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... November, 1877; cells, service in Egypt; medal sad her. Twelve rears' Irvine. Thos. Whitaker (633, 4 , St. Joined the 51st King's Own Light Infantry March 1. 1876; dies movies in Afghanistan; medal and bar. Siz years' service. Wm. Gorier* (64), 6. Balmoral-06os ...
... 'Five Sisters in York Minster were unveiled to-day by the Duchess of York as a memorial to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief. Like the West Yorkshire Regiment and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the K.0.Y.L ...
... in 1758. their depot being at Pontefract. When, 52 years ago, the old 51st was linked with the 105th, an old East India Company regiment, the title was the King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment), but, in the Jubilee year, Oueen 1 ! Victoria ...
... King's Own Yorkshire Light I Infantry in 1887. and went to the Regular Forces two years later. Upon the outbreak of the South African War, he went as a captain to South Africa, taking command of the Western Company of Mounted Infantry, under General French ...
... virtual inventor of British Light Infantry, joined the 51st at the age of 14, and later rose to the command of the regiment. They were with him during the famous retreat to Corunna in 1809. The regiment became light infantry soon after ...
... were R eute r. arrested In a recent raid o n three ' Louth. Ireland. joined thz• 51st Light Parr. Friday.—ln acc ordance with a gambling and dope de n s have been Infantry. 73 years ago. He served in e tradition dating back to the 14 th recretly executed ...
... is proceeding as smoothly as ever, it is stated. + The Koylis. THOSE who saw anything of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in action during the last war will be the least surprised at the news the other day of their 'magnificent rearguard fight ...
... titles had been bestowed on all but the Royal regiments, and the 33rd became the York West Riding Regiment, the 51st, now the Yorkshire Light Infantry, becoming the 2nd York West Riding. An injunction was issued to cultivate a recruit. log connection with the ...
... Yorkshire Regiment by its 2nd Battalion i disbanded in 1817); the Green Howards, 1840-43; Ist Battalion King's Own Light Infantry, 1823-34. The old 51st spent the very long period of thirteen years in those lovely islands, and it is on record that the health of ...
... (Hebden BrAre). I the war, the had. until this occasion THE THREE - LEGGED HORSE. A. Whiteley reemdamted that Yorkshir e Light Infantry: Pte. W. Em. been without the honour of COLOWT.: A deputation of Scottish farmers ha, direotore had not overlooked the ...
... Hopkins. of the 51st las workers in the boat-builder's tree in the wood, and the scene and considerable anxiety that I King's Own Yorkshire Light ! yard make the preparations, was most unusual. Such rapid 'read that the Hebden Royd Urban Infantry, in which ...
... advance, and b a tants are at close grips, for Sir D. Haig to-day records a German court. ter..ittack which was repulsed by the 51st Division with the bayonet. • FRONT OF FORTY MILES. ON THE WAY TO GHENT. RELENTLESS PRESSURE. German Resistance Broken in Flan'aen ...