To celebrate ‘Yorkshire Day’, here is an article from the ‘Sheffield Daily Telegraph’ of 1903 that tells the story of the Battle of Minden.

And here is a blog post that explains the tradition of how the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) came to wear white roses in their hats.

Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 03 August 1903

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19030803/069/0007