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BRIGADIER-GENERAL INGHAM BROOKE. Leaving England for Residence Abroad. At yesterday's meeting of the West ..

... of the late Archdeacon Brooke, of Halifax, he entered the Army leaving Winchester. He joined the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Militia in 188, and transferred to the Regulars two years later. He was in more than thirtv engagements in the South ...

FROM LEEDS AND HALIFAX

... had been bestowed on all but the Royal regiments, and the 33rd became the Ist York West Riding Regiment, the 51st, now the Yorkshire Light Infantry, becoming the 2nd York West Riding. An injunction was issued to cultivate recruiting connection with the county ...

Published: Saturday 16 October 1909
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 407 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Past and present A Bell in the events were linked in a curious way Guildhall York's Replaceable Guildhall, now a

... of German visitation. A feature the Hall was the massive sliver bell presented the city 1855 by the 51st Foot, now the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. This bell was formerly In the great pagoda Rangoon, and was taken when that city was stormed by British ...

Published: Tuesday 26 May 1942
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ESTABLISHMENTS

... Officer Cad.. Cambridge Cniv. Cont., Sen. Div., 0.T.C., be 2nd Lt. R.C. Sigs—2nd Lt. H. McClean to be Lt. Infantry.—Loyal B.—Lt. T. P. Hamilton, Aust. Light Horse, be 2nd Lt. R.A.3.C.—2nd Lt. L. W. Kerridge to Lt. TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMANDS AND STAFF Belinq ...

THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS

... and was tn® first adjutant of Kitchener's Army in the York and Lancaster Regiment. Acting-Major Guy Hoghton. Yorkshire Light Infantry, who has received the Jf.S.O., one of notable family of which Colonel Sir John dc Hoghton. Bart, late the Lincoln!, the ...

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... in their despair. Here is message from the third battalion 51st Infantry Regiment:— Since the telephone connection is so inadequate it becomes doubly necessary to vail on tbe artillery light signals. These are only use if attended to. Failing to get artillery ...

Published: Monday 16 April 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 537 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BRECONSHIRE OFFICERS OBJECT TO

... Brevet-Colonels. AUXILIARY FORCES. INFANTRY (MILITIA). 3rd Battalion the York and Lancaster Regiment.—Captain E. C. Roberteon, the York and Lancaster Regiment, to be Adjutant,*vioo Captain L. J. Carter, the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, whose tenure of that appointment ...

Published: Wednesday 20 November 1907
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 496 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

THE PONTEFRACT DISPLAY

... the troop* comprised in the 51st and 65th Regimental District, and the sth Battalion King’s Own Yorkehire Light Infantry. After the “first post” had* been sounded the buglers of the Fusiliers, and echoed the buglers of the 51st and 65th, the torchbearers ...

THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS

... 'Fusiliers (old 20th), the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (25th), Ist Hampshire Regiment (37th Foct), and the 51st. now the Ist Yorkshire Light Infantry. The sir regiments, assisted two Hanoverian battalions. defeated the whole French Army, and captured guns ...

POWDER FOUND

... n of Minden day and to-morrow marks the 180 th anniversary of the Battle of Minden when the 51st Regiment of Foot, now the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, acquired their greatest battle honour. YORKSHIRE HAS MOST RATS Scottish “Pied Piper's” Rail ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1939
Newspaper: Sheffield Evening Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 354 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

» j Sf t . BIRTHS. 'lail'ii Sgii, . Doncaster Road, Rotherham, 10 Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred E. Cottam— '.Mr

... Millhouscs Mrs Claude Hartley (nee Winifred b,^ -• Crindlcford—a daughter. J ! ,ly 51st, 1917, at 10, Sonthbonrne the wife of J. Edward Hoyland, CARRIAGES. ’ th« ON --On July 51st, at St. Oswalds ■ IbrotuL* ?- A. Holmes, M.A., Vicar Chelhotri / 'he bridegroom) ...

Published: Wednesday 01 August 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 663 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE LEEDS MERCURY, WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 2, 1922. THE “KOYLFS” MEMORIAL. Unveiling in York Minster. MINDEN DAY. ..

... DAY. General Sir Arthur Wynne, Colonelin-Chief, yesterday unveiled the memorial to the officers and men of the Yorkshire Light Infantry who fell in the war, which has been erected in York Minster. There was a very large company present, including many past ...

Published: Wednesday 02 August 1922
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 819 | Page: 10 | Tags: none