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FUSILIERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

... senwle line of infantry break through three Os- line's of cavalry ranked in order of latitle, anid lty tumble them to ruin. The brunt of the it battle fell upon the 20th, but with thema were icr the 11thi, 23rd, 25th, 17tb. end the 51st Reg.i- de, manic ...

Published: Tuesday 17 April 1900
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2147 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

GALLANT EXPLOITS

... GALLANT EXPLOITS. THE KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE INFANTRY. By Major J. H. SANDHAM GRIFFITH. The gallant exploits the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry against big odds in the desperate fighting round Mons and Monbeuge and the subsequent retreat on Cambrai ...

Published: Wednesday 16 September 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 704 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Kirtbs./lDarriages.Deatbs mcmortam,

... —Deeply mourned by all. EDMUNDS. —KiIIed in action July 14th, 1916. Private Reginald Harding Edmunds, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, aged 24, dearly beloved husband of Emily Maud. The Rock, St. Fagan’s, and dearly beloved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs ...

Published: Tuesday 01 August 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1206 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

great battle continues HEROIC stand against oyer forty GERMAN DIVISIONS. enemy makes some progress— AND bIG ..

... River Seusee. Our troops continue hold the enemy in their battle positions. During the enemy’s attacks yesterday his massed infantry offered remarkable targets our rifles, machine-guns, and artillery, of which full advantage was uken our troops. All reports ...

Published: Saturday 23 March 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 597 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LORD RITCHIE'S SON

... E. William Reed at the age of 96 years. Seventy-one years ago Mr. Reed enlisted in the old 51st Regiment, now known as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Ile was drafted to India in 1857, In the latter days of the Mutiny. Later he served in Ireland ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1927
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ADMIRAL

... H. Sandham Griffith, J.P., the mayor-e:cct of Haverfordwest, served with distinction in the old 51st Regiment (now the King's Own Yoricshire Light Infantry) on the Indian Frontier and in the Burma campaign of 1887-89. Retiring from the Service in 1898 ...

Published: Friday 09 November 1928
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 236 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOUR

... DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY: Officers and Other Ranks of the 2nd, 1/sth, 1/oth, 118th, 10th. 11th. 12th. and 13th Battalions. THURSDAY. November 16.—Other Ranks of the 14th, 15th, 10th, 20th. 22nd 28th. and 21th Battalions: also the HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY: Other ...

Published: Saturday 11 November 1933
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 608 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WHERE WELSH 'TERRIERS' WILL CAMP THIS YEAR

... seemed that the town was faced with an increased rate at least a penny in the £. the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, and the three Welsh battalions drawn from the counties of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire will be in the Aldershot area ...

Published: Wednesday 27 February 1935
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1286 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WELCH REGIIIENT

... Also 2nd, 6th, Bth, 9th. and 10th Battalions: To Pte. JACK PETERS (CARDIFF). WEDNESDAY, July 10. OXFORD AND BUCKINGHAM LIGHT INFANTRY: From Pte. WILLIAM ROBERT BAKER (Swansea) to I'te. NOAH DAVID HUSSEY (Morriston). Thursday, July 11.—From Pte. WILLIAM ...

Published: Saturday 06 July 1935
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 950 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CUP FINAL BROADCAST

... indicate that the 52rd (Welsh) Division is third highest among the 14 infantry divisions in the whole country, with a strength of 8,004 other ranks. The leadership is still retained by the 51st (Scottish) Division with an enrolment of 8.116. the 50th Division ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1936
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 963 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TROOPS AT BARRY CAMP

... 19 visit the 4th 6th Battalion and the 6th Battalion Seaton') Highlanders and the tilh Battalion Gordon Highlanders of the 51st (Highland) Division. and the 4th' sth Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in camp at Barry. lie ...

Published: Tuesday 16 June 1936
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 755 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ESS PROG

... played Sydney Collision (horm, Albert Voorsanger (violin). Albert Hardie (pianoforte) 6.35.—The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (the 51st Foot). 7.2o.—Defence announcements. 7.26.-—Bulletin for farmers. 7.50 Scarborough Night. including The Bouquets ...

Published: Thursday 24 August 1939
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 133 | Page: 12 | Tags: none