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CYPRUS BOMB EXPLOSION Glasgow Soldier Killed

... Correspondent NICOSIA, Wednesday.—lt was officially announced here to-night thal Brigadier J. Robertson, Commander of the 51st Infantry Brigade, has convened a court of inquiry to investigate yesterday’'s Eoka outrage at Lefkoniko, in which Private Matthew ...

Published: Thursday 25 October 1956
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 202 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MALAYA COMMAND FOR MAJ.-GEN. URQUHART

... Highland Light Infantry in December 1920. After service. as a regimental officer and graduating from the Staff College, Camberley, he held x{g%g :?gppointments in India during During the desert campaign in North Africa he was G. 5.0.1 with the 51st (Highland) ...

Published: Thursday 09 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 185 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AMALGAMATION OF REGIMENTS

... regi{mental tartan was the Cameron of !Erracht; and the MacKenzie tartan as |worn by both the Seaforths and High(land Light Infantry be the tartan of the |amalgamated HL.I. and Royal Scots !Fusiliers regiment. ! May I suggest that all Royal Stewart tartan ...

STRATHEARN HERALD and TO THE BOOKIE'S GAMES DAY OVERHEARD in Comrie SHAKE the mothballs out Street the other day

... What will the Chieftain wear? We are prepared to bet on a 51st RE-UNION Tweed Suit. With all their advertising on television the MEN and women who served Directors hope for a record in the 51st Highland crowd —if the weather is Division between mobilisation ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1965
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 344 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Lions get a glimpse of the opposition Will see Rhodesian XV in action

... Cup for all units taking part and the T.A. Challenge Bowl for the best Territorial unit. The Highland Light Infantry Bowl goes to the best infantry unit. All these trophies are presentlv held by the 11th Battalion Seaforth Hichlanders (T.A.). *“ The Scotsman” ...

Published: Wednesday 16 May 1962
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

SCOTS DIVISIONS’ MEMORIAL Details of Glasgow Ceremony

... and the 'battle honours of the four divisions' the 9th, 15th 51st, and 52nd. . The treatment of the window—which 'was designed and made by Mr Gordon | Webster, Glasgow—aims at secunn, lightness combined with brilliance o colour in the subject panels. It ...

Published: Wednesday 28 July 1954
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 534 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

1-1 lAY Winning the war, the Highland way

... flashes for its members to wear. The 51st went on to liberate St Valery and slog through Belgium, Holland and across the Rhine into northern Germany until the war’s end, fighting every inch of the way. After the war the 51st reverted to its TA role. It was ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1994
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 317 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A T.A. Takeover On The Rock

... Buchanare either members of, or attached to, 3rd Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers, Britain's most widespread T.A. battalion. Among their duties while relieving regular soldiers of the 2nd Light Infantry —ls the dally provision of a guard for the border gates ...

Published: Sunday 18 May 1980
Newspaper: Sunday Post
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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
Type: Article | Words: 612 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SCOT TO COMMAND IN MALAYA

... Robert Elliolt Urquhart, born on 28th November 1901, entered the army when he was 19. being commissioned in the Highland Light Infantry on Christmas Eve. 1920. After service as regimental officer he held the post of adjutant from May 1933 to January 1936—and ...

Published: Thursday 09 February 1950
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

To the. EDITOR of “ THE SCOTSMAN

... become just plain bores. Banner headlines mourning the 51st (Highland) Division may just become a red rag to a bull for a man of the 15th (Lowland). and the velps of an outraged infantryman tbe he light or heavy) are tedious and :{ying to others who have ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1957
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 422 | Page: 6 | Tags: none