Robert Graves, in his autobiography Goodbye to All That ( 1929 ), states that: " The original ' Thomas Atkins ' was a Royal Welch Fusilier in the American Revolutionary War ".

During World War II the regiment fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino, where Fusilier Jefferson won a VC in July 1943.

In 1830, King William IV ascended to the throne, and the following year gave the regiment a new name, the Scots Fusilier Guards.

For their actions at Alma, the Scots Fusilier Guards won a battle honour and four men of the regiment would later win the Victoria Cross, an award created in 1856 to become the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy.

The regiment saw further involvement in the bitter cold month of December, and in that month, on 19 December, Private James Mackenzie of the 2nd Battalion won the regiment its first Victoria Cross ( VC ) of the war, and the first VC won by the Scots Guards, rather than its predecessor name, the Scots Fusilier Guards.

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

The regiment was renamed the Royal North British Fusilier Regiment of Foot in 1713.

On 23 April 1968 the four regiments of the Fusilier Brigade were amalgamated to become a large regiment as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

In December 1942, Infantry Regiment 27 was renamed Fusilier Regiment 27 ( taking over the traditions of an earlier Imperial German regiment, the 90th ), while Infantry Regiments 48 and 89 were renamed Grenadier Regiments 48 and 89 ( in both cases, these were intended as honorific or morale-building titles ).

It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940, then as the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF, on 15 November 1940 and upon conversion to an armoured regiment, as the 27th Armoured Regiment ( The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment ), CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942 and 27th Armoured Regiment ( The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment ), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.

There is also speculation about the relationship the song bears to " The Bold Fusilier " ( a. k. a. " Marching through Rochester "), a song sung to the same tune and dated by some back to the 18th century but first printed in 1900.

By now, the First Division had finally crossed the river and the Russians by the Greater Redoubt saw approaching below them the Grenadier Guards on the right of the British line, the Scots Fusilier Guards in the centre and the Coldstream Guards on the left.

The final service run was the 16: 30 Aberdeen-York service on 31 December 1981, hauled from Edinburgh by 55 019 Royal Highland Fusilier, arriving in York at just before midnight.

* D9019 ( 55 019 ) Royal Highland Fusilier was purchased by the Deltic Preservation Society.

Subsequently DNLL's other Deltic, D9016 Gordon Highlander returned to main-line working ( it was temporarily painted in the garish purple livery of Porterbrook Leasing, who helped finance the restoration and was called the ' Purple Peril ' by enthusiasts ), as did the Deltic Preservation Society's D9009 Alycidon and D9019 Royal Highland Fusilier.

The Scots Fusilier Guards, in the center of the Guards Brigade, part of the 1st Division, were supporting the Light Division, though had only just crossed the River Alma by the time the Great Redoubt was taken.

The Scots Fusilier Guards also took part in the arduous Siege of Sevastopol, which lasted from September 1854 to September the following year, when it was captured by the British.

Gilbert's next novel, De Profundis, a tale of the social deposits ( 1864 ) is the story of a foundling rescued by a Scottish Fusilier Guardsman stationed in London.

In perhaps its most famous action, a group of four Tiger tanks from the 3rd Company and HQ Company, ' 101st SS Heavy Tank Battalion supported by several Panzer IV tanks and StuG IV assault guns were ambushed by Fireflies from A Squadron, 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 33rd Armoured Brigade, A Squadron, the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and B Squadron, The 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 33rd Armoured Brigade.

After recovering consciousness he charged 30 yards down the open road and hurled a grenade through the nearest window, whereupon the enemy fled pursued by Fusilier Donnini and the survivors of his platoon.

The Queen's Division was formed in 1968 with the regimentation of the Home Counties Brigade, Fusilier Brigade and East Anglian Brigade, followed by the union of the new regiments.

Fusilier Richards was a Reservist recalled to the colours at the outbreak of World War I, and served on the Western Front 1914-1918 ( including being in the front line during the famous Christmas Truce of 1914 ).

During four decades of distinguished service ( including 35 years on campaign ) under Louis-Philippe and then Napoleon III, he held every rank in the Army from Fusilier to Marshal of France.

The main thrust of the attack, the first action under the Division's new commander, fell on the 39th Brigade, and in particular the 7th North Staffords defending Fusilier Bluff, who drove off the attackers.

The Fusilier brigade and Lusitanian Legion on the division's left soon encountered Werlé's brigade, which outnumbered them two to one.

However, Brigadier Owen Wolley-Dod, who was a member of Hunter-Weston's general staff and a Lancashire Fusilier himself, and who had landed on the beach shortly after noon continued pressing for more awards to be made.

The Royal Fusiliers formed part of the famed Fusilier Brigade in Wellington's Peninsular Army along with the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( The Royal Welch Fusiliers ) at the Battle of Albuhera on 16 May 1811.

He served with the 73rd Fusilier Regiment and was shot dead on 26 September 1914 whilst on patrol at Loivre near Reims in France just three weeks after enlisting.

In 1905 he went on to join the Lancashire Fusilier Volunteers, a militia unit, and just before the outbreak of World War I he joined a territorial unit of the Manchester Regiment, then went on active duty with the 1st Battalion.

However, Brigadier Owen Wolley-Dod, who was a member of Hunter-Weston's general staff and a Lancashire Fusilier himself, and who had landed on the beach shortly after noon continued pressing for more awards to be made.

On 16 May 1944, during an attack on the Gustav Line, Monte Cassino, Italy, the leading company of Fusilier Jefferson's battalion had to dig in without protection.

The enemy counter-attacked opening fire at short range, and Fusilier Jefferson on his own initiative seized a PIAT gun and, running forward under a hail of bullets, fired on the leading tank.

* Frank's page on the Lancashire Fusilier Website.

Lance Corporal William Windsor retired on 20 May 2009 ; a replacement, Fusilier William Windsor, was appointed on 15 June 2009.

* July 1942 Mobile Battalion ( Schnelle Abteilung ) 206 was added, becoming Fusilier Battalion 206 ( Füsilier-Bataillon ) 206 on 10 September 1943.

Its manpower came from the Fusilier Marins.

One of the Tigers Ekins is credited with knocking out was that of Michael Wittmann, though there is still some controversy over whether Ekins really killed Wittman, as Sherman Fireflys of the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment also fired at the Tigers from a closer range of.

Estnische SS Freiwilligen Brigade, and further troops from the Ost Battalions and the 287th Police Fusilier Battalion and the returned Estonian volunteers of the Finnish army unit 200.

For Raymond Fusilier, the Belgian monarchy had to be placed-at least in the beginning-between the regimes where the king rules and the regime when the king does not rule but only reigns.

Before 1871, when the whole British Army switched to using the current rank of " lieutenant ", the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Fusilier regiments used " first lieutenant " and " second lieutenant ".

McKechnie was 28 years old, and a sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

He was about 27 years old, and a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

The Hussars remained a part of 1 CAB until January 1943, when they were reorganised into the 3rd Canadian Army Tank Brigade along with The Fort Garry Horse and the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.