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DEATH OF SIR A. WYNNE

... House in the Tower of is announced to-day. He ‘died in London aged 89. Sir Arthur, who was born in Co. Louth, ined the 51st Light Infantry 73 years ago. e served in the Jowaki expedition in 1 7 in the Afghan War, the South African Wag of 1881 and in the Sudan ...

Published: Friday 07 February 1936
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GENERAL SIR A. WYNNE

... Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London and Colonel of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from 1913 to 1927. Sir Arthur joined the 51st Light Infantry (now the Ist Batt. K.0.Y.L.1.) when 16. ',He served in the Jowaki Expedition ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1936
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

HOME-COMING OF

... the Tattoo, and this will be the first time that the old 51st Light Infantry has visited Leeds as a battalion since 1782. Tlie first Battalion of tlic K.0.Y.L.1. is the lineal descendant of the 51st Foot, after*' wards “The 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, Regt ...

Published: Wednesday 15 June 1938
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 399 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ANOTHER CARLISLE MAN MISSING

... both offences wilfully, and sent him prison for one month's hard labour on each charge, one term follow the other. The 51st Light Infantry Peninsular Memorial, which is to be pi a'ad York Minster, has now been completed. The unveiling ceremony will performed ...

MR. G. W. CHAMBERS, ROTHERHAM,

... at the age of 63. had bad about forty years’ service, and was well known Yorkshire soldiers Paymaster of th© 51st. Yorkshire Light Infantry India, &c. served in the Afghan war. and also in the Ashantee and Abyssinian expeditions. was badly wounded, and ...

Published: Saturday 03 September 1904
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET

... the following inscription :— This memorial was erected 1913, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, to the following officers and officers of the 51st Light Infantry, who lost their lives for their country in the ware of 1808-14. (Then ...

Published: Monday 31 March 1913
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 500 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HUSSARS BEAT “KOYLIS” Point Victory on Historic Day From Our Own Correspondent YORK, Tuesday Heavy rain ..

... celebrations commemmorate a Peninsular War incident, when the Hussars (then the 15th Hussars) and the K.0.Y.L.1.S (then the 51st Light Infantry) were ordered by Wellington to cross the River Esla, and the Hussars went to the rescue a number of the infantrymen ...

Published: Wednesday 01 June 1938
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 520 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PERSONALIA

... and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1896. He aw his first active service in 1877, when he served with the 51st Light Infantry (Ist. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) in the Jowaki Campaign, when he received a medal with cla-sp. With the same ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 692 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OXFORD

... celebrations commemorate an incident in the Peninsula War the Hussars (then the 15th Hussars) and the K.0.YX.1.s (then the 51st Light Infantry) were ordered by Wellington to cross the River Esla and tbe Hussars went the rescue of a number of the infantrymen who ...

A Happy Choice

... From 1873 the 51st King's Own. Light Infantry and the 105 th Madras Light Infantry shared the same Depot, at Doncaster for eight years. In 1881 the two regiments were combined to form the Ist and 2nd Battalions the Kiev's Own ...

YORKSHIRES PENINSULAR HEROES. LIGHT INFANTRY MEMORIAL YORK MINSTER, 44 Peninsula, 1808-14. Corunna, d'Onor, ..

... record gilt lettering This memorial erected in 1013 the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry to the following officers and non-commissioned officers of the 51st Light Infantry who lost their lives for their oountrv the wars 1814. Lt.-General ...

THE CASUALTIES TO WEST RIDING OFFICERS

... Riding Regiment for three years. has a distinguished war record, extending hack 1877, when took pari as lieutenant the 51st Light Infantry in the Campaign. In the following year he took part in the Afghan War. and was presunt the attack and capture of Ali ...