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THE BATTLE OF MINDEN, 1759. To the Editor

... my children, on their mother’s side, are lineally descended from the officer of the old 51st Foct (now the Ist Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) who commanded the regiment at Minden, I may be allowed, on the occasion of the 150th a ...

Published: Friday 27 August 1909
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 482 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MINDEN DAY AT DOTER

... the reginiente at Dover, the let Lan. cashire Fusiliers and the 14 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, held speciat parades. The.° two regiments (the old Xtli and 51st Regiment.) distinguished them. selves in that hard-fought battle. The Lancashire Fusiliers ...

Published: Saturday 07 August 1926
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

DEATH 1X056 OFFICES*

... Kyris lots commanding &mt Light Infantry. joined the Army ia 1855, and Major served with the 51st lnfantry tbs Afghan War in 187*80. 1884 he was pn>- m ...

Published: Saturday 21 April 1906
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL MILITARY NOTES

... LOCAL MILITARY NOTES. We note that theist Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Lucknow, obtained a distingoiebed in signalling during the season 1905.6 in India. Thursday last was the 51st anniversary of the bottle of tb 5 Alma, in which the Ist Battalion ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1906
Newspaper: Oxfordshire Weekly News
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 349 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MINDEN DAY CELEBRATIONS TO-MORROW

... Battalions of British Infantry, The Suffolk Regiment, 20th The Lancashire Fusilfcrs, 23rd The Royal Welch Fusiliers; 25th The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 37th The Hampshire Regiment, 51st The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, advancing with drums ...

Published: Friday 30 July 1926
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 376 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NEW PORTSMOUTH BRIGADIER

... R, Mitford, D.S.0., who is to be the new brigadier of infantry at Portsmouth, is one of the four cousins who served in the Boer war. He is the son of Major H. R. Mitford, late 51st King’s Own Light nfantry, and com- menced his career in the Buffs, from ...

Published: Tuesday 04 December 1906
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LOCAL CASUALTIES ITE. W. J. BARKER KILLED

... London-street, on Friday morning last week of the death of her youngest son, I’tc. William John Barker, of the Durham Light Infantry, the lieutenant of whose company wrote that he was killed instantaneously in action on the morning of the 4th inst. The ...

Published: Monday 20 August 1917
Newspaper: Surrey Advertiser
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 379 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF BRITAIN SUNDAY

... been in the Royal Artillery, for five years, having formerly been employed as a carpenter. _ Strict. Castle's unit—the 51st (Devon; Light Ack-Ack Regimenthas a proud record in thts war. In Prance they she), down nearly a hundred enemy planes, and in Tunisia ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1944
Newspaper: East Kent Times and Mail
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 323 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

oil LAS 14 f&'' 1 1144 ARMY TRAINING

... Corps troops, Supplementary Reserve units, 70th and 74th Field Regiments, T.A., and their signal sections also the 51st and 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments, T.A., and their signal sections. The Royal Air Force will also co-operate. These manoeuvres ...

Published: Friday 28 April 1939
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 382 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

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... Miners, 61st Pioneers, 3rd Gurkha ifles, 51st and 53rd Sikhs, 129th Baluchis, 42nd Deolali Regiment, 44th Merwara Infantry, Bharatpur Infantry, Biikanir Camel Yorps, Jhina Infantry, and 3rd Hyderabad Infantry. g They were followed by sailors ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1907
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 1160 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

QLAR E N C E FI E I?

... Dramatic and Humorous Recitals, THE SCARLET MR. E.’s MR. MONK GOULD, AccounaNtEr. THE FULL STRING BAND THE ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY. EASTER SUNDAY. 30rn MARCH, 5.50 and 3, SACRED MUSIC TUE BAND OF THE out> (D.C.0.) VOLUNTEER HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. EASTER ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1902
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 191 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS ABROAD

... daughter of Capt. N. J. Sinnott, Indian Army. and Mrs. Sinnott, of 8, Bury Road, Gosport, to Capt. Alan Whittaker. Durham Light Infantry, younger son of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. Whittaker. of Cedar Lodge, Sunderland. The Rev. F. Gordon Bennett conducted the ...

Published: Friday 07 December 1945
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 213 | Page: 11 | Tags: none