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Durham Light Infantry Records

Reference: D/DLI 7 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Individual Soldiers - surnames B: Bo

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INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMEN OF THE DURHAM
LIGHT INFANTRY

Catalogue Contents

17190 Sergeant Robert BOAGEY, M.M. (Ref: Boagey D/DLI 7/70/1-2)

13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Awarded the Royal Humane Society bronze medal, 28 September 1915, for saving Private Jameson from drowning in the River Lys, Belgium; awarded the Military Medal June 1916 for a bombing raid in Souchez, France. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Citation for the award of the Military Medal to Sergeant R. Boagey for conspicious gallantry when leading a bombing party in a raid on the German trenches at Souchez, France, 1 - 2 June 1916
(1 paper)


Army telegram from the G.O.C. [General Officer Commanding] to Sergeant R. Boagey, congratulating him on being awarded the Military Medal, 19 June 1916
(1 paper)

4444230 Corporal Anthony Aloysius BOLAM (Ref: Bolam D/DLI 7/71/1-5)

1st Battalion, and 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 13 June 1906; resident at Esh; served as Private with The Durham Light Infantry (TA), 1925 - 1926; enlisted Durham, 8 May 1926; posted to 1st Battalion, 20 October 1926; transferred to 2nd Battalion, 20 September 1927; transferred to 1st Battalion, 3 November 1933; promoted Lance-Corporal, February 1930; Corporal, December 1931; re-enlisted as 1763671 Lance-Bombardier, The Royal Artillery, Heavy Anti-Aircraft (TA) Woolwich, London, 23 January 1941.


Soldier's service and pay book of A. Bolam, 1926 - 1935
(1 booklet)


Certificate of service of A. Bolam with The Durham Light Infantry, 1926 - 1935, 21 October 1935
(1 booklet)


Soldier's service and pay book of Lance-Bombardier A. Bolam, 1941 - 1945
(1 booklet and 2 papers)


Christmas card of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, featuring a panoramic view of Razmak, Waziristan, India, sent from Tony to Polly, n.d., [1930]
(1 card, printed)


Photograph album of Corporal Anthony Bolam, covering his service with 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Shanghai, China; and Solan, North West Frontier Province, Lebong, Darjeeling, and Barrackpore, India, and including photographs of fellow soldiers, and his family, c. 1926 - March 1933


Photograph, captioned: Mount Everest 29,102 feet, highest Mountain, Nepal, 1932


Photograph, captioned: Kancchenjunga 28,250 feet, 3rd highest mountain, Nepal, 1932


Photograph, captioned: Tea plantation, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph, captioned: tea picking, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph, captioned: King's birthday parade, Darjeeling,India, 3rd June 1932


Photograph, captioned: March past, King's birthday parade, 3rd June 1932


Photograph of a woman, captioned: On the spree, endorsed: The morning after the night before, Pol xx, when I came home with the milk and the cats, c.1932


Photograph, captioned: Pol and her brother Jont, endorsed: My brother and I, c.1932


Photograph, captioned: Polly and her sister all dressed up in glad rags, endorsed: The two [terrors], [Fran] and I, c.1932


Photograph, captioned: Home looking at Langley Park, taken from Hill Top, endorsed: short view of the steps, c.1932


Photograph, captioned: Sister Angela out for a ride, endorsed: To Tony from Angela, this is me, Angela, August 1931


Photograph, captioned: Boarder line Tibet bridge, no one allowed past this bridge, 1932


Photograph, captioned: Part of Darjeeling built on a Khud side, India, 1932


Photograph of a man, captioned: Nepal beggar, [India] c. 1932


Photograph of six soldiers of the 2nd battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: HQ. Guard, Midnapore camp, [Bengal, India],Another night out of bed, January 1932


Photograph, captioned: Rifleman's tower, defending the camp, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of five soldiers standing beside a small waterfall, captioned: A hiking trip to the valley, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a village on a hillside, captioned: A cup of char please, tea plantation and Bazar, c.1932


Photograph of a man and two women, endorsed: Jean, Johnny and Pol on the Rangatata, [New Zealand], August 1930


Photograph, captioned: Riflemans Tower, Razmak, N.W.F., India, endorsed: Rifleman's tower 24 hour guard, it is 800 yards outside the perimeter wall, c.1932


Photograph, captioned: Monica in deep thought, endorsed: To Tony from Fred, September 1930


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: A cadre while in Shanghai, China, watched by a Japanese officer, 1927


Photograph, captioned: Japanese marines in Shanghai, China, 1927


Photograph, captioned: Mick Hudson in civies, ready for civie street, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Gerard, a Lahore smile endorsed: Yours to a [ ] Gerry, 20 May 1928


Photograph, captioned: E. Mackey reading home news in India, c.1930


Photograph of a group of nine soldiers, captioned: At Calcutta for a big parade, India, December 1931


Photograph, captioned: Feeding time stew up, Guton column from Razmak Damdil, India, 1930


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: Stan Gray, c.1930


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: Chilly Horabin, c.1930


Photograph of a soldier(possibly Corporal Bolam), captioned: His Lordship, c.1930


Photograph of a view of Lebong from Darjeeling, captioned: One of the fine days at Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a row of houses and a group of soldiers, captioned: Bungalows at Razmak¸ India, 1930


Photograph of a small dog, captioned: Lady, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Dad and Mr Wrangham endorsed: Mr (Ossie) Wrangham and Dad, 8 August 1932


Photograph, captioned: Aunt Luie and her dog, c.1930


Postcard with a picture of three terriers, captioned: Many happy returns, My 26th birthday, endorsed: To dear Tony wishing you many return's of your birthday from Ally and Co., c.1930


Photograph of a soldier (possibly Corporal A. Bolam) and a girl, captioned: On Indian draft leave, August 1927


Photograph of a woman and a dog, captioned: Love me love my dog, endorsed: Pol and Jinks, what a sight, c.1930


Photograph of a soldier (possibly Corporal A. Bolam) with a woman and two children, August 1927


Photograph of a group of women, captioned: Tennis stars endorsed: love Polly, c.1930


Photograph of two girls, captioned: An apple a day, endorsed: Angela and Phil, 20 July 1928


Photograph of a young man, captioned: Alphonsius, endorsed: Alp, June 1928


Postcard with a birthday greeting, captioned: My 26th Birthday, endorsed: To dearest Tony wishing you many happy returns of your birthday from your loving Dad, Mother and all at home with love xxxxx, c.1930


Photograph of a child with a dog, captioned: Get Ready Go, endorsed: Ally and the dog, 20 August 1928


Photograph of five girls and boys in a garden, captioned: Garden of Eden, c.1930


Photograph of a woman carrying a bucket, captioned: Dodging the camera endorsed: This is mother running out of Ally's way, with camera, 8 August 1932


Photograph of a group of seven soldiers, captioned: Some of 10 Platoon, C Company, Durham Light Infantry, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a group of fourteen soldiers, captioned: Lads of 1 Platoon, Lebong, A happy band are we, 1932


Photograph of a view, captioned: Darjeeling and Kancchunjunga in background endorsed: View of Darjeeling, India, c.1931


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: Sammy Learoyd, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Part of Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph of soldiers inside a building, captioned: Bungalows at Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of soldiers lying on beds, captioned: sweet repose, Razmak,India, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Sun rise from Tiger Hill between Darjeeling and Lebong, India, c.1930


Photograph of two soldiers, captioned: Stan Gray and myself, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a view, captioned: Part of the railway to Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph of a young man, captioned: Ally, endorsed: To Tony from your brother Ally, c.1930


Photograph of two young men, captioned: John Steadman and cousin, c.1930


Photograph of a young man, captioned: Bill Bartrem, c.1930


Photograph of a football team, captioned: 8 Platoon B Company, K.S.L.I., Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: Thompson, ready for guard, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of two soldiers, captioned: Fatty Carr and myself (Anthony Bolam), Lebong,India, August 1932


Photograph of a man, captioned: Mollie Ellison in civies, c.1932


Photograph of a man, captioned: Chris Cellars, c.1932


Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a tennis dress, c.1930


Photograph of a girl with a ukulele, captioned: Polly, 1929


Photograph of two soldiers, captioned: L/C's Catterson and Gray, Solan, India, 1929


Photograph of soldiers on parade, captioned: A & C Company on C of E Church Parade, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a woman with two puppies, captioned: Puppy love Edna, c.1930


Photograph of a man and woman, captioned: Mother and Dad, endorsed: Stoddarts Corner 24th June, c.1928


Photograph of a group of ladies, endorsed: Just a snap of beauties with the exception of one which is yours truly, Polly, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: The D.L.I. band on church parade, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph, captioned Pol with Jinks endorsed: Jinks and I - Jinks thought he saw a rabbit, c.1930


Photograph of two soldiers and a dog, captioned: Gerard and Tony on leave at Lahore, India, February 1930


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Edie, July 1928


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Miss Ellsby, c.1930


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Monie, c.1930


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Miss Ripon endorsed: with love to Tony xxx, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Boys school, St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Miss Brennan, c.1930


Photograph of a young lady, captioned: Bella Montgomery, endorsed: Best wishes, Bella, c.1930


Photograph of three young ladies on a slide, captioned: Penny on the mat, c.1930


Photograph of a young lady sitting by a river, endorsed: To Tony with love Bella xx, c.1930


Photograph of two soldiers and a young lady, captioned: On Cave Hills, Belfast, [Northern Ireland], endorsed: with love from Bill, c.1926


Photograph of Edie Bartrem, c.1930


Photograph of three soldiers, captioned: Pioneers of the D.L.I., c.1930


Photograph of four men, captioned: Pte's. Stott, Dryden and c/o, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Miss Mahone, Down Patrick, Ireland, c.1928


Photograph, captioned: Winnie Rippon, Esh Winning, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Sister Monica, 6 January 1930


Photograph of a group of people, captioned: N. Kipling and friends, Easington Coly, endorsed: This is the girl in the middle and me with the trilby on at the end, c.1930


Photograph of two ladies in tennis dress, captioned: Pol and Jean sisters, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Waterfalls in the valley, Lebong, India, July 1932


Photograph, captioned: Clouds over Kancchenjunga, India, c.1930


Photograph of soldiers cooking, captioned: Getting it ready in the valley, Lebong, India, July 1932


Photograph of men swimming in a river, captioned: Having a dip in the valley, Lebong, India, July 1932


