DIVISION

... Reunion MISTAKES OF THE PAST Half light—of neither peace nor war,” was the description given of the world by Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Tedder, when he proposed the main toast at the 36th reunion dinner of the 51st (Highland) Division Dinner Club ...

Published: Wednesday 31 October 1951
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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BLACKLERS

... by Captain R. He Liddell Hart. the well-known military historian. William Wheeler joined the 51st Regiment of Foot. now the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, in 1809. and the letters contained in this book were written by him. during his 19 years of ...

Published: Monday 12 November 1951
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
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lAn eye-witness of Water 10

... second throws much fresh light upon one of the most distinguished English eccentrics, Lady Hester Stanhope. II -+ PRIVATE WILLIAM WHEELER was a soldier in the 51st Regiment of Foot, later the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was a man of little ...

Published: Thursday 15 November 1951
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
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Books FOrR CHRISTMAS Peaks of the Himalaya and Tartary

... Edited by Captain B. H. Liddell Hart. (18s. Michael Joseph.) Private William Wheeler joined the 51st | Regiment of Foot (npw the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) in April 1809. He saw much active service in the last few years of the Napoleonic wars, being ...

Published: Thursday 22 November 1951
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
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Colonel Guthrie of Guthrie Cale si, chairman, made sympathetic reference at a meeting of Forfar District ..

... Long Service Volunteer Medal. In the First World War lie served from 1914 to 1919 with The Black Watch and the Highland Light Infantry. Mr McLean is survived by hii wife and a family of five sons and four daughters. RADIO EXHIBMON. Television transmissions ...

Published: Saturday 01 December 1951
Newspaper: Arbroath Guide
County: Angus, Scotland
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More Gift Books for Christmas The lively letters of a private

... telling all my friends to get acquainted with Private William Wheeler of the 51st Foot, which later given the name of the lit Battalion. the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The only way to make his acquaintance is to read the letters that he wrote ...

Published: Friday 07 December 1951
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MR. J. LAMB

... adopt units of the Territorial Army with associations with the city. The units would include the 51st (.Ulster) AA. Brigade, 107 (Ulster) Independent Infantry Group T.A, the North Irish Horse, Royal Armoured Corps, T.A., and 429 (Antrim) Coast Regiment, ...

Published: Tuesday 18 December 1951
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 534 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE BUCKS EXAMINER FRIDAY JANUARY 18th 19 5 2 Clearance SALE of WINTER BOOTEES Five Styles Leather and Suede 776

... E Golding held the Head- went to Oxfordshire— taking up Thl teacher’s post was the first monthly meeting of with Hawe® Light Infantry during the First the the unavoidable ab- j War After the war he of Mrs Houseman j to Spain and took edu- T eI- cation ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1952
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
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TUESDAY HERALD & EXPRESS JANUARY 22 1952 Carlsen Gets New APT KURT CARLSEN has received an official ..

... permission for its being named The Reel of the 51st Division ’ TORQUAY WEATHER Mr C Windass Torquay Meteorologist reports: Observations am to-day : Temp 35degs sea temp 45 degs humidity 75 wind NW light barometer 30318ins falling Past hours: Temp highest ...

SERVICE MEDALS

... I, Sgt. South was awarded the Military Medal while attached to the 51st Highland Division in 1916. In the same year his father, who had served in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, was recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal —the same sward ...

Published: Wednesday 05 March 1952
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
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March 26 1952 PERTHSHIRE ADVERTISER 7 Perth Post for Ex-Footballer Mr E J heail-inaster of St John's KG School ..

... follows: President Hunter vice-president Mrs Little junior vice-president Mrs Uilmour secretary Mrs Hastrick treasurer Mrs Light Mrs Archibald elected to fill the vacancy on the The speaker was the Rev W A femellie minister of St John’s Kirk who on the ...

Published: Wednesday 26 March 1952
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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BRITISH TROOPS ON KOJE RIOT !BLAND PoWs drill with tent pole spears

... singing, marched and drilled with sharpened tent poise as spears. The reinforcements companies from the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Royal Canadian Regiment—joined 8.000 American troops and guards waiting for orders to go in and restore complete ...

Published: Saturday 24 May 1952
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1335 | Page: 6 | Tags: none