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... D. 5.0., !WC., T.D., Crieff, U.C. 6/7 lin. The Black Watch; 1.1.-C01..1. I). Fraser, T.D.. U.C. 6/6 tin. The Highland Light Infantry•; 1.t.-Col. F. A. Hendry, T.D., O.C. 7th the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The Pipes and drums gave two performances ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1955
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 297 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AUCRTERARDER

... the Mitt. Division in North Africa was seriously wounded. Later he found himself attached to the Duke of Wel- lington's Light Infantry and was demobilised with the rank of R.S.M. Before joining his brother. Mr David Philips, on the editorial staff of The ...

Published: Saturday 06 April 1963
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 335 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... honours stands the pride of Perthshire The Black Watch. As part of the reformed 51st Highland Division which was decimated at St Valery-en-Caux the previous year three infantry battalions of The Black Watch went into action at El Alamein. The Ist, sth and ...

Published: Friday 23 October 1992
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1509 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

I SHALL RETURN! SAYS CHINA-BOUND MAJOR PHILIPS

... Glasgow Evening News. When the war came he served with the Royal Artillery, Royal Fusiliers and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, before returning to the P.A. He spent a year with the Scottish Daily Express in Aberdeen before coming back to Crieff ...

Published: Saturday 09 February 1974
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 349 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Strathearn Herald Friday July 25 1 997 13 Commemorating Strathearn’s grave day WEDNESDAY July 30y is the 81st ..

... Yorkshire who joined the army in early 1915 expecting to be sporting the hunting horn cap badge of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry only to find that at the whim of the war office they were ‘jocks’ in the dark green tartan of the oldest highland regiment ...

Published: Friday 25 July 1997
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1619 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

MONTROSE STANDARD AND ANGUS AND MEARNS REGISTER, DECEMBER 7, 1950. THE HAPPY ATMOSPHERE OF CHRISTMAS IS CREATED ..

... their opinions on what is generally regarded as a very retrograde step. one was reminded of the war-finis black-out, the only lights being from passing cars and cycles. Two Montrose Town Council committee meetings were held by gaslight on a landing in the ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1950
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 563 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

371 names in biggest Korean casualty list

... Korea are to be formed into a Commonwealth division. The contingents are the 28th and 29th United Kingdom Infantry Brigades, 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion Roval Australian Regiment, 16th Royal New Zealand Artillery Regiment, and 60th Indian ...

Published: Wednesday 02 May 1951
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 640 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

October 31 1951 PERTHSHIRE ADVERTISER highland division Lord Tedder’s Message to Old Guard VTEVER prepared for ..

... theme the 51st (Highland) Division It was one of the finest themes in the history of Scotland and the British Army To do it justice they ought to have had a Walter Scott or someone of that calibre Lord Tedder who was proposing the toast of the 51st (Highland) ...

Published: Wednesday 31 October 1951
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1717 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LOOKING B

... Scotland is to be re-organised on a war basis. The headquarters of the famous 51st (Highland) Infantry Division will remain at Perth, but those of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division are to he transferred from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Herald, August, 1939 ...

Published: Saturday 12 August 1961
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 740 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

RAIN STOPS IN TIME FOR ARMY RIFLEMEN

... Highlanders, Stirling, 538; Seaforth Highlanders, Fort George. 485; 5 Cameron Highlanders. Inverness, 479; 6 Highland Light Infantry, Maryhill, Glasgow, 377. ST ANDREWS ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS The following residential entrance scholarships and bursaries ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1954
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Death of General Graham

... black and white moustache became the best known in the army. He was promoted to brigadier in 1950 and commanded the 61st Light Infantry Brigade. Three years later he was appointed assistant commandant of the Royal Military Academy. In 1955 he was deputy ...

Published: Wednesday 11 May 1988
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 460 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MP's fight for soldiers' pardons

... desertion at Arras in 1916. Seven soldiers from the Royal Scots and five each from the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Highland Light Infantry are mentioned in Mr Mackinlay's motion. Mr Mackinlay has been interested in the first world war for many years and has ...

Published: Tuesday 16 June 1992
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: 9 | Tags: none