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... the Tattoo, and this will be the first time that the old 51st Light Infantry has visited Leeds as a battalion since 1782. Tlie first Battalion of tlic K.0.Y.L.1. is the lineal descendant of the 51st Foot, after*' wards “The 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, Regt ...
... celebrations commemmorate a Peninsular War incident, when the Hussars (then the 15th Hussars) and the K.0.Y.L.1.S (then the 51st Light Infantry) were ordered by Wellington to cross the River Esla, and the Hussars went to the rescue a number of the infantrymen ...
... celebrations commemorate an incident in the Peninsula War the Hussars (then the 15th Hussars) and the K.0.YX.1.s (then the 51st Light Infantry) were ordered by Wellington to cross the River Esla and tbe Hussars went the rescue of a number of the infantrymen who ...
... from 1931-33 commanded the 159 th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade (T.A.), and commanded the 11th Infantry Brigade from 1933-34. He was promoted Major-General in 1934. and on expiry of his command of the 51st Division succeeded Lord Gort as Military Secretary ...
... July the Ist Battalion the Highland Light Infantry will be camp at Kinross. In addition to a recruiting march, the following exercises will be carried out: 14th July—Embussing and debussing scheme in conjunction with 51st (H) Divisional R.A.S.C. 25th Jul ...
... D CONDUCT Major-General V. M. M Fortune, C. 8., D. 5.0., G.O.C. of the 51st Division and Highland Area, visited Fort George and inspected the Ist Batt. The Highland Light Infantry. Later he presented the following members of the regiment with the Long-Service ...
... MINDEN Holiday Crowd Watches Frcvn Our Own Correspondent STRENSALL, Monday THE Ist Battalion, the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, cele- brated the anniversary of the Battle of Minden for the first time in England since the War by Trooping the Colour ...
... Leeds as oody and the visit next month is a memorable event. Over century ago the blst Regiment received the addition King Light Infantry.” with the word Yorkshire '* to follow at a later date. ...
... Strensall this morning, by the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, reminds one of the passage In the report of Lleut.- Qeneral the Hon. James Murray, when he inspected the regiment—then the old 51st Foot—at Minorca in 1775. The Regiment has not forgot ...
... temporary General Officer Commanding British Forces in Palestine. Lieut.-Gen. W. K. Yenning, colonel, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, is to be Quartermaster - General to the Forces, War Office, vice Gen. Sir Reginald S. May, whose tenure expires on February ...
... therefore memorable event. over a century ago that the 51st Regiment received the addition King's Light Infantry. with the word Yorkshire to follow a later date. When the Regiments of Infantry of the Line received Territorial designations regard ...
... locate the advancing troops with the aid of Verey lights. The vivid lights illuminated the country for miles around. The official description of the operation was night advance and attack at first light. That meant the troops had to go forward under ...