Photograph of a group of men, captioned: Conha up in the valley, 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Enjoying a spell from columns, Razmak, India, c.1929


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: Sgt. Page, down the valley, Lebong, India, c.1932


Photograph of Dawdon Colliery, c.1933


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: 1 Platoon in the garden, Lebong, India, July 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: A spell for a smoke, 10 Platoon, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a waterfront, captioned: The Bund, Shanghai, China, 1927


Photograph of a street, captioned: Part of Shanghai, China, 1927


Photograph of a Chinese tailor, 1927


Photograph, captioned: French soldiers guarding their settlement during the trouble in Shanghai, China, 1927


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Some of 10 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Durham Light Infantry, Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a group of soldiers with trophies, captioned: Setting up a pawn shop, c.1930


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Lads of 10 Platoon, Solan, India, 1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: N.C.O.'s of 11 Platoon, C Company, Solan, India, 1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Lord Irwin, the Viceroy visiting Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a fort, captioned: Duncan's picquet, 6 miles from Razmak, India, 1930


Photograph of a man, a woman and a young boy, June 1928


Photograph of a group of soldiers with mules, captioned: A and C companies Lewis gun mules and drivers, D.L.I. mule transport , Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Curry queue dinner time, Lebong, India, August 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Goodbye Razmak, India, 1929


Photograph of a view of a valley, captioned: Ladha camp on column, 1929


Photograph of a man and a woman, captioned: Bella and Timothy endorsed: To Gerald with love Angela, August 1931 Nephews of Corporal Bolam viewed this in 2014 and suggested that the subjects of the photograph were actually Anthony's mother, Monica, and his father, Aloysius


Photograph of a view of a valley with soldiers making camp, captioned: Bedding down for the night while out on column, c.1929


Photograph of an airfield with a column of smoke, captioned: A plain [plane] blowing up at Razmak,India, bombs on it, 1929


Photograph of a woman, captioned: Tibetan begger, c.1929


Photograph of a man, captioned: Ghurka begger, c.1929


Photograph of two boys carrying baskets, captioned: Tibetan cooly boys, c.1929


Photograph of a Tibetan man, captioned: Holey priest, c.1929


Photograph of a procession of people, captioned: Tibetan Ram Samie, c.1929


Photograph of Pol, Jean and Phil, Frenchman's Bay, endorsed: at South Shields, 1931


Photograph of a group of people, captioned: A happy family holiday, Frenchman's Bay, endorsed: another family group at Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Photograph of a lady, captioned Oh good morning Pol, endorsed: Just out of bed 7 a.m. Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Photograph of a lady dressed as a man, captioned: A change of dress endorsed: Love from Margaret she makes a good boy, Pol, c.1931


Photograph of a man and a boy outside a wooden chalet "Doraville", captioned: Dad as waterman , Frenchman's Bay, endorsed: Pa at Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Photograph of three women, captioned: Eunice, Jean and Phil, Frenchman's Bay, endorsed: Eunice, Jean and Phil, early morning exercise at Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Postcard showing a view from Observatory Hill, Darjeeling, India, looking towards Kanchenjunga, Nepal, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Darjeeling, entitled sea of cloud from the mall, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Kanchenjunga, Nepal, and Guicha, Nepal, captioned: Sunset on the range, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Kanchenjunga, Nepal, and Kabru, Nepal, captioned: Sunset on Kanchenjunga and Kabru, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Kargyu monastery, north-east of the Chumbi valley, Tibet, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Darjeeling, India, taken from Hotel Mount Everest, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Kanchenjunja, Nepal, c.1930


Postcard showing a view of Mount Everest from Sandakphu, India, c.1930


Postcard of a view of Darjeeling, India, taken from Tiger Hill, c.1930


Postcard of a view of Darjeeling, India, taken from Tiger Hill, c.1930


Photograph of a Jack Russell type dog, captioned: Jinks, c.1930


Photograph of a soldier on a horse, captioned: Ride him cowboy Fatty Carr, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a woman wearing a maid's uniform with a dog, endorsed: Dorothy and my darling Temsing, and captioned The Cat's Hour, c.1930


Photograph of a woman [Poppy], and captioned Oh That Wind, c.1930


Photograph of a woman, captioned: All Alone Jean, c.1930


Photograph of two unidentified ladies, c.1930


Photograph of two men wearing football strips, captioned: Footballers are we, Sailkot, India, 1929


Photograph of five unidentified people, endorsed: The family at Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Photograph captioned Newbiggen Bay, endorsed: Newbiggen Bay from Nudles Eye Rock (or Spittal Point), Northumberland, c.1930


Photograph of a group of unidentified people, captioned: A family gathering, Frenchman's Bay, 1931


Photograph of a young girl wearing traditional costume, captioned: Nepal' girl, c.1930


Photograph of a lady in traditional costume, captioned: Bhutia Lady, c.1930


Photograph of a lady in traditional costume, captioned: Nepal Lady, c.1930


Photograph of an elderly lady with three children, captioned: Feeding time currie and rice, c.1930


Photograph of four men, captioned: Rickshaw wallas playing cards, c.1930


Photograph of a Tibetan woman weaving cloth, c.1930


Photograph of a Nepali old cooly, c.1930


Photograph of the market place, Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph of a Tibetan priest, c.1930


Photograph of a Tibetan mendicant, aged 94 years, c.1930


Photograph of a view of Kanchenjunga, Nepal, c.1930


Photograph of Kanchenjunga, Nepal, taken from Birch Hill, c.1930


Photograph of a view of Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph of a lake or river, c.1930


Photograph of the interior of the Roman Catholic church, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of the exterior of the Roman Catholic church, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of the interior of the Roman Catholic church, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of the exterior of the Roman Catholic church at Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers, captioned: Some of the attached section, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers, captioned: Some of the attached section, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Changing the guard, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a racehorse and jockey, captioned: Chota Peg wins Lebong races, India, 1933


Photograph of a man, captioned: L/c Mahan, c.1930


Photograph of a man, captioned: L/c Toomey, c.1930


Photograph of a group of men, captioned: Watching the sun rise from Tiger [Hill], 4.45 am, c.1933


Photograph of a soldier in dress uniform, captioned: Pte. Smith (88), c.1930


Photograph of a soldier in dress uniform, captioned: Pte. Reece, c.1930


Photograph of two soldiers, captioned: Cpls. Rooks and Cranny, c.1930


Photograph of a Lance-Corporal and two Corporals, c.1930


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Tiger Hill expedition, 1933


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, c.1930


Photograph of an unidentified Corporal, c.1930


Scenic photograph of mountains and a valley with a village, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Market day at Darjeeling, India, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Council chamber, Delhi, India, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Cawn Pore memorial well, India, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Landi Kotal camp N.W.F.P., India, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Kings birthday parade, Darjeeling, India, 1933


Photograph, captioned: Victoria Memorial, Calcutta, India, c.1930


Photograph of a statue of John Nicholson, captioned: At Delhi, India, c.1930


Photograph of five men, captioned: K.R.R. Corps cooks, c.1930


Photograph of three unidentified men, captioned: Pillow fight, c.1930


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers with three dogs, c.1930


Photograph of a family group, captioned: A happy family, endorsed: Just a few of the party, Fred, M[one]y, Ally, Mums and myself on the steps of Brickville, c.1930


Photograph of two boys and a girl, endorsed: To Tony with love, Angela; Ally, Angela, Vincent Smith, August 1931


Photograph of three ladies on a beach, endorsed: A good view of legs at South Shields, c.1930


Photograph of three ladies, endorsed: On the boat coming back, three flirts, Ellen, Edna and myself [Polly], c.1930


Photograph of three men reading a newspaper, The Statesman, captioned: Indian news, c.1930


Photograph of a group of five men, captioned: Lads of the K.R.R.s, c.1930


Photograph of two ornate tombs, captioned: Tombs in the Taj Mahal, India, c.1930


Photograph of a spider, c.1930


Photograph, captioned: Catholic Church, the married quarters and K.G.R. lines, c.1930


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers near ruined buildings, c.1930


Photograph of four men pulling a boat up a slip, c.1930


Photograph of a group of seven unidentified soldiers, c.1930


Photograph of a sea taken from the shore, c.1930


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, c.1930


Photograph of ships at a dock, c.1930


Photograph of a boat [St. Cinde of Karachi], India, moored at a dock, c.1930


Photograph of a boat, c.1930


Photograph of a view of mountains, c.1930


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers sitting on a pipe on a beach, c.1930


Postcard showing a photograph of H.M. Transport Nevasa, 9,056 tons, length 480 feet, breadth 58.1 feet, depth 30 feet, c.1930


Photograph captioned Battalion Hockey Team, Calcutta League, 2nd Durham Light Infantry, Barrackpore, India, February - March 1933


Photograph of five soldiers captioned 1 Platoon's gardeners, Lebong, India, 1932


Photograph of a group of soldiers endorsed: That is me with a dot of ink on my topper this was taken while we were on the march to Razmak, India, 1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, possibly taken on the way to Razmak, India, endorsed: This is another taken on the march up here, c.1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, endorsed: This one the same, I was doing escort work to water mules when this was taken, Tony, c.1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, endorsed: Some of the lads of our Platoon, Razmak, India, c.1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers, endorsed: Taken on the big column at Razmak at a place called Razani, India, c.1929


Photograph of a group of soldiers in a camp, endorsed: Getting ready for action at Tauda, China, July 1930


Photograph of a group of soldiers in a camp endorsed: Taken at Calcutta, India, December 1931


Photograph of a football team endorsed: The Sergeants Mess Team, 3rd from right rear, c.1930


Photograph of five soldiers, endorsed: Names left to right Private Story; Lance-Corporal Bolam; Lance-Corporal Gray; Corporal Smith; Lance-Corporal Cutterson, c.1930


Photograph of two men with a fishing rod, c.1930


Postcard showing a photograph of a village and a mountain range, captioned: Right side of Darjeeling, India, c.1930
(1 volume, card bound)

Second Lieutenant Welford BOLAM, M.C., C.de.G. (Ref: Bolam D/DLI 7/72/1-4)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Gateshead, 1890; enlisted 9th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 1914; attached DLI, 1918; awarded Croix de Guerre and Military Medal for action at Dickebusch, Belgium; later served in the Royal Air Force; died Newcastle, 1950. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Certificate of the appreciation of Brigadier-General S.G. Crawford, commanding the 18th Infantry Brigade, of the gallant conduct in the field of Second Lieutenant W. Bolam, on 28 May 1918, in capturing a machine gun near Dickebusch, Belgium, 1 June 1918.
(1 parchment)


Letter from [D. Murton], 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to W. Bolam, congratulating him on the award of the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre, 6 July 1918
(1 paper)


The North Mail newspaper, including an article mentioning the capture of two machine guns by temporary Second Lieutenant W. Bolam, 23 September 1918
(1 paper)


Photograph of [Second Lieutenant] W. Bolam, M.C., n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)

Captain Leonard BOLDEN (Ref: Bolden D/DLI 7/73/1)

68th Regiment of Foot
Entry in McGregor; born 8 June 1837; Ensign, 68th Foot, 27 February 1856; Lieutenant, 23 April 1861; Captain, 1 December 1889; served in the New Zealand War, 1864 - 1866; killed by a tiger when shooting near Mandalghur, India, 22 April 1877.


