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... averted. The chief changes noted were, first, an increase of the frontier or railway guard of infantry from 55 to 64 companies. The strength of each infantry company being increased from to men. Each frontier gtiard cavalry squadron is being increased ...
... Army pay departmen,t, and has been appointed to the 2d Batta.lion Highland Light Infantry. Lieut.-General Sir H. J. T. Hildyard, honorary colonel of the Highland Light Infantry, has been formally p romo t e d t o the rank of General, in place of General ...
... Cornwall's Light Infantry v. Ist Soots Guards, Ist Irish Guards v. R.A. (Shoeburyness), Depot Battalion R.S., a bye. ,•• . Eair..ern District-4th King's Royal Rifles (holders) v. 2G Northamptonshire. South-Eastern Di.triot-2d Orford:-.hire Light Infantry ...
... Fusiliers 20th). the King's Own Scotli*h Borderer* (25th), let Ilampehire Regiment (37th Font), and the 51st. now the let Yorkshire Light Infantry. The six regiments, assisted by two flanoverian battalions. defeated the whole French Army, and captured ...
... Newmills. D IE D OF WOUNDS. —The death took place at Whalley Hospital on Sunday of Private James Shankie, signaller. Durham Light Infantry, sixth eon of Mr Thos. Shankie, Craigesk Cottages, and formerly of Campend. Private Shankie, who had been in France for ...
... was more lively to-dsy than it was yesterday, eastern of Noyon-Morlaacourt. 60 pported stronger artillery. by the (J©iu»n infantry Morrhain on the western bank of the was repulsed after very hard struggle, BEYOND THE NEW LINE RUNS. The enemy's resistance ...
... Territorials, V.A.D.’s, and special constables. Major Scoti was command of the contingent of soldiers; Major Gardiner, Durham Light Infantry, was in charge of the ex-service men; and Colonel Alan Stein commanded the Territorials. Provost M‘CullOch presided, and ...
... CHANGES AND .APPOINTMENTS. Lieutvu&nKfelouel A. J. HcucJic, C.lf.G.. D.5.0.. becu appointed tbo command of the 153 d Infantry Brigade of the 51st Divniou. in place of Colonel G. S. Cranford, CB. C.M.G., C.1.E., Dii.O., A.D.C., who been appointed to command ...
... of the war. and «ul while in temporary command of »d battalion of the Durham Light In From Tpres the Marne rest old rod men of (he Lotlnans and PeeMffftij of the glorious 51st. On thoughts will be with them, not mt-rH with a great pride. Their ever. Bird ...
... inscription:— “Presented to the Inhabitants of Beaumont- IlflTiel (Somme) by the Officers. Non-Commissioned Offirers, and Men the 51st (Highland) Division, in commemoration of the recapture the village by the Division on 15th November, 1916. Above this is the ...
... that with six months’ hard work after, the declaration of war they might make an indifferent sort of infantry; they might make a sort of mounted infantry out of their yeomanry, but they would never turn that travesty soldiers, Haldane’s Territorial Artillery ...
... (T.A), will be affiliated to the 51st «Highland) Division, to which the other Dunfermline Territorial units belong, and will be commanded by Major R. Murray Clarkson, late of the 4th Battalion Highland -Light Infantry, who served during the Great }N(aig' ...