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Unionist mnjority 35N

... Unionist mnjority 35N Captain was M.P. for Fast \Vivolwirh in 1921-22. He WA% for 22 %ears in the ranks of the Royal Fusiliers. He served in the Eumnean AVar, during whirh he %VIM VC.. and was for two years no the staff of the 29th Division. ...

Published: Friday 13 May 1927
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 46 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Private Thomas Metcalf

... Wood's Yard, Long Street, Atheratone, has been notified of the death of her hosband, Private Thomas Meteslf (154211, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action in France on April 16th. He was 94 years of age, and enlisted on February 4th, 1915, in the ...

Published: Friday 01 June 1917
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 102 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SOLDIERS' MASCOTS

... SOLDIERS' MASCOTS. Some regiments poesess curious mascots. The Royal Fusiliers the last hundred years have kept a goat as the regimental pet. and the mascot of one of, the Lancer rag;. is also a goat, which they acquired year. ago in South Africa. This ...

Published: Friday 01 April 1910
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 98 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FENNY DRAYTON HERO

... the outbreak of war, but later was transfer+ d to the Cycle Corp. In March, 1916, he sag promoted to Sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers. He was 31 years of age, and married in March of the present year. yer:rs ago the late Sergeant Cheater worked in Caldecote ...

Published: Friday 07 December 1917
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 102 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS

... HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS. Tbo King has awarded the Albert 'Medal to Second Lieut. lon Forbes Clark Badenoch, 20th Batt. Royal Fusiliers, in recognition of his gallantry in saving life in France at the cost of his own life. On 31arch 19, 1917, during bombing ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1918
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 117 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NOT BY SCIENCE ALONE

... bottomless Hell.—Ste Mr. G. L. B. Davis. borough treasurer of East Ham, has been garetted a lieutenant in the 32nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Mr. Davis has been in the service of the East Ham Corporation for fourteen years and was largely instrumental in securing ...

Published: Friday 17 December 1915
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 125 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

forty Years Ago

... School. Pte. Colin Pews' Killed le A.tl—The death is reported from the front of Private Reginald Colin Power, of the Royal Fusiliers (Public School Battalion), only son of Dr. E.. T. and Mrs. Power, of Atherstone. The first intimation came to the parents ...

Published: Friday 03 August 1956
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 294 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LORD ASHTON ON EXEMPTIONS

... the place for a young man it at the Fremt. Mr. Sayer. who was twenty-eight years of age. obtained his commission in, Royal Fusiliers in December 1913. ...

Published: Friday 02 March 1917
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

STIOT WRILE TRAINING. In die evidence given before the court at Inquiry on the shooting of two privates of the

... STIOT WRILE TRAINING. In die evidence given before the court at Inquiry on the shooting of two privates of the lit Royal Fusiliers, who *sere struck by a bullet while engaged in battalion training at Parkhurst, several soldier* said they saw at lays. ...

Published: Friday 13 July 1906
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ATHERSTONE ROLL OF HONOUR. LIST OF MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN IN WAR

... Royal Warwicks. Private Walter H. Sparc Worceeter Pioneers. Private Aubrey Bonfield. koyal Fusiliers. Private Colin Power Royal Fusiliers. Private Stanley Tontanson, East Yorke. Private William Baldwin, Royal Warwieks• Private John Taylor, Royal Warwicks. ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1917
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 764 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TWELVE NEW V.C.s. OFFICER WHO FOUNT TO THE LAST WHEN SURROUNDED

... poisoning. Other recipients of the V.C. are Captain (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) N. B. Eliott- Cooper, D. 5.0., M.C., Royal Fusiliers; Lieutenant (Acting Captain) G. H. T. l'aton, M.C. late Grenadier Guards; Temporary Second Lieutenant J. S. Emerson, late ...

Published: Friday 22 February 1918
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 358 | Page: 2 | Tags: none