Inspection parade state of Captain L. Bolden's company, Templemore, [Ireland], 19 October 1870
(1 card)

4447175 Regimental Sergeant Major John Robert BOLLAND (Ref: Bolland D/DLI 7/1135/1-10)

2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted 5 December 1929, discharged 1949. Also served with the 81st West African Division. Served in the Territorial Army 1949-1954. Died 10 January 1999.


Photograph of John Robert Bolland in uniform , [1930s]
(1 photograph, 9cm x 4cm, sepia)


Group photograph of the athletics team of the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Mhow, India, 1935
(1 photograph, 13.5cm x 8.5cm, sepia)


Photograph of the King Edward VIII proclamation parade, Bombay [Mumbai], India, [1936]
(1 photograph, 14cm x 9cm, black and white)


Group photograph of corporals, lance-corporals, regimental sergeant-major, adjutant and commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including John Bolland on the far right, in tropical parade dress, Khartoum, 1937 For full details see D/DLI/7/176/4
(1 photograph, 23cm x 16.5cm, black and white)


Panoramic group photograph, in three parts, of the full battalion, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Khartoum, Sudan, 1937 Part 1 of 3
(1 photograph, 23cm x 14cm, black and white)


Panoramic group photograph, in three parts, of the full battalion, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Khartoum, Sudan, 1937 Part 2 of 3
(1 photograph, 23cm x 14cm, black and white)


Panoramic group photograph, in three parts, of the full battalion, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Khartoum, Sudan, 1937 Part 3 of 3
(1 photograph, 23cm x 14cm, black and white)


Photograph of a parade at an unidentified port, possibly Sudan, n.d. c.1937
(1 photograph, 9.5cm x 7.5cm, black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 81st West African Division, possibly West African Frontier Force, Nigeria Regiment, including John Bolland seated front row, fourth from left, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 19cm x 14.5cm, black and white)


Group photograph of officers, possibly part of the 81st West African Division, including John Bolland seated front row, fifth from left; taken by The Photo News Agency, Mount Road, Madras, India, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 19cm x 14.5cm, black and white)


Photograph of a group of officers, possibly Royal West African Frontier Force, Nigeria Regiment, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 13.5cm x 8.5cm, black and white)


Group photograph of officers from various regiments on Sergeant K. Allen's Non-Commissioned Officer Drill Course, [Coldstream Guards], Drill Wing, Guard's Depot, Caterham [Surrey], July 1946 Back row: Sergeants A. Luxton, A Hill, A. Glynn, Flight Sergeant F. Woodcock Middle row: Sergeants T. Marr, J. Walton, A. Wilson, D. Aldred, W. May, D. McMillan, S.Tribbick, J. Arnett Front row: Company Sergeant Major J. Innard, Regimental Sergeant Major J. Bolland, Sergeant K. Allen (instructor), Company Sergeant Major W. McCutcheon, Company Sergeant Major E. Whitewick
(1 photograph, mounted, 30cm x 20cm, black and white)

130350 Captain Charles Kenneth Roger BOND (Ref: Bond D/DLI 7/831/1-12)

9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry


Durham Light Infantry Association membership card of 130350 Second Lieutenant C.K.R. Bond, Holm, Cheam Road, Ewell, Surrey, 10 February 1941
(1 card)


Pass to No. 2 Base Workshops, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, issued to Captain K.R. Bond, 9 January 1943
(1 card)


Invitation from the junior non-commissioned officers and men of Headquarters 18 Area to Captain C. Bond to attend a dance in the Garrison Gymnasium, 14 April 1944
(1 card, colour printed)


Christmas card of The Durham Light Infantry, Infantry Training Centre, including a drawing of Brancepeth Castle by Derek Clarke, sent by Kenneth Bond to his parents, December 1940
(1 card, printed)


Christmas card of the 17th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, from Kenneth Bond to his parents, n.d. [1940 - 1943]
(1 card, printed)


Menu for dinner at 'Ye Olde Bell Hotel', Barnby Moor, Yorkshire, 16 October 1944
(1 card, printed)


Menu of the 18 (Canal) Area reunion dinner at Simpson's-in-the-Strand, London, 17 April 1953
(1 card, colour printed)


The Story of 50 Div by Aubrey Hammond, n.d. [after 1942] Includes: manuscript notes by C.K.R. Bond, Anti-Tank Platoon, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
(1 booklet, printed)


Newspaper cutting from the Egyptian Mail concerning three Victoria Crosses won in the Middle East, and including a report of the action on 27 June 1942 in which Private Adam Wakenshaw was killed, 11 September 1942
(1 paper, printed)


Copy baptism certificate of the baptism of Margrethe Emilie Otteren, born 22 February 1915 at Thorsbro, Thornslunde Sozn, at Thorslunde church, Germany, 2 May 1917
(German, 1 paper)


Photograph of two private soldiers, captioned: The tough little laddie on the right is Private Wakenshaw, V.C., taken at Nicosia, Cyprus, n.d. [1941]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an anti-tank gun, captioned: One of my 2 pounder anti-tank guns - put out of action by Rommel's Panzer when Private Wakenshaw won a posthumous V.C., Durham Light Infantry, Western Desert, near Tobruk, Libya, n.d. [1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)

6906513 Corporal Walter John BOND (Ref: Bond D/DLI 7/832/1-4)

1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Portsmouth, Hampshire, 31 December 1902; enlisted in Portsmouth 10 January 1917; served 4th Battalion The Rifle Brigade 1917 - 1922 and The Durham Light Infantry 1922 - 1930; overseas service in India 1919 - 1921; Gibraltar 1921 - 1922; Egypt 1927 - 1929; bandsman, clarinet player; discharged 2 January 1930.


Soldier's service and pay book of Lance-Corporal Walter John Bond, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 13 April 1928
(1 booklet, cloth bound)


Regular Army certificate of service and discharge of Private Walter John Bond, 27 December 1929
(1 booklet, cloth bound)


Autograph book of Private Walter John Bond, 1922 - 1949 Includes: the autographs of bandsmen of the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
(1 volume, leather bound)


Postcard photograph of a hanged man, Egypt, n.d. [1927 - 1929]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)

4399813 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Ernest BOOTH (Ref: Booth D/DLI 7/74/1-111)

The Durham Light Infantry
The Green Howards, 16 April 1942 - 1 June 1943; The Durham Light Infantry, 2 June 1943 - 28 March 1947.


Certificate of Ernest Booth's membership of the North-West Derbyshire Group of the Local Defence Volunteer Corps, 26 [June] 1940
(1 card)


National Service certificate of Ernest Booth, 27 January 1942
(1 card)


Will of Lance-Corporal Ernest Booth, 11 March 1943
(1 paper)


Reference for Company Quartermaster-Sergeant E. Booth by Captain Stuart R. Whitehead, No. 5 Company, General Headquarters, Middle East Forces, 17 October 1946
(1 paper)


Record of service of Colour-Sergeant E. Booth, 1 January 1947
(1 card)


Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of [Warrant Colour] Sergeant Ernest Booth, 29 March 1947
(1 paper)


Soldier's release book of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant E. Booth, 1947
(1 booklet)


Instructions on message writing and R.T. [radio telegraphy], 1944
(1 card)


Leaflet entitled Welcome to his Majesty's Army, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 paper)


Leaflet entitled Men and Women leaving the Forces, n.d., [1946]
(1 paper)


Leaflet concerning a career in the Army, [1946]
(1 paper)


Leaflet listing Regimental and Old Comrades' Associations, September 1945
(1 paper)


Air letter from Private E. Booth, Durham Light Infantry, Headquarters Company, 2 Depot Battalion, M.E. I.T.D. M.E.F., [Middle East Infantry Training Depot, Middle East Forces], to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Booth, 25 Kershaw Streeet, Glossop, Derbyshire, including a comic poem, entitled Advice to New Comers to the Middle East, 30 May 1945
(1 paper)


Comic poem by 'Glossop' [Ernest Booth] based on If by Rudyard Kipling, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting concerning Lance-Corporal Ernest Booth's being wounded in Sicily, Italy, n.d., [October 1943]
(1 paper)


Extract from the Daily Mirror, concerning Mrs. Perla Gibson, 15 July 1963
(1 paper)


The Gospel according to St. John, printed 1942
(1 volume, card bound)


One shilling note, issued by the British Military Authority, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 paper)


Album of photographs of Alexandria, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; Jerusalem, Palestine; desert scenes and the Suez Canal, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]


Photograph of a view of Mohammed Ali's Statue, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Saad Zaghloul Pasha Monument and Square, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of Mohammed Ali Square, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of Alexandria Station, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of Alexandria Corniche, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the entrance to Alexandria Station, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Saad Zaghloul Pasha Monument and Square, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of Mohammed Ali Square, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Unknown Soldier Monument, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of a building, taken in Alexandria, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a street scene, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of fishing boats on the River Nile, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Mosque of Sultan Hassan and the Rifa'i Mosque, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Citadel of Cairo, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Citadel of Cairo, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the courtyard of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Citadel of Cairo, taken in Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the interior of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of a bridge, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Mosque of Sultan Hassan and the Rifa'i Mosque, taken in Cairo, Egypt, c.1942


