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Extraordinary Career ok a Woulx-be- Soldier.—A man who gave the name of William Taylor applied at the Ashton ..

... been a most extraordinary one, and probably unprecedented in the anuals of fradulent enlistments. He enlisted in the 51st Light Infantry (No. 1,204) in the name of John Harvey, aad was discharged Ootober, 1868. He then enlisted in the 107 th Regiment (No ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1877
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL NEWS

... toast of The Army, Navy, Militia, and Volunteers was well responded to by Bro. W. Ellis, late sergeant of the 51st King's Own Light Infantry. Next came the business of the evening, namely, the presentation of an emblem of merit P.G. Richard Wells. The ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1870
Newspaper: Burnley Gazette
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1025 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Tea Party at Westgate School. The annual tea party connection with the estgate Congregational Chapel was held ..

... The toast of arm y» aavy, militia, and volunteers was well responded to by Bro. W. Ellis, late Serjeant of the 51st King's own Light Infantry; after which came the business of the evening,—namely, the presentation of an emblem of merit to P.G. Richard ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1870
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2836 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE AFGHAN WAR

... Sufedsang will comprise H Battery, A Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, two companies of the 51st Ligtit Infantry drawn from Jellalabad, and the Punjab Native Infantry. Candahar, Saturday. It is now certain that about fortnight ago Ayoob Khan moved out of ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1879
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1899 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NOTES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

... ordered that all the disarmed regiments of native infantry should leave their lines and go into camp ; two regiments, the 51st and 27th, we:e to pitch camp on our grand parade, in front of the main guard—the 51st lay on our left, a carriage road only separating ...

Published: Saturday 21 November 1857
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3029 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... minutes. Again the ; >n skirmishers, supported this time by a infantry, advanced, and were charged -econd regiment of cavalry. It was not until nt had leached within a couple of hundred infantry—on the flanks of which most h.' skirmishers had rallied somewhat ...

Published: Saturday 11 April 1874
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1858 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ILLUSTRATED LONDON LETTER. London, Thursday. Mr. Gerald Loder, the new Conservative member for Biighton, is Mr. ..

... four at Waterloo. The former ai Lieutenant Frederick Bayly, R.A., of Bath, boru July 14th, 1791 ; General Whichcote, 52nd Light Infantry of Coventry, born December 21, 1704, and Major Gamnell, Rifle Brigade, of llath, born Jan. 3rd. 17i»7- The Waterloo heroes ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1889
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1743 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DIARY OF THE WAR

... futile bombardment, Naval Brigade rushed the heights, inflicting severe losses on enemy. Our losses 230, Royal Marine Light Infantry suffering severely. November 26th.—General Sir Redvers Buller arrived at Pietermaritzburg to take personal command of ...

Published: Wednesday 04 June 1902
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4457 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL AND DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE

... After awarding great praise to the Adjutant (Mappett), Major Manners said he had net had opportunity of seeing them in light infantry drill, but he hoped next year to find them as well up in that as they were battalion driil. The officers dintd together ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1861
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3788 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... stormed. Upwards prisoners were taken. The loss on cur side was comparatively small. The Ist Bavarian Corps, the 22nd Regiment Infantry, and a division of cavalry were engaged. Versailles, Wednesday. The King has sent the following telegram to Queen Augusta ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1870
Newspaper: Burnley Gazette
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8842 | Page: 7 | Tags: none