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The 1st battalion of the KSLI was stationed in Egypt from 1882, and served with distinction in the Anglo-Egyptian War. The battalion transferred to Malta where it was from 1883 to 1891, but was back in the Eastern Sudan serving in the Soudan Expedition 1886–87.
He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, KSLI in 1938. Following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Grover's battalion was deployed to France, where it formed part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).
The battalion then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the Battle of the Pyrenees in July 1813, [29] the Siege of San Sebastián in autumn 1813 [30] and the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813 [31] as well as the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. [32] The battalion returned home in July 1814. [33]
He died at the age of 27 while serving as a corporal with the 1st Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI). [9] His death was reported in The Times on 1 January 1940 under the headline 'First British Soldier Killed in Action'. [2] Priday's younger brother Archibald served with the same battalion. [2] His family reside in ...
The unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1883 and the 4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1908. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India . [ 3 ]
Gwynne-James was a keen sportsman and represented the 1st Battalion KSLI in cricket, rugby, hockey, squash, skiing and athletics. [2] He played for the British Army cricket team for five seasons between 1959 and 1968 and captained them in 1961 and 1962. He also played for the Combined Services cricket team. [2]
tablet to those of the 1st Battalion KSLI who died in the Egyptian campaign of 1882; [35] tablet to those of the 1st KSLI who died in the occupation of Suakim, Sudan , 1885–86; [ 35 ] tablet above vestibule entrance to KSLI dead (4,700 all ranks) of the First World War , unveiled 1930 in presence of Poet Laureate John Masefield ; [ 35 ] and
It was joined by the 4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion, Border Regiment (from Carlisle) and the 4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) (from Shrewsbury) to replace 7th and 8th Middlesex, and 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers (from Brecon) as an extra battalion for garrison duties in Aden. [6]