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SON OF NELSON’S SHIPMATE

... educated at Charterhouse, being on© of Queen Victoria s cadets, subsequently Sandhurst, whence joined, in 1858, the 51st (King’s Own) Light Infantry, and served for many years in India. He was engaged in th© Afghan Campaign, and received in© Afghan medal, 1878-9 ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1912
Newspaper: West Somerset Free Press
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SEWS FROM THE DISTRICT OODWORTH,

... last week, the marriage was s ilemuized of Miss Sybil Maude Palcy, daughter of Captain W. E. C. Scott, formerly of the 51st Light Infantry, and Mrs. Scott, of Wcymo-iih, and widow of Captain Raymond Paley, H.H.A-, and Mr. Neville Edward Anaiag Fardner, son ...

Published: Saturday 09 July 1910
Newspaper: Chard and Ilminster News
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 1487 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Somersets and Wiltshires In A Tough Spot

... flank of the British Second Army sector at Rees, where the 51st Highland Division had forced a crossing and where resistance was toughest. A battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry fought an all-night battle with fanatical Germans before capturing ...

OVER THE RHINE

... Yorkshire Yeomanry, the Westminster Dragoons, the Duke Cornwall's Light Infantry, the Worcester-, shire Regiment, the Hampshire Regiment, the Dorset Regiment, the Somerset Light Infantry, and the Wiltshire Regiment. The airborne divisions included the ...

Published: Friday 30 March 1945
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TERRITORIAL ARMY ANNUAL CAMPS

... July 28-August 11. Infantry: 4th. d/7th, 6th, and Bth Battalions, Hampshire Regiment, 4th, sth, and 6th Battalions, Devon Regiment, 4/5 Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 4th and sth Battalions Somerset Light Infantry, 4th ...

Published: Friday 09 February 1923
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 308 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

TERRITORIAL CAMPS

... 26—August 9. Infantry Trainings. 129 th (South Wessex) Infantry Brigade. Dorse ts. —Lodraoor, near Weymouth, July 12—26. and Somerset Light Infantry and Hants Regt. Uphill, near Weston-super-Mare, July August 9. 130 th (Devon and Cornwall) ...

Published: Friday 09 May 1924
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 220 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

SOUTHERN COMMAND NEW G.0.C.-IN-C

... is in his 51st year. He was born on Feb. 10, 1896, and was educated at Ilminster Grammar School. During the first years ot the First Great War he served in the Territorial Army. In March. 1917, he was commissioned in the Somerset Light Infantry. From April ...

Confirmations

... Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. „ _ Bth Battalion. —Johnson, 15832 Pte. E. ; Taylor, 15912, Pte. J. Reported prisoner of war m an official list received from the German Government : Somerset Light Infantry.—Pitt, '7489 Pte. A. Major W. H ...

Published: Friday 03 December 1915
Newspaper: Shepton Mallet Journal
County: Somerset, England
Type: | Words: 917 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOUR

... Private C. J. Bauitone, signaller, 1038-li. Gth Somerset Jiight Infantry. Itth Division, British, Expeditionary Force. (22. St. Thomas-street. Wells; single.) Driver W. C. Stevens, 51st Brigade. Ammunition Column, Division. B. r..F. Returned to front ...

Published: Friday 30 July 1915
Newspaper: Wells Journal
County: Somerset, England
Type: | Words: 481 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

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... single.) Private C. J. Batatone, signaller, 10380, Gth Somerset Light Infantry, 14th Division, Britislx Expeditionary Foret- (22, St. Thomas-street, Wells; single.) Driver W. C. Stevens, 30056, 51st Brigade, R.F.A., Ammunition Column, 9th Division, B.E.F. Returned ...

Published: Friday 06 August 1915
Newspaper: Wells Journal
County: Somerset, England
Type: | Words: 540 | Page: 8 | Tags: none