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OF YPRES

... they said would by Christmas ROBERT GALBRAITH, who fought in World War I. in one of the Gordon territorial battalions of the 51st Highland Division, recalls the third Battle of Yjires, fought 50 years ago today. was attached came up from the Arras area ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1967
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1009 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ARMY AND NAVY

... Lancers. Tue infantry Will consist of detauhcineicts of the hit 11 and 120 battalions of the Gireinadier Guards, 2(1 battalios of the u5Coldstrecam Guai-ts, and 2d battalion of the Scots, Fasilier 5S Guards ;51st (King's) Liget. Infantry, from Manchester; ...

Published: Wednesday 23 May 1855
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2224 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

ARMY AND NAVY

... 47th ditto, 48th ditito, f'49th ditto, .60th ditto,. 55th, ditto, 624, ditto,' 634. ditto, 68th. oit Light Infantry, 71st Highla nd Light Infantry, '72d Highland- Crer,,67tb Foot, 79th .ditto, 88th Connasugh eges 8t ot ' dtsditto, 92d ditto, 93d Highiundere ...

Published: Wednesday 06 December 1854
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2399 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

How Our Lads Made Victory

... disappeared under the sea. His target had vanished without trace. Early next morning, the crew of another naval trawler saw lights dancing on the water near the spot where the U-boat went down. They came from rafts crowded with Nazi submarine men—survivors ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1946
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1538 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WITH WIFE astronauts

... Seaforth* *and was wounded prior to Dunkirk. 1942 he commanded the sth Bn. and in 1943 be took command of 154 Infantry Brigade with the 51st Division the Western Desert. FARMING He subsequently was commandant of the Middle Bast Combined Training Centre ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1968
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3077 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DISPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH

... line to rest. The Division was relieved by the Canadian Division and the 2nd Division by the 51st (Highland) Divisim Sir Douglas Haig placed the Canadian end 51st together with the artillery the 2nd and 7th Divisions, under the command of Lieut.-General ...

Published: Monday 12 July 1915
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 8452 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Gordons Clear the Bois de Cambron

... Gordons Clear the Bois de Cambron The 51st in Battle of France GERMANS ROUTED AT r- BA YONET POINT—, In this stirring instalment of the Gordons' adventures in the Battle of France details of the fearless hand-to-hand fighting that characterised the ...

Published: Thursday 07 November 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1418 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

London, March 21

... The troops going on the Secret Expedition are m so squadrons of the 2oth Light Dragoons, dis- dismounted under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Taylor, and ta regiments of infantry of the line, seleded fiorn the strongest. One bri- ,T ide is under orders ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1805
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1206 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

SPLENDID VICTORY

... enemy then placed light infantry in the range of i, mountains on the left of the valley, which were opposed by -na division of Spanish infantry,. De Bassei court. u r _ The general attack began by the march of several co- t lumas of infantry into the valley ...

Published: Wednesday 23 August 1809
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5023 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE ABERDEEN JOURNAL. SATURDAT. JULY 31, 1880. THE AFGHAN DISASTER. THE SITUATION AT CANDAHAR. ADVANCE OF ..

... the 4th Bombay got themselves to prove the wisdom of Lord Law- Native Infantry, and a company of the 26tb Bombay re nce and the folly of his confident assailants. Un- Native Infantry. An even greater uneasiness reigns happily those events involve in the ...

Published: Saturday 31 July 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1936 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

North-E. Men Reported Prisoners

... Engineers, 51st Division, Farrington Street, Dundee, who was reported missing in June is a prisoner of war. Lieut.-Col. Smail, Who is an architect, was a prisoner in the last w ar or almost two years when serving with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Pte ...

Published: Tuesday 06 August 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1218 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... January, 1870, and in 1872 volunteered for active service in India with the 109 th Infantry) Regiment. He again volunteered the 51st Regiment (King's Own Light Infantry) in 1877, and with this regiment took part in the Afghan War of 1878-60 He holds thT ...

Published: Wednesday 21 July 1909
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2330 | Page: 7 | Tags: none