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King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

... King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. A memorial tablet to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Ist and 2nd Battalions, and Ist Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who fell in the war in South Africa, between 11th ...

Published: Saturday 13 June 1903
Newspaper: Yorkshire Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 81 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DEATH OF SIR A. WYNNE

... House in the Tower of is announced to-day. He ‘died in London aged 89. Sir Arthur, who was born in Co. Louth, ined the 51st Light Infantry 73 years ago. e served in the Jowaki expedition in 1 7 in the Afghan War, the South African Wag of 1881 and in the Sudan ...

Published: Friday 07 February 1936
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

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... LsiiiEE. — Ou the 31-t May, at Bill House, Windsor Forest, General Sir Thomas Willshire, Bart., ?? Colonel of the 51st ?? Light Infantry, in the 12nd year ot his age. ...

Published: Thursday 05 June 1862
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TROOPS FOR INDIA

... Boyal Fnsileers, 52nd Light Infantry, 70th, 81st, 94th, and 98th Regiments, to embark hoard the Eastern Monarch, Gravesend, for Kurraobee ; 383 men and 1 officer of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, Bth Hussars, 17th Lancers, 51st Light Infantry, 56th ...

Published: Thursday 24 June 1858
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 173 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA

... Regiment expect to embark at Kingstown for India about ...

Published: Saturday 25 July 1857
Newspaper: Leeds Intelligencer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 408 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GENERAL SIR A. WYNNE

... Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London and Colonel of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from 1913 to 1927. Sir Arthur joined the 51st Light Infantry (now the Ist Batt. K.0.Y.L.1.) when 16. ',He served in the Jowaki Expedition ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1936
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA

... Fusilier?, 52nd Light Infantry, 70th, 81st, 94th, I 98th Regiments, to embark on board the Eastern Mon: arch, at Gravesend, for Kurrachee; 383 men and oue officer of tbe 3rd Dragoon Guards, Bth Hussars, 17th Lan| cers, 51st Light Infantry, ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1858
Newspaper: Leeds Intelligencer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 402 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SHEFFIELD DAILY

... The battalion was amalgamated with the 51st Light Infantry in j.BBl, and therefore is entitled to share in the gallant chronicle of that glorious regiment. Before 1881 it was known as the 105th Light Infantry. Raised in Madras in 1839, and ...

Published: Thursday 16 March 1905
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 388 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA

... Royal Fusiliers, 52nd Light Infantry, 70th, 81st, 94th, and 98th Regiments, to embark on board the Eastern Monarch, at Gravesend, for Kurrachee; 383 men and 1 officer of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, Bth Hussars, Lancers, 51st Light Infantry, 50tb ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1858
Newspaper: Yorkshire Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 436 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

HOME-COMING OF

... the Tattoo, and this will be the first time that the old 51st Light Infantry has visited Leeds as a battalion since 1782. Tlie first Battalion of tlic K.0.Y.L.1. is the lineal descendant of the 51st Foot, after*' wards “The 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, Regt ...

Published: Wednesday 15 June 1938
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 399 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

INCREASE OF THE ARMY

... 39th Foot, 42nd Highlanders, 44th, 46th, 47th, 49th, and 50th Foot, 51st Light Infantry, 54th, 55th, 57th, 62nd, 63rd, and 66th Foot, 68th Light Infantry, 71st Highland Light ...

Published: Saturday 17 February 1855
Newspaper: Hull Daily News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: | Words: 558 | Page: 3 | Tags: none