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M. 0.1. SPEAKER ON JAPANESE AIMS Major W. S. Cruickshank, late of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, and an authority on

... M. 0.1. SPEAKER ON JAPANESE AIMS Major W. S. Cruickshank, late of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, and an authority on Far Eastern affairs, delivered a most interesting address, entitled After Germany_— Japan, - at the Ministry of Information War Commentary ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: Coatbridge Leader
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 666 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Scotland's Day On The Rhine

... touched down four minutes past midnight on Friday. They were followed by more men of the Black Watch, the Argylls, Highland Light Infantry, and the Gordons until the east bank of the river was swarming with Scotsmen and they were driving inland. Assault troops ...

Published: Sunday 25 March 1945
Newspaper: Sunday Post
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Tunisia

... Commander ot the 295th Infantry Division. Lt.-General Korfes; the Commander of the 297th Infantry Division.’Major- General von Bretberg The Commander of the -376th Infantry Division, Lt.- General von_ Daniel; the Commander of the 44th Infantry Division, Lt.-General ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1943
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 655 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

8.A.0.R. Men Polish Up For Glasgow Parade

... Sutherland Highlanders, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cameronians, Highland Light Infantry, Cameron Highlanders, K. 0.5.8.5, Royal Scots, Scots Greys, Lothian and Border Horse and Corps troops of the 51st and 52nd Scottish Divisions. NAAFI GIRLS After the parade, the ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1946
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 237 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HEROISM

... unable to see in the gathering dark and yet not daring to use his lights, he ran into a concertina wire. German tanks were lying up for the night behind a network of wire. At once light automatic weapons opened fire from the woods. A heavier gun sent several ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 433 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

But What Are The Jocks Doing?

... of the war thi Jocks have been in the thick Grimmest show of all was that in which the 51st Division found themselves when the B.E.F. retreated from France. The 51st —embracing Black Watch, Gordons, Seafortns, Argylls, and • Camerons —suffered from lack ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1942
Newspaper: Sunday Post
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 896 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

tO THE RHINE

... in Finland and hand them over to the Allies. And this, although we have to pre- Continued on Rack Page, Coi. 1. 51st At Le Havre The 51st (Highland) Division were among the British divisions which participated in the capture of Lc Havre, it was announced ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1944
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 684 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AIR ALLIES LASH

... AIR ALLIES LASH Chain Of Fires Light Way For Retreating Columns From LEONARD MOSLEY, “Daily Record'* War Correspondent With the Bth Army, Tuesday. CHAIN of fires was flickering like beacon lights in the dusk last night all along the tarmac strip leading ...

Published: Wednesday 31 March 1943
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 905 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

—H EPB U R W

... m. & 7.30 to 9.50 p.m. THE LINN PARK Park Parade of 1944 Concert Party & 7.30 p.m. VICTORIA PARK Band of the Highland Light Infantry & 7.30 p.m. GEORGE SQUARE Band of the King’s Own _ Scott Borderers 12.30 & 4.30 p.tn. EDINBURGH CINEMAS , rooLES—Wilfrid ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1944
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 369 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SHAWFIELD

... originally in the Highland Light Infantry. Best game of football we’ve had since the invasion,” commented Corpl. Andrew Paterson, of 16 Torrance Road, East Kilbride, former Gladstone Rovers player, and 25-year-old captain of the 51st Highland Division H.Q ...

Published: Thursday 09 November 1944
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 546 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Up And Wept

... from their guns and left them to the enemy The sappers had no stores; they had long been fighting as infantry . . . . But even the hardiest ol infantry soldiers need more than a rifle and a clip of cartridges, and to lighten the load that was to have been ...

Published: Wednesday 19 August 1942
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 833 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ONE OF THE MOST GALLANT ACTIONS IN THE WHOLE

... has not been grand manner —like Alamein for example—preceded by a barrage on a solid enemy front and followed by a heavy infantry It has been a three-pronged drive with the Canadians on the wards along the Regalbuto-Adrano road and other Bth Army troops ...

Published: Thursday 05 August 1943
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 662 | Page: 4 | Tags: none