Photograph of a street scene, taken in Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of an illustration of the Place of the Temple and the Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, taken in Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, taken in Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of an alleyway, taken in Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of worshipers at the 'Wailing Wall', taken in Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the interior of the Church of the Nativity, taken in Bethlehem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Court of David and Hippicus, taken in Jerusalem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Tomb of Rachel, taken near Bethlehem, Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a view of Hebron, taken in Palestine, c.1942


Photograph of a Bedouin woman greeting a man on a camel [possibly in the Negev Desert], c.1942


Photograph captioned Rest in the Desert, showing Bedouin gathered around a fire [possibly in the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of a Bedouin man praying in a desert as others look on [possibly in the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of Bedouin men riding camels through a desert [possibly the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of Bedouin men resting near a desert oasis [possibly in the Negev], c.1942


Photograph captioned The passage in the Desert, showing two Bedouin men leading camels up a dune [possibly in the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of two Bedouin men praying in a desert [possibly the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of Bedouin men looking out over a desert [possibly the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of Bedouin men looking out over a desert [possibly the Negev], c.1942


Photograph of a view of the Suez Canal, taken in Egypt, c.1942
(1 album, leather bound)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth in an Arab head-dress, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, [Amen Street], [ ], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth at the Alamein Pool, Cairo, Egypt,16 June 1946
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 10 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth and Colour Sergeant-Major Jones at the Alamein Pool, Cairo, Egypt, 16 June 1946
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 10 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth and Bill Leach swimming in the Alamein Pool, Cairo, Egypt, 16 June 1946
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] on a motorcycle, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] on a motorcycle, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] riding a motorcycle, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] riding a motorcycle, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] on a motorcycle, and an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] on a motorcycle, and an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ernest Booth] on a motorcycle, and three unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, right, and an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, left, and an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth, far right, and three unidentified soldiers that 'I was in hospital with', n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth and an unidentified man, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm black and white)


Photograph of Ernest Booth and an unidentified man, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers, including Ernest Booth, top row, second from left, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of unidentified soldiers on board a boat [on the Suez Canal], Egypt, including Ernest Booth, far right, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of unidentified soldiers on board a boat [on the Suez Canal], Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers on board a boat [on the Suez Canal], Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal [Bob] [ ], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier called 'Bill', 1944
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier called [J.] Vincent, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier in camp, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Group photograph of unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of five unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of six unidentified men, [Egypt], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three unidentified men, [Egypt], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of paratroopers being dropped by aeroplane, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a field hospital in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a prisoner of war cage in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German cemetery in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a field gun in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of field guns in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an overturned field gun in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a damaged field gun and tractor in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German fighter aircraft in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a crashed fighter aircraft guarded by a British soldier in the North African desert, 1942 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Group photograph of unidentified soldiers in Jerusalem, Palestine, 7 November 1944
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Y.M.C.A. building, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the entrance to a Coptic Monastery, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Armenian Hospice, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph taken "close to the Hospice of St. John", Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Solomon's Quarries, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Porta Judicania', Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the site of the Roman Praetorium, on the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Arch of the Ecce Homo, on the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Palestine, 'where Jesus met his mother', 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Palestine, 'where Simon [of Cyrene] took the cross from Christ', 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the House of Veronica, on the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Chapel of the Disrobing in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Chapel of the Nailing to the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Chapel of the Raising of the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, 9 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Old Quarter of Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the Church of St. Catherine, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Basilica Church, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Entrance to the Grotto of the Nativity in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the birthplace of Christ in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Manger in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Christmas Bells, Bethlehem, Palestine, 10 December 1944
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Arab Quarter of Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Post Office, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Station Road, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Police Station, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the residence of the Suez Canal Company, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified church in Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the monument to the defence of the Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the fishery, Ismailia, Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of flooding, in [Ismailia, Egypt], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of floods around the "Palace of Industry", [Ismailia, Egypt], n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of buildings on the bank of the [Suez Canal], Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the bank of the [Suez Canal], Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a boat on the [Suez Canal], Egypt, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Postcard of a photograph of the S.S. Samaria of the Cunard White Star Line, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a ship: on the reverse are the words 'S.S. [ ] of [ ], 15 May 1940 - 5 May 1945'
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a bridge over a lake in the [British] countryside, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a bridge over a lake in the [British] countryside, n.d., [1942 - 1947]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Bellinzona, Switzerland, n.d., [1970s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 10 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of Bellinzona, Switzerland, n.d., [1970s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 10 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of Bellinzona, Switzerland, n.d., [1970s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 10 cm., colour)

Major Edward BORROW, D.S.O., A.V.M. (Ref: Borrow D/DLI 7/75/1-51)

13th Battalion, later 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1914 - 1917; attached to 10th Battalion, The West Riding Regiment, 1917; 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918 - 1919; served in the post-war army of occupation in Germany. Previously served in the South African War c. 1900. Served as a volunteer in King Edward's Horse for 35 days prior to being commissioned in 1914.
Additional identification of photographs contributed by West Ridings military researcher Bill Smith in April 2019


Register of officers serving with the 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and notes concerning other ranks, 1914 - 1918, n.d., [1939]
(1 volume, paper bound)


Temporary commission of Edward Borrow, from 22 September 1914, as second lieutenant in the Infantry, 21 September 1914
(1 card)


Appointment of temporary Major Edward Borrow, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, attached to the 10th Battalion, The West Riding Regiment, as a member of the Distinguished Service Order, 19 November 1917
(1 paper)


The Statutes of the Distinguished Service Order, n.d., [1917]
(1 booklet)


Certificate that temporary Captain E. Borrow, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, was mentioned in a despatch, dated 13 November 1916, from General Sir Douglas Haig, 1 March 1919
(1 paper)


Certificate that temporary Major E. Borrow, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, attached to the 10th Battalion, The West Riding Regiment, was mentioned in a despatch, dated 7 November 1917, from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 1 March 1919
(1 paper)


Certificate that temporary Major E. Borrow, 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, was mentioned in a despatch, dated 18 January 1919, from General, the Earl of Cavan, 1 March 1919
(1 paper)


Newspaper cuttings listing those mentioned in despatches, including temporary Captain E. Borrow, n.d., [January 1917]
(2 papers)


Cutting from the Morning Post, concerning the mining of Hill 60, 11 June 1917
(1 paper)


Certificate from the Italian Ministry of War, awarding Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare to Edward Borrow, 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with citation, 20 July 1921
(Italian, 1 paper)


List of officers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at the outbreak of war, 1914, n.d., [after 1923]
(2 paper)


Letters to Major E. Borrow, 49 Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; later Brome, Suffolk; later 'Lilliput', Walberswick, Suffolk; from the members of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, concerning the annual reunion, 1924 - 1960
(82 papers)


Photograph of two men and four women on steps at an unidentifed location, n.d. [1950s]; enclosed in letters to Major E. Borrow, 49 Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; later Brome, Suffolk; later 'Lilliput', Walberswick, Suffolk; from the members of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, concerning the annual reunion, 1924 - 1960
(1 photograph, black and white)


Letters to Major E. Borrow, 49 Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; later Brome, Suffolk; later 'Lilliput', Walberswick, Suffolk; from the members of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, concerning the annual reunion, 1924 - 1960
(86 papers)


The Year Book of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, 1938
(1 volume, card bound)


List of members of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, January 1959
(1 booklet)


Booklet in memory of Christopher Douglas Hely-Hutchinson, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, 1958
(1 booklet)


Greetings cards [blank] concerning the annual dinner of the 23rd Division (Officers) Association, n.d., [20th c.]
(2 cards)


Newspaper cutting from The Times, concerning the marriage of Major Cuthbert Vaux and Miss Brenda Palmer, 8 August 1919
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting from The Times, concerning the death of Sir Harry Waechter, 8 August 1929
(1 paper)


Christmas card of The Durham Light Infantry, inscribed from Edward Borrow, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Malplaquet Barracks, Marlborough Lines, Aldershot, Hampshire, n.d., [December 1914 - 1917]
(1 card)


Christmas card [blank] of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [early 20th c.]
(1 card)


Extract from The War Illustrated, volume 2, no. 40, featuring a group photograph of the officers of the 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 22 May 1915 Back row: Second Lieutenant J.H. Lowes; Second Lieutenant E.A.G. Stamp; Second Lieutenant A. Hare; Second Lieutenant J.F. Dodds Second row(standing): Second Lieutenant F.A. Bristow; Lieutenant J.B. Jacques; Lieutenant M.A.B. Nelligan; Second Lieutenant M. Campbell-Jones; Second Lieutenant M.R. Pearse; Second Lieutenant T.W. Hetherington; Second Lieutenant C.T. Barclay; Second Lieutenant N.V. Smith; Lieutenant S. Holmes; Lieutenant C.S. Summerhayes; Second Lieutenant C. Powell-Smith; Second Lieutenant H.N. Grimwade; Second Lieutenant G.G. Armstrong; Second Lieutenant E.W. Lafone; Second Lieutenant P. Baylock; Second Lieutenant J. Longstaffe Third Row (Sitting): Lieutenant G.L. Wood; Captain T. Carr-Ellison; Lieutenant and Adjutant H. Carr-West; Captain H.E. Pease; Captain J.P. Day; Major E. Gales; Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Elves, D.S.O.; Major H. Danvers; Captain C.E. Cummins; Captain A.B. Mawer; Lieutenant R.C. Woodhead; Lieutenant and Quartermaster A. Rendel Front row: Second Lieutenant A.D. Hetherington; Second Lieutenant R.A. Lumsdale; Second Lieutenant A.T. Carr-West; Second Lieutenant R. Burns
(1 paper)


Reproductions of Water Colour Drawings of The Royal Military College, Sandhurst, n.d., [1930 - 1947]


Watercolour illustration of The Terrace (Tea-Caddy Row), Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, 1929


Watercolour illustration captioned The New Building from the Wish Stream, showing a view of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, 1928


Watercolour illustration captioned The Grand Entrance of the Old Building, showing a view of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, 1925


Watercolour illustration captioned The Old Building from The Lake, showing a view of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, 1920s


Watercolour illustration of a view of the Memorial Chapel, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, 1930
(1 volume, card bound)


Plan of the trench system around Cesuna, [Italy], and the dispositions of the 9th Battalion,The York and Lancaster Regiment, n.d., [1914 - 1918] Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 28 cm. x 33 cm., colour, waxed linen)


Photograph album of Major Edward Borrow, containing postcard views and photographs, including photographs of the graves of named soldiers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1918]


Photograph of an officer in uniform taken in Venice, Italy, c.1914 - 1917


Photograph of an officer [with a French officer] standing beside a monument, taken in Venice, Italy, c.1914 - 1917


Photograph of a street scene, taken in Venice, Italy, c.1914 - 1917


Postcard photograph of Queen Victoria of Spain, c.1914 - 1918


Postcard photograph of a Rustic Cottage in Ramsgill, Yorkshire, 17 August 1914 Endorsed: I shall be returning home either Wednesday or Thursday and going off to Bexhill the next day. I am sorry not to be able to spend longer at home but plans have been so upset. I will send a postcard. tomorrow to let you know definitely - I shall be home in time for dinner. I hope your cold is better and that you have not any soldiers quartered upon you from Elvira to Mrs Read, 26 Clifton Gardens, Maida Vale, London W.


