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... E. William Reed at the age of 96 years. Seventy-one years ago Mr. Reed enlisted in the old 51st Regiment, now known as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Ile was drafted to India in 1857, In the latter days of the Mutiny. Later he served in Ireland ...
... GALLANT EXPLOITS. THE KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE INFANTRY. By Major J. H. SANDHAM GRIFFITH. The gallant exploits the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry against big odds in the desperate fighting round Mons and Monbeuge and the subsequent retreat on Cambrai ...
... H. Sandham Griffith, J.P., the mayor-e:cct of Haverfordwest, served with distinction in the old 51st Regiment (now the King's Own Yoricshire Light Infantry) on the Indian Frontier and in the Burma campaign of 1887-89. Retiring from the Service in 1898 ...
... Service Battalions; also Durham Light Infantry, officers and other ranks—2nd. 1 'sth, 1/eth, and loth to 13th Battalions. FRIDAY. June 19.—Other ranks— Nth. 15th. 19th, 20th, 28th and JOth Battalions; also Highland Light 1 nlantry—2nd. 9th. 10th. 11th ...
... the action at Shabkadr on the 9th August:- 51st Field Battery R.A.: Captain Blacker, wounded severely; No. 10,259 Sergt. Wallman No. 15,882 Sergt. Chase, wounded slightly. 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry: Killed, No. 2,175 Sergt. Wm. White, No. 3 ...
... Maintained Six miles away on Castel Benito airfield infantry were to signal that the town was all clear by firing Verey lights. The sappers finished their work on the bridge. Shortly after midnight the Verey lights hung in the air. The road lay open. First man ...
... seemed that the town was faced with an increased rate at least a penny in the £. the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, and the three Welsh battalions drawn from the counties of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire will be in the Aldershot area ...
... DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY: Officers and Other Ranks of the 2nd, 1/sth, 1/oth, 118th, 10th. 11th. 12th. and 13th Battalions. THURSDAY. November 16.—Other Ranks of the 14th, 15th, 10th, 20th. 22nd 28th. and 21th Battalions: also the HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY: Other ...
... River Seusee. Our troops continue hold the enemy in their battle positions. During the enemy’s attacks yesterday his massed infantry offered remarkable targets our rifles, machine-guns, and artillery, of which full advantage was uken our troops. All reports ...
... church, in th's town, by the itev. Thomas Stacey, M.A., vicar of Gellygacr, Frederick Bull, Esq., captain of the 52nd Light Infantry, to Eleanor Lockhart, only child of the late Kcv. John Wil. liams, rector of St. Andrew's, Glamorganshire. On the 26th ...
... the Sctaiersetshire Light Infantry, and 24 companies of native infantry; at Shabkadr, the 51st Battery of Field Artillery, a wing of the Somersetshire Light Infantry, four squadrons of cavalry, and five ...
... counter-attacks the Eighth Army is slowly but relentlessly widening the gaps forced into Rommel’s main defensive system. As the infantry fight their way forward sappers in the rear are enlarging the lanes cut through the enemy’s minefields to enable the Allied ...