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DEATH OF A V.C. HERO

... only Victoria Cross postman im his Majesty's service, died on Friday at the age of fifty-four. He had served in the Tth Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regimeni for six years and six years in the Reserve. He afterwards joined the Post Office service. Ashford ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1913
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SERIOUS BARRACK AFFRAY

... scene of most serious and disgraceful fight, which ultimately involved men of the Dublin Fusiliers, Mounted Infantry, the Royal Fusiliers, West Kent, and Royal Dragoons. The affray is said to have arisen in the Kisborough Camp. Some of the Dublins created ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1901
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 179 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

AVIATORS .AAWARDED D.S.O PRESS BUREAU COMMUNIQUE

... distinguished service in connection with a successful attack on enemy airships :—Second-Lieutenant Frederick Sowrey, Royal Fusiliers, attached Royal Flying Corps; Second Lieutenant Alfred de Bath Branadon, M.C., Royal Flying Corps, special reserve. ...

Published: Saturday 14 October 1916
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SOLDIEUS* SUICIDES

... SOLDIEUS* SUICIDES. At an inquest the body o: Ti.v-ta Hardy, Royal Fusiliers, l«T 1 Aldershot, the coroner commented oath® remark .\,ble frequency of soldiers* suicide*, that being the third few and suggested that verdh t of (do se ight prove deterrent ...

Published: Saturday 09 July 1904
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

EMBODIMENT OF MILITIA

... embodied their respective headquarters on dates to hereafter notified, but not earlier than April 30th: sth battalion the Royal Fusiliers, sth Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion the East Surrey Regiment, 3rd Battalion the South Staffordshire ...

Published: Saturday 13 April 1901
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DEATH OF LORD BIRKENHEAD'S BROTHER

... 1914, in the 23rd Battalion Royal l‘!lls“iefl. and was promoted from the ranks to a commission in the 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers in December. In 1915 he was transférred on promotion to the 18th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, and in 1916 was in ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1924
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A REARGUARD'S SACRIFICE

... 17th Battalion Royal Fusiliers was fully organised, and they died to a man with their faces to the enemy. THE IMPORTANCE OF STRAIGHT SHOOTING The Ist Bautalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, on the defe of the 17th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, were in sction ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1918
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 668 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SIR JOHN WATSON DIES IN TRAIN

... % Sir John, who was 60 vears of age, was formerly Solicitor-General for Scotland, and served in the Great War in the Royal Fusiliers, the RF.C. and the RAF. He was educated at ‘he John Neilson Institute, Paisley; Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, where ...

Published: Friday 11 February 1944
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

... respectively the commanding officers of the Ist Sportsmen’s and the Public Schools Battalions, which-are both attached to the Royal Fusiliers, and are to be brigaded together. The third new Brizadier, Mr. C. B. Balfour, tormerly sat for the Horusey Division. ...

Published: Saturday 10 July 1915
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 161 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A Train Wrecked

... was carrying a number of civil passengers as well as Lieutenant Harris, elsh Fusiliers, Lieutenant French-Brewster, Royal Fusiliers, and 21 men, all convalescent. None of them reported to be injured.” Reconnaissance near Bethlehem. YEOMANRY RETIRE WITH ...

Published: Saturday 28 July 1900
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AWARD OF V.C PRESS BUREAU COMMUNIQUE

... pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to No. 731, Lanec-Sergeant (now 2nd Lieut.) Fredk. William Palmer, Royal Fusiliers, for most conspicuous bravery, control and determination, During the progress of certain operations all the officers of ...

Published: Saturday 14 April 1917
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 228 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IN MEMORY

... and Pte. G. Spence —all of the Shetland Gordons; and Pte. I{”W | Tnkster, Royal Scots, and Pte. J. E. A. '| Anderson, Royal Fusiliers. ...

Published: Saturday 27 November 1926
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 4 | Tags: none