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... ireland last week, I found that close upon ,3,000 of the camp garrison were under canvas. 3 The force included the 51st Light Infantry, w e the 11th Ilegfiment, a portion of the bat. w .1 'talion of Colostream Guards at the Carragh, w the whole of the ...

Published: Friday 15 September 1871
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 2652 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Advertisements & Notices

... JA)1ESON, wife of Dr T 1R N., .t ll, West Cromwell- load, Kensingtoon, M§arch 28'. DAUasRTkTts. BIRD, wife of Mr. B., late 51st Light Infantry, at M111- ton March 24. PuOTlIrLROiF, wife of Rev. J. H., incumbent of St. Margnet's, Mountain Ash, at St. Johu's Vicarage ...

ESS PROG

... played Sydney Collision (horm, Albert Voorsanger (violin). Albert Hardie (pianoforte) 6.35.—The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (the 51st Foot). 7.2o.—Defence announcements. 7.26.-—Bulletin for farmers. 7.50 Scarborough Night. including The Bouquets ...

Published: Thursday 24 August 1939
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 133 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

LORD RITCHIE'S SON

... E. William Reed at the age of 96 years. Seventy-one years ago Mr. Reed enlisted in the old 51st Regiment, now known as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Ile was drafted to India in 1857, In the latter days of the Mutiny. Later he served in Ireland ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1927
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GALLANT EXPLOITS

... GALLANT EXPLOITS. THE KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE INFANTRY. By Major J. H. SANDHAM GRIFFITH. The gallant exploits the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry against big odds in the desperate fighting round Mons and Monbeuge and the subsequent retreat on Cambrai ...

Published: Wednesday 16 September 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 704 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ADMIRAL

... H. Sandham Griffith, J.P., the mayor-e:cct of Haverfordwest, served with distinction in the old 51st Regiment (now the King's Own Yoricshire Light Infantry) on the Indian Frontier and in the Burma campaign of 1887-89. Retiring from the Service in 1898 ...

Published: Friday 09 November 1928
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 236 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

MANCHESTER REGIMENT

... Service Battalions; also Durham Light Infantry, officers and other ranks—2nd. 1 'sth, 1/eth, and loth to 13th Battalions. FRIDAY. June 19.—Other ranks— Nth. 15th. 19th, 20th, 28th and JOth Battalions; also Highland Light 1 nlantry—2nd. 9th. 10th. 11th ...

Published: Saturday 13 June 1942
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 199 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THREATEN ROMMEL FROM THE REAR CAIRO, Thursday. A THREAT to Rommel’s rear, arising from the movements American ..

... Maintained Six miles away on Castel Benito airfield infantry were to signal that the town was all clear by firing Verey lights. The sappers finished their work on the bridge. Shortly after midnight the Verey lights hung in the air. The road lay open. First man ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1943
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WHERE WELSH 'TERRIERS' WILL CAMP THIS YEAR

... seemed that the town was faced with an increased rate at least a penny in the £. the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, and the three Welsh battalions drawn from the counties of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire will be in the Aldershot area ...

Published: Wednesday 27 February 1935
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1286 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOUR

... DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY: Officers and Other Ranks of the 2nd, 1/sth, 1/oth, 118th, 10th. 11th. 12th. and 13th Battalions. THURSDAY. November 16.—Other Ranks of the 14th, 15th, 10th, 20th. 22nd 28th. and 21th Battalions: also the HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY: Other ...

Published: Saturday 11 November 1933
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 608 | Page: 1 | Tags: none