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DEATH OF AFGHAN VETERAN, SON OF NELSON’S SHIPMATE

... Charterhouse, being one of Queen Victoria’s cadets, and subsequently at Sandhurst, whence joined, in 1858, the 51st (King’s Own) Light Infantry, and served for many years in India. He was engaged in the Afghan Campaign, and received the Afghan medal, 1878-9 ...

SON OF NELSON’S SHIPMATE

... educated at Charterhouse, being on© of Queen Victoria s cadets, subsequently Sandhurst, whence joined, in 1858, the 51st (King’s Own) Light Infantry, and served for many years in India. He was engaged in th© Afghan Campaign, and received in© Afghan medal, 1878-9 ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1912
Newspaper: West Somerset Free Press
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEATH Of MAJOR SHAEN

... Charterhouse, being one of Queen Victoria’s cadets, and subsequently at Sandhurst. whence joined in the year 1858 the 51st King’s Own Light Infantry, and served for manv years in India. He was engaged in the Afghan campaign, and received the Afghan medal. 1878-9 ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1912
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 255 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

rushed in and knocked the wheel on to the gate, post. The springs were fixed the seat, and when the

... who during the Boer War waa appointed to the Honourable Corps of Gentlomen-at-Arms. received his commission in the 51st Light Infantry 42 years ago. and became adjutant received his spurs 18®), and retired on major’s pension in 1894. He served orderly ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1916
Newspaper: Thetford & Watton Times
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 1080 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE SOCIAL ROUND

... on Tuesday, on the completion of his racy-sixth year, to General Sir Arthur Singleton Wynne, K.C./1., who joined the 51st Light Infantry in 1863, and served in the Jowaki Expedition, 1877, the Afghan War, 1878-9, the South African War, 1881, the Soudan ...

SAVED A CHILD'S LIFE

... at Caseustary on Wednesday. The first related to Charles Staines. of 45, Godiva-street, an ex-colour-sergeant of the 51st Light Infantry. On Tuesday Staines was on his way to the railway Station to go to Leicester to spend Christmas with his eon, when he ...

Published: Friday 26 December 1913
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1380 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HAWKES & SON,

... Death has removed another wellknown figure in Bournemouth in the person of Colonel Henry Stewart Tompson, late of the 51st Light infantry who died at Alderminster Lodge a few days ago. The deceased officer was in his 76th year, and some years ago took an ...

Published: Friday 13 March 1914
Newspaper: Bournemouth Graphic
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1343 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

have done so. It is our wish that a Branch should mean a really strong Regimental opinion, and therefore it

... in the year, the necessary changes have made all organized work of our nature difficult. Private R. Fegan, of the 51st Durham Light Infantry, still remembers the fine address given by the Colonel. He refers, of course, to Col. L. G. Fawkes, our Honorary ...

Published: Monday 01 September 1919
Newspaper: On the March
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

BOYS' CAMP TRAGEDY

... service of Mr. John Laverty, who has just died at Forest Gate, Essex. Mr. Laverty was born in 1835, and joined the 51st King's Own Light Infantry at Belfast in 1853. subsequently transferring to the 77th East Middlesex Regiment (the Diehards ) in 1854. ...

Published: Wednesday 19 November 1913
Newspaper: Daily Citizen (Manchester)
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 397 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

YORKSHIRES PENINSULAR HEROES. LIGHT INFANTRY MEMORIAL YORK MINSTER, 44 Peninsula, 1808-14. Corunna, d'Onor, ..

... record gilt lettering This memorial erected in 1013 the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry to the following officers and non-commissioned officers of the 51st Light Infantry who lost their lives for their oountrv the wars 1814. Lt.-General ...

the course of working a vain of lead. The frogs themselves could not poesibly have got there, and the only

... of the Natural !Retor Museum. The measurements have been kindly supplied by Ma j or Arthur Sheen Carter, late of the 51st Light Infantry, who o btained them from General George Campbell shortly before his death in 1882. Whether these measurements have been ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1911
Newspaper: Field
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1453 | Page: 69 | Tags: none