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FORMER KEEPER OF TOWER JEWEL HOUSE Death of General Sir Arthur Wynne The death of General Sir Arthur Singleton ..

... House, Tower of London, is announced to day. He was 89. Sir Arthur, who was born in Co. Louth. Ireland, joined the 51st Light Infantry 73 years ago. He served in the Jowaki expedition in 1887, in the Afghan War, the South African War of 1881, and the ...

Published: Friday 07 February 1936
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NOTES—MAINLY PERSONAL

... been appointed a member of the Royal Bodyguard of Gentlemen-at-Arms, retired from the army in 1883. He served with the 51st Light Infantry in the Jowaki campaign of 1887, and went through the Afghan war 1878-80. Lieutenant-Colonel Hornsby-Drake, who has also ...

Published: Thursday 16 May 1895
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 817 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE LATE AFGHAN WAR

... return march it ha-to mourn officer and non-commissioned officers and gunners. The Fusiliers, King’s Own Borderers, and 51st Light Infantry liave suffered in a less degree ; but still their deaths from disease are out all proportion those “killed in action ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1879
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 861 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NOTES-MAINLY PERSONAL

... a window which is unfastened; but one the sashes is already open even an inch may open it wider aud clamber in. The 51st Light Infantry Peninsular Memorial, which is to placed in York Minster, now completed, and the unveiling ceremony will be performed ...

Published: Tuesday 25 March 1913
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 814 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

... Battalion 25th Foot, and the 51st Light Infantry, the 3d, 10th, 11th, and 17th Bengal Cavalry, the Peshawur Mountain Battery, the 1st, 2d, 6th, 8th, 22d, 24th, 27th, 30th, 31st, 39th, and 45th Regiments of Bengal Native Infantry, the 2d and 4th Ghoorkas, ...

Published: Friday 19 December 1879
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1546 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... The Are was severe, and I grieved say that gallant young offioer, Lieutenant Taylor, Madras Native Infantry, doing doty with H.M's 51st Light Infantry, fell mortally wonndcd. Ensign Wolselry, H.M's 80th Regiment, wss also struck down, as well many other ...

Published: Monday 26 March 1883
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1757 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

51st Lt.-Colonel Home From Germany

... Cornwall's Light Infantry He spent two years s a prisoner of war in Germany then. He was instrumental in forming the 237 th Field Company Royal Engineers, and was in command of .that unit from 1923 until appointed to the command of the 51st (Highland) ...

Published: Monday 09 April 1945
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 490 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BIG BRITISH GAlNS—51st's 15-MILE LEAP

... important town before the retreat pivot of Oldenburg, after advances of between five and six miles. The 51st Highland Division, advancing through light resistance, have gained another 15 miles in 12 hours. They have captured Vechta, a road junction 32 miles ...

Published: Friday 13 April 1945
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 677 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BRITISH INFANTRY’S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT RECALLED

... Fusiliers), Foot. (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), 2bth (King's Own Scottish Borderers), 37th (Hampshirea), and 51st Foot (King Yorkshire Light Infantry). Shortly after the attack opened these British brigades bore down on the enc cavalry, sOme 10,000 strong ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1922
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 448 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

51st Men Re-Live 1940 In A Film

... 51st Men Re-Live 1940 In A Film BY A MILITARY OBSERVER. _ At Westetiinke, near Bremen, officers and other ranks of the 51st Highland Division are helping to make film which features prison life in Germany and the long march of the British prisoners to ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1945
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 544 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TERRITORIAL ARMY TRAINING

... 13-27, Heavy Battery—Montrose section Ardhallow, Julv 20-Ausrust 3. 51st Highland Divisional Engineers Callander, Julv 13-27. City of Aberdeen Fortress. R E. —Callan- July 13-27. 51st Highland Divisional Signals St Andrews, July 20-August 3. 207 th Medium ...

Published: Thursday 09 May 1929
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 242 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Morning Post announces that marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between Captain Neville, ..

... between Captain Neville, Cheshire Regiment, eldest son of Major Neville, Kockfield, County l>ublin, late 51st (King's Own) Yorkshire Light Infantry, and Amy (Mollie), youngest daughter Mr Colin G. Ross of Drinmarks, Ross-shire, and grand -daughter of Captain ...

Published: Monday 03 August 1891
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 2 | Tags: none