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COLLISION AT COVENTRY

... with Lord Roberts the Afghan campaign of 1579-80. On being attached the 2nd Battalion of the 46th Foot (Duke Cornwall's Light Infantry) ho went th-ouga the Egyptian war of 1882, being present a reconnaissance in force from Alexandria the stfa of Avgust ...

Published: Monday 04 January 1909
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 626 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NAVAL ESTIMATES

... from the Royal Marine Light Infantry. A new division the Eoywl Naval Volunteer Reserve has been established the Tyne, with permanent staff of sixty officers ami men, and 3,557 officers and men of the Royal Naval Volunteers. March 51st the following ships ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1906
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 626 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ENEMY LOSSES SEVERE

... River at the latter place. At the close of the day the enemy counterattacked vigorously opposite Vendegies, supporting his infantry strongly with artillery, and was repulsed. morning the attack was resumed the whole front between the Sarabre at Oise ’'anal ...

Published: Friday 25 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 787 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SLTURNO GERMANS N FULL RETREAT TO NEW LINE

... night. ■ Gen. Montgomery’s 50th : (Northumbrian) and 51st ; (Highland) Divisions : have also appeared in : Italy, tion have been left in the wake of the German retreat. Waves of Fifth Army infantry, pouring with tanks and .guns over the Volturno, on many ...

Published: Thursday 21 October 1943
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1323 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

INDIAN FORCES

... under various dates: WOUXDEDi COWLEY, Lieut. C. 8., Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. DE BALINHARD, Lieut. J. C., Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. JONES. Lieut. H. W., 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish). The following casualty in ...

Published: Monday 11 October 1915
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2626 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

peosecttobs’ plea poe LENrxcrr,

... Sergeant Alec Pointon. Ist North Staffordshire Company Sergeant-major T. Baker, Ist Shropshire Light Infantry, Private B. Pugh, sth Oxfort and Bucks Light infantry; and Sapper F- PiC7.’ Royal Engineer*. ...

Published: Monday 13 September 1915
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 936 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

the ploughing up of grass land

... enquiries in the area comprised by the depots of the Worcestershire and Gloucestershire Regiments and the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, and found that such was not the case. Colonel Green way further complained that statements were made in that committee ...

Published: Monday 10 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 754 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

OF SCOTTISH TERRITORIALS. WHY OUR LOSSES ARE SMALL

... impressed with the number of smashed battery positions has far observed. One the finest performances of the day was attack the 51st Highland Territorial .Division north of the Soarpe. Fresh from long round most intense fighting I hear these troops, who were ...

Published: Friday 30 August 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 733 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

POST WEDNESDAY 8 1919 DESPATCH jif left the wait -Gamrei A B 55th H 19th Divisions advanced line outskirts Basse

... contributed largely our infantry attacks intimate artillery and infantry is first in war marked CAVALRY the at brought prominently notice that cavalry is still necessary arm a number results obtained by of cavalry particularly combination light mobile machine ...

Published: Wednesday 08 January 1919
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2427 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

AIRSTRENGTH REPORTED

... is slowly but relentlessly widening the gaps forced into Rommel's main defensive system, wires Reuter from Cairo. As the infantry fight their way forward, sappers in the rear are enlarging the lanes cut through the enemy's minefields to enable the Allied ...

Published: Wednesday 28 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1100 | Page: 1 | Tags: none