... appointed Adjutant of the recently created Ist Durham Engineers, served in the second phase of the Afghan War, with the 51st Light Infantry, and took part in the second expedition into the Lughman Valley, and the engagement of Nargozi. He was also employed ...

... The 51st The 44th and 51st British Infantry Divisions are standing on the coast road, said the German News Agency today. To the south of them is stationed the 10th Tank Division, while on the southern flank are the 7th Tank Division and the two New ...

... for a period in the 70s. Married with two daughters and a son, Brig. Anderson was commissioned into the Ist Bn. Highland Light Infantry at Fort George In 1948. two years after he was recruited to the Black Watch at Elgin. Since then, he has seen service ...

... Australians, the 51st !Highland Division, the New Zealanders and South Africans carried out the main attack The enemy got a complete surprise. Some of his positions were not even mined. Conselquently our casualties were very small. By the first light on Saturday ...

... William Esson, 21 Ruthrieston Crescent, Aberdeen, is missing, believed prisoner of war. He has been serving with the Durham Light Infantry. Twenty years of age, Pte. ! Esson was employed by Messrs John Bisset and Sons, Ltd., Back Hilton Road, Aberdeen, before ...

... Highland regiments. SINCE the growth of the Commandos and the paratroops we have dto revise all our ideas of foot-slogging infantry, for remember that a paratroop is still an infantryman. The flying side of his technique is only a means of getting to his ...

... Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—T. W. Huskinson, C. F. E. Smith, C. J. Huskinson. 2nd V.B. King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)— Quartermaster C. Lewis is granted the honorary rank of Captain. Ist Herefordshire—Rayner Moore Docking, gent., to be ...

... brigade, proper, consisted of the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd Volunteer Battalions Bedfordshire Regiment, the 2nd V.B. Oxfordshire Light infantry, the Ist Bucks and the Ist Berks. What with the routine of ..imp drills, etc., sham fighting and inspections, the men ...

... Robert Fowler's petition for divoros on the ground of his wife's misouoduet with Capt. William Eason. of the Royal Marine Light infantry Counsel fur Mrs Fowler said she entirely denied the allegations against her and complained of her husband's intemper• ...

... KING'S OWN LIGHT INFANTRY. On Friday this regiment, which comprises companies from Wakefield, Dewsbury, Batley, and Goole, and which was encamped during last week on the Castle Hill, at Scarborough, was inspected by Colonel Warren, commanding the 51st and Gsth ...

... was defended by Border Police. The British force consisted of 51st Field Battery, four guns; 13th Bengal Lancers, 131 lances; Somersetshire Light Infantry . IF6 rifles; 20th Punjab Infantry. 400 riles. They found the enemy about 01100 strong. occupying ...

... Fusiliers), the 37th (or North Hampshire), the 20th (or East Devonshire). the 25th (or Scottish Borderers). and the 51st (or York- shire Light Infantry). The 154th (or North Staffordshire) Regiment was raised in the year 5755, and in the following year—the same ...