Postcard photograph of Padkin Falls, Lofthouse, Yorkshire, 3 August 1914 Endorsed: Just a postcard. to tell you we are having a peaceful restful time here and can hardly believe in the horrible horrors of a European War. It seems strange to be out of it all but we snatch eagerly all the papers we can get. The Daily Mail seems to encourage and rejoice in the idea of war - get the Daily News and notice the difference in attitude . All seems to depend on Russia. It is ghastly to contemplate and quite incredible. Are you getting in supplies before prices get too high? The financial position seemed extraordinary, from Elvira to Mrs Read, 26 Clifton Gardens, Maida Vale, London W.


Postcard of Territet, Switzerland, c.1914


Postcard photograph of The Crypt, Lanercost Abbey, Brampton, Cumberland, c.1914


Postcard photograph of a group of officers of various regiments taken during an overseas military mission, c. October 1919


Postcard photograph of a group of officers, October 1919 Endorsed: British Military Mission, Budapest, Hungary, Left to Right: Baron Schell; Captain Aitken, Seaforths; Major Foster; Brigadier- General R. St. George Gorton, C.M.G.; Lieutenant Molesworth, Gordons; Captain Graham; Gen. List; and Captain Züclz


Postcard photograph of a group of four people, captioned: Massdryk; General 'Pelle' and Princess Windischgratz, c.1919


Postcard photograph of an officer captioned Au Commandant Borrow En bon ami et Allie fidele, Lieutenant Colonel Fasilesco, 4 November 1919


Postcard photograph of two soldiers, one mounted on a horse, taken in Grumo, Italy, August 1918 Endorsed: Captain and Adjutant L.M. [sic; Leonard Norman] Phillips, M.C., 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment and 'Duchess' [Captain Phillips' groom is George Douggan]


Postcard photograph of an officer with a dog, endorsed: Regimental Sergeant-Major Parker, D.C.M., M.M., 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment, [Grumo, Italy], 12 August 1918


Postcard photograph of a damaged bridge, endorsed: Souvenir du pont construit par l'armie Roumanie sur la Tissa,[Ukraine], Capitaine de Saint [signature] [ ], 14 September 1919


Postcard photograph of a commemorative bugle, inscribed: Presented by Madame E. Coquet to commemorate the [ ] of Veldhoek [Belgium], 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 20 September 1917


Photograph, captioned: 10th battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment field kitchen, winner of the 2nd prize, Brigade Horse Show, August 1918


Postcard photograph of an unidentified damaged bridge, c.1919


Photograph of artillery, captioned: Captured by B Company, 9th York and Lancaster regiment, 16 June 1918


Photograph of a small calibre gun, inscribed: [captured] by 12th D.L.I., c.1918


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: captured trophies of Menin Road, 20 September 1917 Back Row:left to right: Lieutenant Alnwick, 11th West Yorkshire [ ]; Captain Batty, 8th Yorkshire; Lieutenant Toynbee, 69th M.G. Company Middle Row:Lieutenant Pitman, 9th Yorkshire, Captain and Adjutant Sainsbury, 11th West. Yorkshire; Lieutenant Barnfield, A.D.C.; Captain Nichols, 69th Brigade; Captain Freeman, M.C., 69th M.G. Co;, Captain Sharpe, 69th L.T.M.B.; Captain L.M. [sic; Leonard Norman] Phillips, M.C;, 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment Front row:Major Barnes, D.S.O., 9th Yorks; Major H.H. Hudson, D.S.O., M.C., 11th West Yorkshire; Lieutenant-Colonel Evans, D.S.O, 23rd Division; Major- General Sir Hy. Babington, C.B.K.C.M.G;, Brigadier-General T.S. Lambert, C.B.E.M.G.; Lieutenant-Colonel Barker, D.S.O., 14th West Yorkshire; Lieutenant-Colonel Faulkner, D.S.O., D.A. and Q.M.G. 23rd Divivision; Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Lethbridge, D.S.O., 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment; Lieutenant- Colonel R.S. Hart, D.S.O., 9th Yorkshire Regiment


Postcard photograph, captioned: Band of the 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment, Italian Exp. Force, [Grumo, Italy] August 1918


Postcard photograph of a soldier with an officer mounted on horseback, endorsed: Carr West [Major Herbert St John Carr West], Grumo, Italy, August 1918


Postcard photograph of four soldiers and a dog, endorsed: Orderly Room Clerk Goodchild, Regimental Sergeant-Major Parker, D.C.M., M.M., Transport Sergeant Smith, Interpreter Ernesto, August 1918


Postcard photograph of an officer, endorsed: Captain [James Watson] Paterson, 10th Duke of Wellington Regiment, August 1918


Postcard photograph of an officer, signed Yrs sincerely Lt Graham, 1918


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a group of soldiers, possibly Italian or Austrian, c.1918


Photograph of a group of army staff officers taken in Italy, c.1918


Postcard photograph of an officer, endorsed: Lieutenant Hamilton, U.S. Army, Royal Palace, Budapest, Hungary 1919


Photograph of a Major Edward Borrow sitting beside the nose of an Austrian shell fired during their attack in June 1918


Postcard photograph of a group of men, captioned: The leather bottle tent, Empire Batt.: Royal Fusiliers, including W.T. Wilson, c.1914


Postcard photograph of a group of soldiers including Edward Borrow, second left, endorsed: To Miss A.M. Read, 26 Clifton Gardens, Maida Vale, London, Just a line on the back of a ghastly picture. The man on my left was with me in S.A. [South Africa]. The man in front of me was a Major in the army now a cotton planter in Egypt. Fine weather - gravel time - awfully dirty and starved and not much prospect of getting out of England for three months, Ted, 26 September 1914


Postcard photograph of a group of officers with a display of equipment, possibly captured after the battle of Messines, c.1917


Postcard photograph of Lanercost Priory, near Brampton, Cumberland, c.1914


Photograph of an officer, possibly Major Borrow, c.1918


Postcard photograph, captioned: The Shrine, Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle, c.1927


Postcard photograph of a group of men dressed in tennis whites, c.1918. See also: 7/75/25(41) for same group of men


Photograph of a group of officers, c.1918 Left to right: Captain Parkinson; Major Borrow, D.S.O.; Major Carew-Hunt, D.S.O. Berks; Lieutenant-Colonel C. Hordern, R.E; Lieutenant-Colonel S. Capel-Peck, D.S.O. R.A; Lieutenant-Colonel F.M. Booth, D.S.O., Gordons; Major A.J. Binny, Ind. Cav.; Captain Moggeridge


Postcard photograph of a group of men with tennis rackets, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a group of men dressed in tennis whites, c.1918 See also: 7/75/25(38) for same group of men


Photograph of a group of three officers and a lady, endorsed: Ten. Col. Trenti, Madame Drumillon, Cptne. Drumillon and Captain Parkinson, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a group of officers and civilians, c.1918 Left to right: Back row: Chief of staff to General Maister: Major A.J.N. Binny Front row: Lieutenant-Colonel H.E. Wimsloe, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.E.; Dr. Subelj; Roland L'E. Bryce; Dr Kakl (Bezirkshauptmann, Völkermarkt)


Postcard photograph of three officers, c.1918 Left to right: Cptno. A. Pisa; Ten. Colonel. Navarini; Major E. Borrow


Photograph of a building near a lake, c.1920: Endorsed: Schloss Hollenburg a/d Drau Ferlach


Photograph of a group of people, c.1920 Endorsed: Lieutenant-Colonel F.M. Booth, D.S.O., Gordon Highlanders; Lieutenant-Colonel S. Capel-Peck, D.S.O., R.A.


Photograph of a man in a rowing boat, July 1920 Endorsed: Craig at Kommeters boat-house


Photograph of five men, possibly taken in a railway station, August 1920 Endorsed: Klagenfurt, Left to right: Me [Major E. Borrow, D.S.O.]; R. L.E. Bryce; Capt. Roberto Pisa; Major Binny; Capt. Barberis


Postcard photograph of a group of men, June 1920 Endorsed: Volkermarkt


Postcard photograph of an officer, 22 February 1918 Endorsed: F.W. Lethbridge, Italy


Photograph of a naval officer and a lady, c.1920


Photograph of a group of [Italian] soldiers, c.1919


Photograph two [Italian] soldiers with a light artillery gun, c.1918


Postcard of soldiers crossing a river, c.1916 Endorsed: The second Russian Army sends the valiant Second British Army cordial greetings and wishes of complete victory upon our common enemy. We hope firmly that Germany vanquished by our accorded efforts will soon be obliged to solicit peace. Forwards, without forgetting that the allies union is our strength, c.1916 [for duplicate: see 7/75/25(64)]


Photograph of an officer, c.1918 Endorsed: Captain Leggatt, U.S.R.M.C.


