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SCOTS GENERAL DEAD

... Brigadier-General Robert Black Fell, who commanded the 51st Infantry Brigade in 1915-16, died in London yesterday at the age of seventy-five. Brig.-General Fell joined the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry in 1859. He s'erved the Zulu War, and was second in ...

Published: Friday 23 March 1934
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

T.A. AND FONTHILL BARRACKS

... scheme to include electric lighting and central heating. The new establishment; for infantry battalions was reported, showing that under the new scheme a battalion of infantry reduced 52. An application was received from the 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers ...

Published: Tuesday 15 January 1929
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MILITARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

... Innes, M.C., relinquishes his commission, and is granted the rank of Major. 51st (Highland) Divisional Signals.—Major 0.8. E., Lieut,-Col. Battalion Highland Light Infantry.— -ad Lieut. R. Gibiou be Lieutenant.. ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1928
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ARMY APPOINTMENTS

... (From the London Gazette.} REGULARS. Infantry.— H.L.l.—Seoond Lieutenant 6. E. L. Lennox Boyd is seconded while student a university. Seaforths—Lt. S. J. Ritchie, M.C., Territorials (R.A.) —13th Highland Light Brigade—Gnr. James. Hamilton Hicks to be ...

Published: Wednesday 15 May 1929
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ARMY APPOINTMENTS

... (late R.A.M.C., T.F., retired), to be Hon. Col. R.A.M.C. Units, 51st (Highland) Division. Royal Artillery—l3th (Highland) Light Brigade.—Capt. Macarthur, from active list, to be Captain. Infantry—4th Battalion Gordons— Lieut. A. Milne to be Captain. ...

Published: Wednesday 10 July 1929
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 53 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SCOTTISH MILITARY CHANGES

... November 9. 1932. 13th (Highland) Light Brigade—2nd Lieut. Mackinnon to be Lieut.. January 11. 1933. Corns of Royal Engineers. ,51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers—2nd L'ent. R. J. Maitland to be Lieut., January 18, 1933. Infantry. 9th Battalion Argyll and ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1933
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NO KILTS TO HANG ON SIEGFRIED LINE

... NO KILTS TO HANG ON SIEGFRIED LINE 51st Took Three Towns, But 'It Was No Glamour Story'. 51st (Highland) Division led the attack of the Ist Canadian Army between the Maas and the Rhine from the opening of the offensive on February 8, but, said a senior ...

Published: Monday 26 February 1945
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TERRITORIALS CAMPS APPROACHING

... Army camps are approaching —in fact, the 13th Highland Light Brigade Royal Artillery is already in camp at Dreghorn. and will return from camp on Saturday. This Brigade includes the 51st (Ross) Light Battery, R.A., from Stornoway. They are now partly mechanised ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1935
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 316 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

NEW TERRITORIAL CHIEF

... from 1931-33 commanded the 159 th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade (T.A.), and commanded the 11th Infantry Brigade from 1933-34. He was promoted Major-General in 1934. and on expiry of his command of the 51st Division succeeded Lord Gort as Military Secretary ...

Published: Tuesday 06 December 1938
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 339 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MILITARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

... Major F. W. Squair, M.8., T.D. (21st Mav, *1920). ARMY CASUALTIES. DIED. No. 24274 Cpl. W. Pearson, Aberdeen— Highland Light Infantry. No. S/14360 Pte. C. Aberdeen Gordon Highlanders. ...

Published: Monday 05 July 1920
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MAN WHO LED SKY-TROOPS

... officer in the Army at the time. With 51st Division Gen. Urquhart was commissioned in the Highland Light Infantry and served in India before the outbreak of war. He had distinguished service on the staff of the 51st Division when it was in North Africa ...

Published: Friday 29 September 1944
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TO CAMP NEAR HAWICK

... Scots Fusiliers, Ayr. 54th Brigade—lst V.B. Highland Lie'ht Infantry. Glasgow; Ist Dumbartonshire Rifles, Ist Lanarkshire Rifles, Glasgow; and st,h V.B. (Glasgow Highlanders) Highland Light Infantry. ...

Published: Wednesday 10 December 1902
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 3 | Tags: none