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... established that Mr. John Simpson, of somewhere Northern Ireland, is the oldest surviving member of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Mr. Simpson's memory is quite good and he remembers that he had no particular reason for Joining the Army. His two companions ...
... is proceeding as smoothly as ever, it is stated. + The Koylis. THOSE who saw anything of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in action during the last war will be the least surprised at the news the other day of their 'magnificent rearguard fight ...
... of German visitation. A feature the Hall was the massive sliver bell presented the city 1855 by the 51st Foot, now the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. This bell was formerly In the great pagoda Rangoon, and was taken when that city was stormed by British ...
... INFANTRY MAKE PROGRESS IN EGYPT ALL LAND GAINS HELD R.A.F. Have Good Day Over Battle Area BRITISH Empire and Allied infantry, fighting hard in the desert battle area, are making progress towards certain objectives. Ralph Walling, Reuters correspondent ...
... MAJOR ARMOURED CLASH STILL AWAITED CAIRO, Tuesday Night AS the Eighth Army's infantry fight their way whele front. Fighting Is going on by day and night, with the infantry taking a large part it.—British United Press. forward, sappers in the rear are ...
... of their tank forces here and theft operated partly without support and partly in conjunction with English and New Zealand infantry formations. Slight breaches of no operational significance, achieved at the cost of very heavy casualties, were immediately ...
... FURTHER ALLIED GAINS First Round in Desert Battle Fine Work by Our Infantry From Our Military Correspondent LONDON, Thursday Morning THE British infantry have gained further advantages on several sectors of the Desert front. Some strong points have been ...
... s Bth Army are to reckoned with the next few days, states the German News Agency (quoted Reuter). The 44th and 51st British infantry divisions are standing on the coast road, added the German agency. To the south of them stationed the 10th Tank ...
... AFTER less than two days'i Three times on Thursday Vonlment consisting of French i fighting Rommel has(Arnim threw infantry covered infantry and Allied tanks' withdrawn hurt again after hisiby heavy artillery fire against carried out a surprise raid ' ,the ...
... Burdett, C.B.S. correspondent. broadcasting from Algiers, says that the 2nd New Zealand Division, under General Freyberg. and the 51st Highland Division played a leading part in the fighting, in which the New Zealanders duplicated their performance at El Agheila ...
... area south of Bavent, just north of Troarn, in the Caen sector, which had been held by the 51st British Infantry Division, is now firmly in German' hands. The 51st, Reuter adds, is the famous Highland Division. Four years ago it fought a brilliant rearguard ...
... bridge at Nantes and fired a fuel dump in Guerche south Rentes Bridges at St Hilaire du Har-couet and at Laigle were attacked light bombers in the Paris area were fighter-bombers which inflicted considerable damage to rolling-stock tracks” RUHR SYNTHETIC ...