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K.O.Y.L.I.s AT TREGANTLE

... which is expressive of Yorkshire doggedness. IE became the 51st King's Own Light Infantry in 1821 and 60 years later was merged with the 105 th and designated the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). In 1776, John Moore (later Sir John) ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1947
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... Offi--e of the t tragic news that their only son.; Jack, had died of wounds in April-1 1945 while serving with the 51st | Highland Light' Infantry to. Western Europe. Will all those who have expressed their sympathy to the sorrowing family, please accept this ...

Published: Thursday 26 April 1945
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: FamilyNotice | Words: 440 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

To-DAY'S Gossip

... captivity. Lieut. Mullings, who went to France with the B.E.F. in September, 1939, was wounded while serving with the 51st Highland Light Infantry at St. Valery in early June, 1940, and was then taken prisoner. He is an Old Cheltonian, and before the war was ...

Published: Thursday 10 May 1945
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1008 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

news TRURO between Capt Anthony Gason Duke Cornwall's infantry and Miss Patricia Russell r’ace at 230 on ..

... Court this morning when Samuel James Wyatt of the Barley Sheaf Hotel Truro who was responsible for lights at the store was fined £2— PS Deacon said the lights could be seen for miles— PC Richards said defendant admitted that it was his duty to switch off ...

LATE NEWS

... (Lieut.-Gen. Schlener). 51st Army Corps (Lieut.-Gen. Seidlitz), 4th Army Corps (Lieut.-Gen. of Artillery Vetter). 4th Light Infantry Division (Lieut.-Gen. Pappe), 29th Motorized Division (Lieut - Gen. Leider). 295 th Infantry Division (Lieut.-Gen. Portes) ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1943
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 157 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Somersets and Wiltshires In A Tough Spot

... flank of the British Second Army sector at Rees, where the 51st Highland Division had forced a crossing and where resistance was toughest. A battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry fought an all-night battle with fanatical Germans before capturing ...

WEST REGIMENTS IN RHINE BATTLE

... immediately shot from at least six quarters his own troops. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry had been forced to advance on foot against the enemy. The Somerset Light Infantry and the Worcestershires cleared the defence line formed by an unfinished autobahn ...

Published: Monday 02 April 1945
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 225 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OVER THE RHINE

... Yorkshire Yeomanry, the Westminster Dragoons, the Duke Cornwall's Light Infantry, the Worcester-, shire Regiment, the Hampshire Regiment, the Dorset Regiment, the Somerset Light Infantry, and the Wiltshire Regiment. The airborne divisions included the ...

Published: Friday 30 March 1945
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LATEST

... day's lighting. Booty included three tanks, ontJ aircraft and guns. Over Germans and Hungarians were taken prisoner-. Ships of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet sank two German transports of 19.000 tons. the Danube area of Hungary the Hungarian 51st Infantry ...

Published: Saturday 09 December 1944
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SOUTHERN COMMAND NEW G.0.C.-IN-C

... is in his 51st year. He was born on Feb. 10, 1896, and was educated at Ilminster Grammar School. During the first years ot the First Great War he served in the Territorial Army. In March. 1917, he was commissioned in the Somerset Light Infantry. From April ...

CABINET MEETS IN SMALL HOURS

... landers of Canada, Princess r 'Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the Seaforth Highlanders of' ) Canada, Edmonton, Royal 2!nd - West Nova Scotia, Carlton and T*rlc. ~. The 90th Northumbrian Division and the 51st Highland Division fought with distinction in ...

Published: Friday 30 July 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 346 | Page: 1 | Tags: none