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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

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

Much Hand-to-Hand Fighting

... counter-attacks the Eighth Army is slowly but relentlessly widening the gaps forced into Rommel’s main defensive system. 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: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 674 | Page: 1 | 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

GERMANS REALISE RESISTANCE IS HOPELESS King

... movements in North-western Yugoslavia and Southern Austria. NEAR BREMERHAVEN, Saturday Night TROOPS of the 51st Highland Division were the last infantry of the British Second Army fighting and in operational contact with the Germans before the peace in Northwest ...

Published: Monday 07 May 1945
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1231 | Page: 1 | 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

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

lLAfXES COSTUMES BUTTINGS PHIL HUGHES Practical THE ARCADE Bit Stylo lAll ordersCat and Hade on Orders promptly ..

... Fishwick Burnhqm Candles had lighted in the electric light switched off Accused helped to extinguish the squirting soda syphons Alleged Ill-usage Witness one of Pte Burnham ill-used by accused who smacked on head Candle from lighted candle also dropped on his ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1916
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3739 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FOR MATRON AND MAID. SIMPLE RECIPES. ROUGH HANDS. EVENTS OF THE Mi

... Sir John Moore. who was killed in the hour of vietery at Corunna in 1509. sod other Arm and men of the 51st Foot. now the Ist Yorkshire Light Infantry. a tablet has been unveiled by General Wynne in York Minster. Richard Westall, R.A.. uncle of Mrs. Rose ...

Published: Saturday 05 April 1913
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1395 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

E-, F N COED

... younger brother of Lord Rnthven, of Gowrie. Choosing the Army for a career, he took a commission in the 51st Foot (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) and rose to captain's rank. For a long time he served on the East Coast of Africa. Then he went to Canada ...

Published: Thursday 26 August 1920
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 967 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WHISKY— tinnie ilkei: ANNIHILATION MENACES ROMMEL Fleeing Panzer Force Trapped Against Sea IA Of ISO’S SOS 8th ..

... out pockets south of the Mediterranean coast road with the 90th German Motorised Infantry Division bringing the rear Oriental skies have been lit up by streams of Verey lights tracer bullets and flares shot by the Tommies of the Eighth Army not actively ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1942
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3500 | Page: 1 | 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