... erected by the Fire Brigade, the Royal Engineers, and the Royal Marines. That of the Engineers was especially striking. At the dockyard entrance the Prince and Princess were received by Admiral-Superintendent Swinton C. Holland, and a guard of honour of ...

... Chairman of the S.E. District branch, N.F.8.U., has now been elected Chairman of the National Fire Brigades Union. Lieut. Francis Beresford Katinakis, Dragoon Guards, who died on March 27 of wounds received in action on March 23, was the only son of the late ...

... received at East Sutton e e : respecting the death of Sir Robert Filmer, FOR o Bart., 3rd Grenadier Guards, who was killed within two days of receiving the FIRE, LIFE, Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry, show that he lost his life while searching for ...

... Originally presented to the vessel by the ladies of the county in 1904, the old flags of the Kent were so mutilated by the fire of the enemy in the Falklands battle of December 8, 1914, as to be unavailable for further use. - Their fragments were very ...

... carriage, draped with the Union Jack, to Kené o ' green for interment. Its departure was mark®; by the sound of minute-guns fired in St. Jan® Park. While the Queen and the Princesses ¥ turned home, the King and the Prince of Wfll” i with other male members ...

... Wednesday.—Guard, East Station, uni' form, 6.15, Faversham Guard. Company, Recruits, and Band, Drill Hall, uniform, 8, Route March. Thursday.—Guard, East Station, uni' form, 6.15, Faversham Guard. Squad, Nunnery Fields Range, uniform, 3, Class ...

... steamers to Port “Arthur, with theintention of sinking the latter in ‘tho fairway of the harbour, and blocking the entrance. Fire was opened from one of the Russian ships and the forts. One Japanese torpedo-boat was sunk, two others were damaged, and one ...

... explosion, and on looking out of the guard-room saw that hut No. 48 was on fire. The witness ran to the spot. Moon’s clothing was burnt all over him, and his arms,‘ feat, and head were severely scorched. The fire was too fierce to permit an entrance into ...

... duty. Dress, full marching order. Thursday. —Squad parade at Miniature Nunnery Fields, at 3. p.m., for Part I. Class Firing. Faversham Guard parade at Canterbury East Station, at 6.15 p.m., for Sentry Duty. Dress, uniform. Friday.—Company parade at Drill ...

... gone no distance, in fact we had hardly started, when we encountered a murderous fire from Boers concealed behind the rocks. It was an awful place, and some of the firing was quite close, only about 20 yards distant. Men and horses went down in a heap ...

... : Lieut H. Westron. Orderly Sergeant for the Week: Sergt W. H. Small. Sunday.—Company parade at Drill Hall at 10 a.m., for Guard Mounting and Sen' try Relief. *quad of Recruits for Bombing. Gun Team parade for Practice. Dress uniform. Monday.—N.C.O.’s ...

... continue firing until the machine landed. On reaching the ground Lieut. McLeod, despite his own severe injuries, dragged away his observer (Lieut. Hammond), who had been six times wounded, at great personal risk, from heavy machine gun fire. The gallant ...