Postcard photograph of weapons, possibly captured enemy weapons, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a group of [foreign] soldiers, c.1918


Postcard photograph of soldiers with an artillery gun mounted on a vehicle, c.1918


Postcard photograph of [foreign] soldiers constructing a trench, c.1918


Postcard photograph of armoured vehicles, c.1918 Endorsed: Eroberte panzerautomobile


Postcard photograph of soldiers having haircuts and shaves, c.1918 Endorsed: Erste toilette der Krieggefangenen


Postcard photograph of soldiers and artillery captioned Erbeutete russische Geschütze auf dem Marktplatz in Sejny, c.1916


Postcard photograph of Geneva, Corso Andrea Podestà, Italy, 1918


Postcard of soldiers crossing a river, c.1916 Endorsed: The second Russian Army sends the valiant Second British Army cordial greetings and wishes of complete victory upon our common enemy. We hope firmly that Germany vanquished by our accorded efforts will soon be obliged to solicit peace. Forwards, without forgetting that the allies union is our strength [for duplicate: see 7/75/25(54)]


Postcard photograph, captioned La Guerre dans le Nord, Bois de Bouvigny - La Maison Forestièr, c.1918


Postcard of soldiers possibly building a bridge, 1916 Endorsed: To the Second Valiant British Army, The second Russian Army sends the valiant Second British Army cordial greetings and wishes of complete victory upon our common enemy. We hope firmly that Germany vanquished by our accorded efforts will soon be obliged to solicit peace. Forwards, without forgetting that the allies union is our strength [For duplicate see 7/75/25(68)]


Postcard of Rock Walk, Torquay, 15 April 1918 Signed: yours sincerely, N.K. Strass; endorsed To Lieutenany-Colonel Edward Borrow, Oakdene, Alexander Road, South Farnborough, Aldershot,Hampshire, Dear Ted, sorry to have missed you but very glad to know that you are in Blighty for a little time. Mary and I are having some glorious weather down here but must return in time for Mary's school next Friday, I suppose you can't see your ring on the [p.c] anywhere? Anyway, have to be dead or dying before you can get any ocean otherwise I would send you some


Postcard of soldiers possibly building a bridge, 1916 Endorsed: To the Second Valiant British Army, The second Russian Army sends the valiant Second British Army cordial greetings and wishes of complete victory upon our common enemy. We hope firmly that Germany vanquished by our accorded efforts will soon be obliged to solicit peace. Forwards, without forgetting that the allies union is our strength [For duplicate see 7/75/25(66)]


Postcard of French gallantry awards, including the Military Medal, Legion of Honour and Croix de Guerre, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a train transporting wounded soldiers, c.1916


Postcard of a map showing Lago di Garda, Italy, c.1916


Postcard showing a view of Verona, Italy, captioned: veduta dell'Adige e chiesa di S. Giorgio, c.1916


Postcard of a view of K.K. Lustschloss, Schönbrunn, Wien, Austria, 9 April 1921 Endorsed: To Major Edward Borrow, 45A Longridge Road, London. Dear Major Borrow, just a line to tell you that I am leaving for Venice where I will be in charge of our Consulate there. I hope you will remember me whenever you are in the neighbourhood, trusting that you are in the best of health, I am, dear Major Borrow, very sincerely yours, [signature]


Postcard photograph of vehicles driven by soldiers , possibly taken in Italy, c.1918


Postcard photograph of a large residence in a forest, captioned Birkenhof, 19 July 1919 Endorsed: To Mrs Edward Borrow, 45a Longridge Road, London, Many kind regards for Mrs Borrow 'n many kisses for the little baby. We are very happy to see your husband in our little cottage and have spent a charming day with him! Isabella Brosche, J. Brosche, A. Brosche, Teddibee


Postcard photograph of Dunalastair Dam, Scotland, c.1920


Photograph of the wooden grave marker of Private J.I. Jones, 23754, B Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, buried in Bully-Grenay Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, killed in action, 26 March 1916


Photograph of the wooden grave marker of Private W. Atkinson, 21627, A Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, buried in Bully-Grenay Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, killed in action, 21 March 1916


Photograph of the wooden grave marker of Private J.W Allen, 17166, B Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, buried in Bully-Grenay Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, killed in action, 20 March 1916


Photograph of the wooden grave marker of Private E. Elliott, 24565, A Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, buried in Bully-Grenay Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, killed in action, 4 April 1916
(1 album containing 80 photographs)


Group photograph of the officers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, March 1915 Back row: Second Lieutenant W.A.L. Dray Cooper; Second Lieutenant Start, died November 1914 [sic; possibly 23 February 1915]; Second Lieutenant E.A. Pullen, killed in action; Second Lieutenant Geach; Second Lieutenant D.M. Clarke; Second Lieutenant W.A.O. Read; Second Lieutenant Cooper; Second Lieutenant Butterworth, killed in action 4 August 1916; Second Lieutenant J.G.M. Bell Middle row: Lieutenant P. A. Brown, killed in action, 4 November 1914 [sic,4 November 1915]; Second Lieutenant Oliphant; Lieutenant E.A.P. Wood, wounded, 2 June 1916; Captain E.A. Bellamy; Second- Lieutenant L.M. Greenwood, killed in action August 1918; Lieutenant L.M. Long, wounded, July 1916; Lieutenant S.Q.M. Snow; Second- Lieutenant Saverbeck, wounded, July 1916; Lieutenant N.A. Target, killed in action, 4 August 1916; Captain W. Miles; Lieutenant Jardine, Royal Army Medical Corps; Second Lieutenant C.G. Hancock, wounded, July 1918 T.O. [sic; possibly Transport Officer] Front row: Lieutenant H.L. Markham; Captain Blakiston, Chaplain of the Forces; Captain W.A.L. Downey; Captain U.S. Naylor, killed in action, 3 September 1916; Colonel G.A. Ashby C.B.[?]; Lieutenant E. Borrow, Adjutant; Captain H. Austin, killed in action, 4 August 1916; Captain Blake, killed in action, September 1916; Second Lieutenant Howard
(1 photograph, 26 cm. x 21 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of Lieutenant Edward Borrow, 13th, and later, 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 18 cm. x 25 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of [Second Lieutenant F.L.F.] Rees, [Hawes], and Hall, officers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Italy, 1917
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three officers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including [Second Lieutenant F.L.F.] Rees and Golding, 1918
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 4 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lieutenant A.H. Clarke, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Gray, [Second Lieutenant D.H.] Clarke, and Faber, officers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Captain Chapman, 'B' Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an officer of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, possibly 'Taylor', 1918
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified officer of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1916
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of four unidentified soldiers of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and two unidentified women, 1918
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 4 cm., black and white)


Photograph of grave of 13847 Private J.H. Maughan, 'B' Company, 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, killed in action, 8 April 1916, n.d. [1916]
(1 photograph, 6.5 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d., [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 30 cm., black and white, paper mounted)


Photograph of an unidentified woman, n.d., [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 19 cm. x 25 cm., black and white, paper mounted)


Photograph of Dr. A. Borrow, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of Miss Mary Alexandra Borrow, n.d. [late 19th or early 20th c.)
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 17 cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of unidentified lady and five children standing round perambulator, n.d. [late 19th or early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 15 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of unidentified lady and a nun, n .d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Anne Borrow with two dogs at Yoju, Korea, December 1937
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of A. Borrow and dog at Yoju, Korea,23 November 1940
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Letter from [ ] Borrow, c/o National Provincial Bank, 128 Finchley Road, London, to 'Ted' enclosing photograph, as in D/DLI 7/75/46, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 paper)


Photograph of grave of Josias Alexander of Bromley, Kent, n.d. [after 1928]
(1 photograph, 16 cm. x 11.5 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Max Darewski, 1908, endorsed with a message from Max Darewski to Alys, arranging a meeting at the Porchester Rink, Hampshire, 15 March 1909
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Letter from [Ethel] Durham, Satins Hill Farm, Sissinghurst, Kent, to Edward Borrow, enclosing a photograph of 'George', 17 March 1952
(1 paper)


Photograph of 'George', n.d., [before 1952]
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 28 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Silhouette of Edward Borrow by H. Oakley, April 1917
(1 card, 9.5 cm. x 12.5 cm.)


Print of a mountain in the Far East, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 card, 18.5 cm. x 14.5 cm., black and white)

Major Edward BORROW, D.S.O., A.V.M. (Ref: Borrow D/DLI 7/75/52)

Additional record


Photograph of members of the British Mission to Vienna, Austria, 1919 Back row: Major E. Borrow, D.S.O.; Herr Eisenmann; and Lieutenant Nicholson Front row: seated: Captain Barber, M.C.; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Cuninghame, Bart.; and Owen S. Philpotts
(1 photograph, 28 cm. x 40 cm., black and white, card mounted)

Captain Joseph BOULDERSON (Ref: Boulderson D/DLI 7/76/1-6)

68th Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born, 8 January 1844; Cornet, Bengal Cavalry, 20 November 1860; 19th Hussars, 20 November 1860, antedated from 2 July 1862; Lieutenant, 1 April 1869; 68th Foot, 17 November 1869; Captain, 31 October
1871; retired by sale, 16 December 1876; served in India, 1860 - 1864, and from 1872.


Commission of J. Boulderson, gent., from 20 November 1860, as cornet in the 19th Hussars, 18 September 1862
(1 paper)


Commission of J. Boulderson, gent., from 17 November 1869, as lieutenant in the 68th Regiment of Foot, 10 November 1869
(1 paper)


Commission of J. Boulderson, esq., from 31 October 1871, as captain in the 68th Regiment of Foot, 24 November 1871
(1 paper)


Certificate, second class, that Cornet J. Boulderson, 19th Hussars, is qualified to assist in the instruction of the theory and practice of musketry, 1 October 1868
(1 paper)


Abstract of case giving the opinion that Captain J. Boulderson should be granted sick leave to England, 15 May 1874
(1 paper)


Letter from the Army Purchase Commission, 4 New Street, Spring Gardens, London, to Captain J. Boulderson, 68th Regiment, Dartmouth, Devon, approving his retirement, 12 December 1876
(1 paper)

7212126 Sergeant Albert BOURKE (Ref: Bourke D/DLI 7/77/1)

[probably 1st Battalion], The Durham Light Infantry


Photograph of 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, forming the Governor's guard, on parade outside Hillsbrough, Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1926
(1 photograph, 57cm. x 23.5cm., black and white)

36145 Private Arthur John BOURNE (Ref: Bourne D/DLI 7/78/1)

19th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hanley, Staffordshire; residence Hetton-le-Hole; enlisted Houghton-le-Spring; killed in action, 22 July 1918


Memorial scroll commemorating A.J. Bourne, n.d., [c. 1919]
(1 paper)

Lieutenant Ralph Stafford BOUTFLOWER, M.M. (Ref: Boutflower D/DLI 7/79/1-25)

7th Battalion, later 19th Battalion, later 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
6 March 1912 - 27 June 1917, 7th Battalion (No. 1510); 27 June 1917 - January 1918, 19th Battalion (No. 275069 [?]; January 1918 - 9 February 1919, 3rd Battalion


