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Leicester Mercury, Sevastopol Canons
Posted on 4th Mar 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
In a camp near Sebastopol, on an autumn day in 1854, Drum Major George Bacon sat down to write home to his anxious wife. "The cannons of the enemy are..Read more.. Picture of the day: Captured Russian cannons from the Crimean War
Melton Times, Treasured Photographs
Posted on 1st Mar 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Treasured photographs of Percy and Walter Wootton, who were both killed while serving with the Leicestershire Regiment, were loaned to the Melton ..Read more.. Families recall lives shattered by war
Hinckley Times, Togo Bolesworh Part Two
Posted on 1st Mar 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
In the second of his articles on Togo Bolesworth, local historian Greg Drozdz brings the story to its conclusion in a muddy Flanders field..Read more.. Past Times: Togo Bolesworth's sad demise during the First World War
Hinckley Times, Togo Bolesworh
Posted on 24th Feb 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
In the first of two articles, local historian Greg Drozdz, examines the intriguing life and death story of Togo Bolesworth from Hinckley, who was dubbed the best soldier in the Leicestershire Regiment..Read more.. Past Times: First World...
Hinckley Times, Looking Back
Posted on 21st Feb 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
News that Sergeant William Stanley Pope of the 1st Leicestershire Regiment , ... to represent his regiment at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament before ..Read more.. Past Times: First World War: Sgt...
Leicester Mercury, WW1 Memories
Posted on 13th Feb 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Retired hosiery engineer Dave Parnell wants to find a home for a collection of silk postcards and the army Bible his grandfather treasured during the..Read more.. Leicester man wants to find home for First World War memories found in soldier's...
Leicester Mercury - The Great War
Posted on 31st Jan 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
The Great War was in its early stages, but trench warfare had already started to play a big part on the Western Front. Troops from Leicestershire ..Read More… 140 Years of the Leicester Mercury - 1915 - 1924: Moving...
Leicester Mercury, Cadets Make Donation
Posted on 24th Jan 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Teenagers from an Army Cadet Force company have given a final boost to an appeal for a permanent monument to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment..Read more… Attention! Army Cadet Force teens get...
Leicester Mercury, Royal Tigers Association Plans
Posted on 23rd Jan 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Now, as a mark of respect for the thousands of fallen comrades, members of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment Association are planning a programme of ..Read more… Royal Leicestershire Regiment Association events to...
Leicester Mercury; Diaries Online
Posted on 15th Jan 2014 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Official diary extracts written by members of the Leicestershire Regiment during the ... John William Galleymore, died in 1916..Read more.. Diaries written by Leicestershire Regiment soldiers during First...