspaper: Heywood Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 3387 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HUGE BLASTING OPERATION&

... served as orderly officer to Brigadier-General Doran in the Jowaki Campaign, and for the nest two years was with the 51st Light Infantry as Superintendent of Army Signalling in the Afghan War, and was twice mentions:4 in despatches. He was with the Burmese ...

Published: Friday 15 June 1900
Newspaper: Lakes Herald
County: Westmorland, England
Type: Article | Words: 2391 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LATEST CASUALTIES

... Highland Light Infantry: Private P. A. Graham, typhoid. Victorian Mounted Infantry: Private F. G. Ran-say. typhoid. CASUALTIES AT JOUBERrS KOP. From General Buller. Standerton, July 29. The following casualties Joubert's Kop, July South African Light Horse ...

Published: Tuesday 31 July 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1367 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

the weather

... Ohtwpcide. The were disposed on the pavement near the and while the guests w«ro assembling they played several selections The infantry volunteers were soon followed by the UV.A. Punctually on the stroke of ten. the new Mayor, arrayed his robes of otfioe. emerged ...

Published: Wednesday 14 November 1900
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3578 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

IN SOUTH AFRICA

... (all gunshot wounds and doing lst Canadian Minuted Rifles.--Lieutenant J. H. Elmslev : 157 Private W. Dougall. Shropshire Light Infantry.—(? 2.995) Private A. J Snead: 5,759) Private E. Harris. SERIOUSLY ILL ENTER-1C AT HEILBRON. November 14. Company Imperial ...

Published: Monday 19 November 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1890 | Page: 7 | Tags: none