Wisbech veteran’s death

... piggeries at George Street, which he owned. Mr. Richard Doughty served in the 1914-18 War with the Suffolk Regiment and the Royal Fusiliers. He was gassed in the early part of he war but continued his service and was demobilised in 1919. The effects of the gassing ...

Published: Wednesday 19 August 1964
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A PROMISING young soldier killed himself nine hours after failing a breath test. Peter Metcalfe, 20, was found ..

... Wasperton, near Warwick. His father Michael said Peter had bought the bike before he went to Bosnia to serve with the Royal Fusiliers. He said: “As far as I know this was the first time he had taken it out.” His ambition had been to eventually become a ...

Published: Wednesday 10 April 1996
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COUN. JAMES SHEPHERD

... Hebden Bridge. During the first world war he was among the first men of the district to enlist, and saw service with the Royal Fusiliers in France, where he was wounded. Coun. Shepherd had been long associated with the British Legion, and had served on the ...

Published: Friday 28 March 1952
Newspaper: Todmorden & District News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Campaign for memorial

... veteran campaigners want Lance Corporal P Garwood of the Royal Army Medical Corps and Fusilier Alan Sidney Mills of the Royal Fusiliers to be included on the memorial alongside the town’s dead from the two World Wars. Lance Cpl Garwood, who has a brother ...

Published: Monday 15 April 1996
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 256 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Pension claim

... the Ministry at a Baston pOOIS {hearing at Peterborough. x ! The man claimed that his witiners (s, e s wen Y NTY- s the Royal Fusiliers. Excessive 'l the Wh};‘tlevll::lorgz”g:;mg’. training, it was contended. who each week form a synd- | Was the main cause ...

Published: Wednesday 19 October 1960
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 245 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The army that aims to please

... Napoleonic French who had taken the castle on Sunday — despite Mr David Steel’s presenting the King’s Colour to the 7th Royal Fusiliers before the battle — were driven out on Monday by the European allies, aided by some spectacular gun fire. fter A Monday’s ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1988
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 269 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

City Men for the Front

... Earl Roberts, in the Temple grounds to-day inspected the newly-formed Tth Battalion of the (‘Fi’t_v of Loudon Regiment Royal Fusiliers, com’puawl enurely of young city men. After mspect - | ing the men, who number 1,300, Lord Roberts d(fiivnrml a brief address ...

Published: Saturday 29 August 1914
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 268 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SUDDEN DEATH OF FORMER GPO MAN

... Belgium; he spent 13 months as g prisoner of war. In 1918 he Joined the Russian Reliet | Force and served with the 46th Royal Fusiliers. : He joined the Post Office at Stamford but was sub- Sequently sent to many other parts of the country., He was awarded ...

Published: Wednesday 22 December 1965
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Trying out their outfits earlier this week were Carnival Queen 17-year-old Gail Ross, her senior attendants, ..

... tomorrow's festivities something very special. The day gets off to a resounding start with the Band of the Cadet Battalion Royal Fusiliers marching down the Parade to the Town Hall where the Mayor, Coun Roy Charles, district council chairman, Coun John Higgins ...

Published: Friday 09 July 1982
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 241 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Death of Rev. Alex Maclean

... degree and in 1950-51 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. He served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Fusiliers during the Second World War. His first charge was at Ruthwell and Mount Kedar, Dumfriess-shire. During his time at University ...

Published: Friday 17 October 1986
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 257 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Love that began in tents

... Church on July 18, 1936. Two years later daughter Marian was born but war broke out soon afterwards and William joined the Royal Fusiliers and later was a despatch rider. Son Graham was born at the end of the war. ) Evelyn believed a good marriage was about ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1996
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 256 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Face at the window won Maud’s heart

... Green, with Maud’s sister Doris and Albert’s sister Margaret as bridesmaids. Mr Milis served for four years with the Royal Fusiliers covering Africa, Italy and Normandy. He came home to his family and was then told to return for another vear! Maud, 71 ...