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SOME OF OUR YEOMANRY OFFICIRIL

... Colonel Spragg served :Is orderly officer to Brigaiier-Ceneral J. Doran in the Jowaki paign in 1877, and with the 51st Light Infantry as Superintendent of Army Signalling In the Afghan War of 1878-80. Ile was present at the ...

Published: Sunday 18 February 1900
Newspaper: Weekly Dispatch (London)
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 140 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

ANOTHER LIST OF BRITISH LOSSES. THE OFFICER WHO GAVE THE ORDER

... KILLED. 2nd Middlesex Regiment 20 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Royal Lancashire Regiment 34 Imperial Light Infantry 49 WOUNDED. Imperial Light Infantry 72 Ist York ana Lancaster 10 Thorneyoroft’s Horse ••• 41 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers 94 2nd Royal Lancaster ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1900
Newspaper: Totnes Weekly Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

East Surrey Regiment (31st).— The4th (Militia) Batn. has received orders to leave Woking for South Africa. Duke ..

... has taken over command of the details left behind at Pembroke Dock. King’s Own Light Infantry (51st).— Lieut. Warden has been selected for employment with mounted infantry in South Africa. Middlesex Regiment (57th).— The 4th (Militia) Batn. sailed from ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1900
Newspaper: Army and Navy Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 586 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

PAARDEBERG AND QABERONES

... Lancashire— Private W. Hyde. 2nd Berkshire — Private S. Tinors 2nd Shropshire Light Infantry — Bugler J. Berry and Private H. D. Birks. 3rd Battalion Durham Light Infantry — Private H. Routh. Ist Battalion Gordon Highlanders— Private R. Innes. Army Pay ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1900
Newspaper: York Herald
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1081 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WEEKLY DISPATCH

... Regiment, Gibraltar; 3rd Royal Berkshire Regiment, Kilkenny • End Royal West Kent Regiment, Aldershot ; 2nd llighjar.d Light Infantry, on passage home; 3rd Seaforth Highlanders, Egypt. Details of the Ist Worcestershire Regiment are at AldershBt, of the ...

Published: Sunday 25 February 1900
Newspaper: Weekly Dispatch (London)
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1092 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... Maxim fire poured in by the Boers has been extremely severe, but our losses are, comparatively speaking, small, The Durham Light Infantry took a few prisoners in the course of their charge. The enemy, as usual, fought with the utmost stub- bornuess. ‘The ...

SUFFOLK NOTES,

... at the frozi, their names being Mesers. J. Kiddy, J. Hearn, J. Thompson, F. Thompson (Ilet Suflolke), J. Moore (Darham Light infantry), G. Farrant (Gordon Highlanders), J Jaeobs (Royal Horse Artillery), and J, Barrett. It is worthy of not» with reference ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1900
Newspaper: Haverhill Echo
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 1136 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Both officers received the Victoria Cross. Captain

... of Collor, ce. Louth, was born on March 5, 1846, entered the Army a* an ensign in the 51st Foot (now the let Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) on Aug. 4, 1863, reached his lieutenancy in August, 1867, and from June, 1868, to Aped ...

BIRTHS. -pntvNE-— ' n the 23th Jan.. at Zeals House. Bath, the wife . jv-.v T. Browne, of a son

... February, at 12.30. Interment at B ■ — Cemetery. ft'T.LINS.— Reported killed in the action at Spion Kop, with l - L-r-nal Light Infantry (Durban). Alfred George, aged 27, surviving son of Prank and Rosa Collins, now ot Hi -. : ham. Sussex. ( '■ \itT*.-Jannary ...

Published: Friday 02 February 1900
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1254 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... ncssible, they poshed rapidly along the top and foand the Boers in considerable numbers front and on the flanks. The severest lighting when they began coming down the hill. brilliant flanking movement on IBth undoubtedly won the Boer position, which, evident ...

Published: Thursday 22 February 1900
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1142 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... R-rcon. Edition Telegram, per Press Association.) fcPKAV^AXS CAMP, Wednesday, 7.40 p. n. 'j '■'■■ .- ; ?? by the Durham Light Infantry oi; ,\i :. ■. , was most brilliant. 'l '■ n.cn advanced under fire, which, a- -■- ■:■ n not- heavy, came from several ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1900
Newspaper: York Herald
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3142 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

THE COMMONS. GEKALD BALFOUR'S OFFICE. WAR OFFICE AND YEOMANRY. London, Friday Night. To-day's sitting the House ..

... generously responded to apneaL am, Sir, yours faithfully. ALICE S. BCRGE3. Terrace, Clifton, Fob. 25. BATTALION SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY. —Another Somersetshire battalion sails for Sooth Africa on March and. appeal made last Novemoer was so warmly resounded ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1900
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1239 | Page: 8 | Tags: none