The Bradford Rifles was a Volunteer unit of the British Army formed in 1859. It went on to become a battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment in the Territorial... 57 KB (7,360 words) - 17:43, 9 April 2024 |
appointed to the Honorary Colonelcy of the 2nd volunteer battalion (Bradford Rifles) of The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire. His Victoria Cross... 5 KB (434 words) - 01:02, 15 December 2023 |
Leeds (redirect from Leeds – Bradford, UK) October 1973. 5th Battalion The Rifles: 1 August 2009. 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment: 9 December 2020. Leeds Rifles Leeds Pals 51st (2nd Yorkshire... 194 KB (18,065 words) - 22:10, 13 May 2024 |
(TF), with RHQ at Belle Vue Barracks in Bradford (since demolished). 3rd (V) Bn became 7th and 8th (Leeds Rifles) Bns (TF), a double battalion with RHQ... 34 KB (3,329 words) - 15:27, 22 April 2024 |
7.62×51mm NATO (section Adoption in battle rifles) remain in service today, especially various designated marksman rifles/sniper rifles and medium machine guns/general-purpose machine guns (i.e. M24 Sniper... 90 KB (9,591 words) - 19:33, 18 April 2024 |
son, Lt. Col. Edward Austen Bradford, DSO (1879–1958) served with 60th Rifles. 1836–1853: Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford 1853–1855: Second Lieutenant... 12 KB (1,290 words) - 11:56, 21 April 2024 |
Jack O'Connor (writer) (section On hunting rifles) to write full-time. According to the introduction written by his son, Bradford, for The Lost Classics of Jack O'Connor (2004), O'Connor wrote more than... 11 KB (1,400 words) - 16:30, 19 March 2024 |
The Birmingham Rifles was a volunteer unit of the British Army founded in Birmingham in 1859. As the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, it served... 56 KB (7,095 words) - 20:52, 4 December 2023 |
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (redirect from 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles) April 1871 as the 49th Hastings Battalion of Rifles Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles Amalgamated 12 March 1920 with the 16th Prince... 41 KB (3,648 words) - 20:09, 19 February 2024 |