Soldier's small book of R.S. Boutflower, 12 April 1915
(1 booklet)


Officer's record of services book of Lieutenant R.S. Boutflower, 4 July 1914 - 10 February 1919
(1 booklet)


Temporary commission of R.S. Boutflower as a Second Lieutenant, 25 July 1917


Platoon roll book of Second Lieutenant R.S. Boutflower, n.d., [1917 - 1918]
(1 booklet)


Note on the career of Lieutenant R.S. Boutflower, 6 March 1912 - 9 February 1919
(1 paper)


Account of Second Lieutenant R.S. Boutflower with Messrs. Holt and Company, Bankers and Army Agents, 11 August 1917 - 21 May 1919
(1 booklet)


Note from the War Office, Whitehall, London, to Second Lieutenant R. S. Boutflower, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, requesting that the 'annexed form' be returned 'without delay', 17 August 1918
(1 paper)


War gratuity claim of Sergeant R.S. Boutflower, 30 July 1919
(1 paper)


Note of the Kits of Dismounted Services, n.d., [1916]
(1 paper)


Diagrams of grenades and the Stokes Trench Mortar, August 1917
(4 papers)


'Preliminary Bombing Practices as used at Northern Command Bombing School', July 1918
(1 booklet)


Postcard from the War Office to R. Boutflower, 49 Flower Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland, informing him that the 1914 - 1915 Star awarded to him is now available for issue, 19 January 1922
(1 card)


Letter from the Ministry of Pensions, Officers' Branch, Sanctuary Buildings, 18 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, to Lieutenant R. S. Boutflower, 21 Wilson Street North, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, requesting information about his health before February 1919, 15 October 1932
(1 paper)


Postcard from the Ministry of Pensions, Sanctuary Buildings, 18 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, to Lieutenant R.S. Boutflower, 21 Wilson Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, acknowledging receipt of his letter, 24 October 1932
(1 card)


Letter from the Ministry of Pensions, Officers' Branch, Sanctuary Buildings, 18 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, to Lieutenant R. S. Boutflower, 21 Wilson Street North, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, suggesting that he obtain a copy of his medical notes, 25 October 1932
(1 paper)


Plan of Tournai and environs, Belgium, May 1916 Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 85cm. x 71cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Ypres and environs, Belgium, 30 June 1917 Scale: 1:20,000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of St. Julien and environs, Belgium, 30 June 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 90cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Belgium between Pollinchove and the Forèt D' Houthulst, north of Ypres, Belgium, 3 July 1917 Scale: 1:20,000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Roulers and environs, Belgium, 17 September 1917 Scale: 1:20.000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 66cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Westroosebeke and environs, Belgium, 17 September 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 91cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Bixschoote and environs, Belgium, 18 September 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Trench map of Broembeek and environs, Belgium, 29 September 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 58cm. x 50cm., printed, black and white with red)


Trench map of Schaap-Balie and environs, Belgium, 4 October 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 58cm. x 50cm., printed, black and white with red)


Trench map of Houthulst Forest and environs, Belgium, 26 October 1917 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 51cm. x 58cm., printed, black and white with red)

18656 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Dudley BOWDERY, M.C. & Bar (Ref: Bowdery D/DLI 7/80/1-2)

9th Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Battalion and 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born 1893; 13th Battalion, County of London Regiment, 1910 - 1914; 4th Cameron Highlanders, 1914 - 1915; 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915 - 1919; 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1919; 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1919 - 1925; 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915 - 1928; 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918 - 1932; 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1932 - 1933; 1st Battalion, The Black Watch, 1939; No. 2 M.T. Group, 1939 - 1940; 15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1940 - 1941; attached 30th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1941 - 1942; Royal Air Force postings, 1942 - [1946]. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Record of service of Lieutenant-Colonel C.D. Bowdery, n.d., [1946] Includes: military identity card, 8 March 1945
(5 papers; 1 photograph, 4 cm. x 4 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the raising of the flag at a Royal Air Force Station [in Iraq, Persia, or Sicily], 1943
(1 photograph, 19 cm. x 25 cm., black and white)

Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh BOWES (Ref: Bowes D/DLI 7/81/1)

18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Glass negative of Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Bowes, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 glass negative, 8 cm. x 11 cm.)

Corporal John 'Big' BOWMAN (Ref: Bowman D/DLI 7/833/1)

2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served in 'B' Company


Programme of the Rangoon Victory Parade, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), 15 June 1945
(1 paper, colour printed)

Lieutenant Edward Henry BOX (Ref: Box D/DLI 7/1136/1-5)

5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born 1898; disembodied 16 March 1919, Ripon, Yorkshire


Army protection certificate (Officer), form Z.3, giving details of Lieutenant Edward Henry Box and notice of disembodiment, 15 March 1919
(1 paper)


Letter from Colonel H.C. Watson V.D. [Volunteer Decoration] commanding The Northumbrian Reserve Brigade, to Lieutenant E.H. Box, recording his appreciation of Lt. Box's devotion to duty, 15 March 1919
(1 paper)


Trench map of France, sheet 57 D North East, edition 4b, the area around Foncquevillers, February 1917
(1 plan)


Photograph of two Durham Light Infantry officers in uniform, endorsed 'Hall, Jolly' [France], n.d. [May 1917]
(1 photograph, 9cm x 14cm, sepia)


Photograph of three Durham Light Infantry officers, endorsed 'Kendall (Box), Stephenson (Hall), Billcliffe (Jolly), [France], May 1917
(1 photograph, 9cm x 14cm, sepia)

4451803 Bugler Robert BOYD (Ref: Boyd D/DLI 7/82/1-6)

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Overseas service in China, 1937 - 1940


Photograph album of Bugler R. Boyd, covering his service with the 1st Battalion in Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking, China, 1937 - 1940


Photograph of Sylvia Sydney [an American film star], c.1937


Photograph of two native policemen on horseback, taken at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: A Native, showing a man beside a beach house, taken at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: The Dhurzi, showing an Asian man standing outside a tradesman's shop, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: An Indian Policeman, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler R. Boyd playing tennis, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler Boyd and 'Andy' playing tennis, c.1937


Photograph of 'Spot' and another soldier [possibly 'Mat'] playing tennis, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: The Champs, showing Bugler Boyd, 'Andy', 'Spot', 'Mat' and another soldier, after playing tennis, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: The K.O. Kid, showing two soldiers boxing, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers 'Spot', 'Mat' and 'G.H.W.' sitting outside a barrack block, c.1937


Photograph of a military band leading the funeral procession of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers marching at the funeral of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers escorting the coffin of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers marching at the funeral of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers in a churchyard during the funeral of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of Corporal Scott, n.d.


Photograph of soldiers escorting the coffin of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers escorting the coffin of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of non-commissioned officers bearing the coffin of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of a military band playing at the funeral of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers standing beside the grave of Corporal Scott, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of Brigadier Sir J. Laurie, and a French general, inspecting soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: On The 'Lancashire', showing two soldiers and a civilian, c.1937


Postcard photograph, captioned: Japanese troops marching to their quarters upon arrival at Tientsin East Station, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Watty and Me, showing two soldiers outside a barrack block, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Ging. and Mac., showing two soldiers sitting on a rock overlooking a bay, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Hooky, Br.E.Gd. Peking, China, showing a soldier beside a statue in a temple, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: The defaulter?, showing a soldier standing at the entrance to a tent, c.1937


Photograph of a French General inspecting soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Guard of Honour 'D' Coy, taken during an inspection at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of a French general and British officers taking the salute in Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Bugles, showing a military band marching through Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Guard of Honour H.M.S. Sandwich, taken at an inspection in Tientsin, China, c.1927


Photograph of a barber shaving a man's head, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Little China, showing a Chinese child standing in a boat, c.1937


Photograph of Corporal Harrison, soldiers 'Spot', and 'Watty' and Lance-Corporal Webb at a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of Italian officers with their regimental colours, c.1937


Photograph of Brigadier Hopwood inspecting French officers, c.1937


Photograph of Major Rogers and the General Officer Commanding [Major-General Grasset] at an inspection, c.1937


Photograph of drummers of the Worcestershire Regiment leading a procession, c.1937


Photograph of Major-General Grasset taking the salute at an inspection, c.1937


Photograph of Major-General Grasset inspecting a naval guard of honour, c.1937


Photograph captioned: Barracks British E. Gd., showing the British barracks at Peking, China, c.1937


Photograph of buglers performing gymnastic exercises, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of buglers performing gymnastic exercises, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of a procession at a Chinese festival, c.1937


Photograph of buglers performing gymnastic exercises, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of buglers with a caged bird, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of Shanhaikuan, China, c.1937


Photograph of a part of the Great Wall of China in North China, c.1937


Photograph of a concrete machine gun post, taken in North China, c.1937


Photograph of a Japanese [barrage?] balloon in the sky above Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of the naval guard of honour [during an inspection by Major-General Grasset], c.1937


Photograph, captioned: B Coy Church Parade, showing Durham Light Infantry soldiers marching along a street, 6 November 1938


Photograph of the General Officer Commanding [Major-General Grasset] and another officer during an inspection at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, on board a ship, c.1937


Photograph of barracks huts, c.1937


Photograph of storage buildings and a truck at a barracks, c.1937


Photograph captioned Bugler Wetheringham?, c.1937


Photograph of H.M.T. Dilwara, n.d.


Postcard photograph of H.M.T. Lancashire, n.d.


