... York Minster to the memory of three officer. and 254 non-commissioned officers and men of the 51st Regiment (Ist Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), who fell in India between the years 1872 and 1187. The Nantes Jona, Afghanistan, and Burmah ...

... Sir Moore the virtual inventor” British Light Infantry joined the 51st at the fourteen and later rose to the command the Regiment they were with during the famous retreat to Corunna in 1809 Regiment light infantry after that retreat but not ...

... Yorkshire Light Infantry Militia 1887 transferred to two later 1899 with distinction in the South Africa War the of the 1914 General Brooke at Pontefract Commandant of 51st S5th districts raised organised the 6th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry ...

... siderable, but is covered by insurance. SHOCKING FATALITY AT STRENSALL CAMP On Saturday, a sergeant of the First Durham Light Infantry, named Noyce, was struck by a bnllet, whilst marking at the rifle butts, at Strensall camp, near York, and sustained injuries ...

... Marsden Golcar Slaithwaite Saddleworth and Mossley By BED-COAT The Battalion was mobilised in 1914 in 147 Infantry Brigade of the 49th West Infantry-Division— -and on April 14 1915 embarked for France They went into the line at Tranquillette under the ...

... dim-out” part of Bradford Road became positively for one night only the best-lighted highway in Britain the dual carriageway from Woodside Road to the Borough boundary the Uniway lighting system commercially installed fer the first time in the country had its ...

... there were more behind the attack which valuable ground room out second infantry affair infantry preparing- the for ? The weather between had the chance which bring up enough infantry the local which the British were operating this time rather bare ground ...

... time since Agin-court English infantry faced overwhelming force of cavalry field put to rnut- Mistaken Order Yet the glory of Minden like hat of the Light Brigade century later began in error order given to small Allied infantry force was the advance begins ...

... line, £6,175 ; in the Foot Guards, £9,000 ; and in the infantry, £4,500. Of majors in the household cavalry, £5,350 ; in the line cavalry, £4,575 ; in the Foot Guards, £8,300 ; and in the infantry, £3.200. Of captains in the household cavalry, £3,500 ; ...

... of step, Kversl general officers, who were be him bareheaded. STtoeriorof the church *« fitted un for the occa• music, the lights, the odour incense, uniforms of the military and civil officer., pro•W their due effect. The president was led Ins resr the ...

... over half mile the between miles hour passing signal out did light the train about- it the side fireman light here Sam” Wit instantly four train Deputy Coroner: told that the line for light : it all Tt he went back not FIRE the fire and originated Mr ...

... officers and men of all arms in South Africa, 233 have been killed, 761 wounded. and 1,201 captured ; total 2,196. Of the infantry battalions, the Royal Irish Rifles appear to have suffered most, the regiment being depleted by 24 officers, and according ...