... Regiment, Regicumet. °aileron Highlanders, Wiltshire Regimen', Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Border Regiment, Shropshire Light Infinity, Royal Highlanders. Somerset Light Infantry, Royal Warwick Regiment, Norfolk Regiment, West Riding Regimen: ...

... of the 51st in bringing this about. In the actions known as the Pyrenees, the 51st had its full share, and the successful issue of them opened the way into Franco, to where Soult was fast retiring. In the spirited action of Bidasson, the 51st was opposed ...

... DISTINCTION. A Regiment of Proud Memories. The Duchess of York has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry—her first military distinc* tion. FROM OUR LONDON STAFF. FLEET-STREET, Thursday. A War Office announcement says: His Majesty ...

... Batt. the Durham Light Infantry, who won the cup last, year with a total attendance of —a. percentage 97.56 to establishment. Other units which reached a - percentage of over 90 included .the. following:—7th Batt. Durham Light Infantry, attendance 627 ...

... Pontefract, the number of line recruits enlisted was 169, a slight increase, and of infantry recruits 92, or 80 per cent., joined the King’s Own Light Infantry; 23, other infantry regiments ; and the balance to various corps. The number of men born in the regimental ...

... Pontefract, who claims in to be the oldest ex-ranker the *s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, collapsed while walking in Pontefract was taken to the Mr, Withers is 93. He enlisted in the 51st K.0.Y.L.I. in 1870 and fought in one of the Af wars. He has ences twice ...

... 40. Sydney Coulston (horn), Albert Voorsanger (violin), Albert Hardie (pianoforte). 6.3s—The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (The 51st Foot). A radio history of famous West Riding Regiment through 183 years. Compiled by H. R. Jukes and acted by West ...

... 'Five Sisters in York Minster were unveiled to-day by the Duchess of York as a memorial to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief. Like the West Yorkshire Regiment and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the K.0.Y.L ...

... rcpiments and infantry battalions in the Army the Rhine. They indude the following local units:— Northern Division: 1/5 and Battalions West Torts. Regt. Battalion (Hailamshire) and Lano. Midland Division! . . sth I battalion K.O. Horks. Light Infantry). 2/4 Battalion ...

... sth Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Territorial Army), whose headouarters arc at Doncaster, and will thus have been connected with every branch of the famous ** Koylis *’ and Military Lino Mounted Infantry, depot and New Army, which first ...

... King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. It's inception was the outcome of a public meet- ing. The Battalion was for many years known as the 51st Foot, or 2nd West Riding Regiment, and in 1821 it became known as the King’s Own Light Infantry. ...

... in 1758. their depot being at Pontefract. When, 52 years ago, the old 51st was linked with the 105th, an old East India Company regiment, the title was the King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment), but, in the Jubilee year, Oueen 1 ! Victoria ...