Photograph of an unidentified lance-corporal and an unidentified soldier playing draughts on the deck of a ship, c.1937


Photograph captioned: In the Summer Palace, showing a monumental stone, c.1937


Photograph of boats in the harbour at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph of rowing boats approaching the deck of a ship, c.1937


Photograph of boys in canoes [possibly taken from the deck of a ship], c.1937


Photograph of a boxing match on board a troopship, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: The Emerg., showing a soldier jokingly challenging a comrade at a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of a water polo match at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of the veranda of an unidentified building in Peking, China, c.1937


Photograph of buglers performing gymnastic exercises, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of 'B' Company barrack room at Jessfield Park, Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of mounted police, taken at a procession in Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of an ornate entrance [possibly an embassy or exhibition], showing royal insignia and British flag, c.1937


Photograph of Corporal Walker, Royal Army Service Corps, in civilian dress, standing outside a barrack hut, c.1937


Photograph of a donkey, c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry buglers marching down a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry soldiers standing to attention in front of a church, c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry soldiers marching down a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry bandsmen standing to attention in a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry bandsmen playing their instruments in a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry soldiers marching down a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of a church, showing a flag of Saint George on display by the entrance gate, c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry soldiers marching down a street [possibly on church parade], c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, in khaki drill service dress, at the entrance gate of a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, with a long service stripe, and three other unidentified soldiers, relaxing and taking refreshment out of doors, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified Durham Light Infantry buglers standing at the entrance gate of a church, c.1937


Photograph of the façade and grounds on an unidentified building, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, in khaki drill service dress, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in the grounds of a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing outside a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, checking the details of a civilian man with a bicycle, in the grounds of a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, standing at a barracks entrance gate, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in civilian dress, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers on the veranda of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, in swimming shorts, at an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, in swimming shorts, sitting around the edge of an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified Durham Light Infantry soldiers, with long service stripes, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, in swimming shorts, by the side of an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers relaxing by an unidentified building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified lance-corporal riding a bicycle, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, standing in the grounds of a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified military policeman holding a rickshaw carrying an unidentified officer, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in civilian dress, on the veranda of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified lance-corporal, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in civilian dress, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, in swimming shorts, by the edge of an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier diving into an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, in swimming shorts, on the diving platform of an open air pool, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified military policeman, holding a fan, and a local civilian, at the entrance to a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in civilian dress, walking from the entrance of a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, sitting on a fence, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified Durham Light Infantry bugler [possibly standing at the entrance of a building], c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in boxing kit, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly a soldier], in boxing kit, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in civilian dress, sitting in a bar, with topees on the table, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in civilian dress, sitting in a bar, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in civilian dress, sitting in a bar, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man in civilian dress [possibly a soldier], c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man in civilian dress [possibly a soldier], c.1937


Photograph of a beach, showing two unidentified persons, in distance, looking out to sea, c.1937


Photograph of a notice, in English, French, Italian and [possibly] Cantonese, forbidding entrance to a British camp, c.1937


Photograph showing trees silhouetted against the sky, c.1937


Photograph of a local inhabitant fishing on a narrow beach, c.1937


Photograph of people on horseback riding in an enclosure in open countryside, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in khaki drill service dress, sitting on a rock at a beach, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers relaxing at a beach, c.1937


Illustrated postcard, captioned Chenyanmen, Peking, China, n.d.


Illustrated postcard, captioned To view to Palace, Peking, China, n.d.


Illustrated postcard, captioned The camels, Peking, China, n.d.


Illustrated postcard, captioned Chingshan Park, Peking, China, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of the Great Wall of China, entitled Banri-no-chojo, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of the Great Wall of China, entitled Banri-no-chojo, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of the Great Wall of China, entitled Banri-no-chojo, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of the Great Wall of China, entitled Banri-no-chojo, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of a lake and parkland, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of a lakeside pagoda, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of an ornate mooring for lakeside boats, n.d.


Illustrated postcard of a view of a rock garden within a park, n.d.


Illustrated postcard, entitled Suburb of Peking, Peking, China, n.d.


Photograph of three soldiers, on a beach, consulting a map [possibly], with soldiers and women in the background, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, women and a child on a beach, c.1937


Photograph of men in boats on a flooded city street, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier walking across a narrow gauge railway track in open country, c.1937


Photograph of men, women and children, dressed in beachwear, standing in and around a boat on the shoreline, c.1937


Photograph of a group of soldiers, in khaki drill service dress, looking out to sea from a beach, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified Durham Light Infantry soldier and an unidentified woman [possibly in a park], c.1937


Photograph of a man [possibly a soldier], in civilian dress, and two boys wearing army steel helmets and holding bugles, c.1937


Photograph of a group of men [possibly soldiers and a football team] in a park, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified Durham Light Infantry soldier, in khaki drill service dress with bandoliers, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified Durham Light Infantry lance-corporal, with two long- service stripes, and an unidentified soldier, outside a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified corporal, wearing a Glengarry cap, standing outside a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of a group of unidentified soldiers on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified bugler sitting on a donkey, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier concealing himself behind a hillock in open country, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers working on equipment, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, on horseback, in open country, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, standing with an arm around each other's shoulders, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified men [possibly soldiers], standing in front of an assault course obstacle, c.1937


Postcard photograph of a woman, captioned Sincerely yours, Rose, n.d.


Photograph of King George V, in dress uniform, n.d.


Photograph of Queen Mary, n.d.


Photograph of King George VI, in dress uniform, n.d.


Photograph of an unidentified woman [possibly a film star], n.d.


Photograph of an unidentified woman ice-skating [possibly a film star], n.d.


Photograph of a Durham Light Infantry soldier, 'Mick', c.1937


Photograph of Bugler R. Boyd, c.1937


Christmas greetings card, captioned: Old Bill Shakespeare himself couldn't adequately express these good wishes to you this Christmas, n.d.
(1 album with embroidered silk cover, containing 156 photographs, black and white; 13 postcards, coloured; and 1 card, colour printed)


Photograph album of Bugler R. Boyd, covering his service with the 1st Battalion in China, and including photographs of the 2nd Battalion in Egypt, 1937 - 1938


Photograph of a woman, captioned Sonja [possibly Sonja Heine, a film star], n.d.


Photograph of children playing on a beach, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man wearing overalls, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified man in civilian clothes, c.1937


Photograph of the General Officer Commanding [possibly Major-General Grasset] taking the salute at an inspection, c.1937


Photograph of Brigadier Hopgood and other officers [of various nationalities] at an inspection, c.1937


Photograph, captioned: Bugle Major Mason, showing a soldier of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1937


Photograph of two soldiers, 'Hooky' and Lance-Corporal McGonnel, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified bugler, in khaki drill service dress, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler Bramley, in khaki drill service dress, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified bugler, in khaki drill service dress, c.1937


Photograph of two soldiers of 'S' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in a stables, taken at Khartoum, Sudan, 1937


Photograph of a man, on a diving board, at an open air pool [possibly at Khartoum, Sudan], c.1937


Photograph of soldiers of 'S' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing outside a veranda, taken at Khartoum, Sudan, 1937


Photograph of soldiers of 'S' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [possibly on a riverbank] taken at Khartoum, Sudan, 1937


Photograph of soldiers of 'S' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing on the banks of the River Nile, taken in Egypt, 1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier on sentry duty, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, standing in open ground, with outbuildings and palm trees in background, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers [possibly in a park], c.1937


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers standing outside a veranda, c.1937


Photograph of two soldiers, 'Hooky', and 'Andy', standing outside a veranda, c.1937


Photograph captioned Major and Mick, Tientsin, China, showing a corporal and a bugler, in service dress, c.1937


Photograph of three soldiers, 'Chas', 'Mick' and 'Meth', standing outside a barracks hut, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of buglers on the steps of a barracks hut, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier on the deck of a ship, c.1937


Photograph of a group of unidentified soldiers in khaki drill service dress, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing on a veranda, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers standing behind a model ship, c.1937


Photograph of unidentified soldiers on a veranda wall, c.1937


Photograph of a flooded barracks, taken at Shanghai, China, June, 1938


Photograph of a flooded street, taken at Shanghai, China, June, 1938


Photograph of buses driving through a flooded street, taken at Shanghai, China, June, 1938


Photograph of a broken down military car in a flooded street, taken at Shanghai, China, June, 1938


Photograph of a flooded barracks, taken at Shanghai, China, June, 1938


Photograph of soldier 'Chuck' Cowley [possibly in a park], c.1937


Photograph of soldier 'Huck' Almond, in service dress, [possibly in United Kingdom], c.1937(?)


Photograph of soldier 'Chuck' Cowley, at a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler Avery, in civilian dress, with two men and a woman, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler Avery, in civilian dress, with two women, c.1937


Photograph captioned The daft lads, showing a soldier jokingly threatening two comrades with a garden spray, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified corporal and three unidentified soldiers, on the steps of a barracks building, c.1937


Photograph captioned The daft lads, showing two soldiers jokingly threatening a comrade with their guns, c.1937


Photograph captioned Hooky ready for guard, showing three soldiers drinking bottled beer, one with a false white beard, [possibly at Christmas], c.1937


Photograph of two Egyptian policemen, on horses, taken at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, Harry Prior, 'Nobby' Hall, 'Major' Webb and Jack Brannigan, on a beach, taken at Port Said, Egypt, 1937


Photograph captioned: A Native, showing an Egyptian man beside a beach house, taken at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph captioned: Bombay Native Policeman, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers, 'Spotty' and 'Major' [Webb], taken at Watts Common camp, Hampshire, 1937


Photograph of soldiers, 'Spotty' and 'Major' [Webb], taken at Aldershot Tattoo, Hampshire, 1937


Photograph of soldier 'Danny Lawlor', talking to a local child, on a street corner, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of soldier, 'Chuck' [Cowley], taken at Jessfield Park, Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldier, 'Chuck' [Cowley], taken at [Jessfield Park] Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of unidentified soldiers standing in a flooded barracks, taken at Shanghai, China, 1937


Photograph of Sam Nesbitt, in civilian clothes, and his sister, taken at South Shields, 1937


Photograph of Buglers Adams and Anderson at a barracks, c.1937


Photograph of seven soldiers captioned A bunch of the Boys, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph captioned 'S' Company's Machine Gun Class, taken at Khartoum, Sudan, 1937


Photograph of a bridge and riverside buildings in Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of a row of flags in a field, taken at Shanghai [possibly during a festival], China, c.1937


Photograph of a small boat on a river, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of damaged buildings [possibly caused by a bomb], taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of Bugler 'Chuck' Cowley, n.d.


Photograph of Bugler Sam Nessbitt, n.d.


Photograph captioned: Gardening Shanghai, China, showing soldiers planting shrubs outside a barracks hut, c.1937


Photograph captioned: The Paper Boy, showing a local boy, on a bicycle, and two soldiers, at a barracks, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph captioned: Off to Wei-Hai-Wei, China, showing soldiers on a boat [possibly leaving a troopship], c.1937


Photograph captioned: On the Beach, Wei-Hai-Wei, China, showing rows of tables beside a building, c.1937


Photograph of a creek crowded with sampans, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of a Sikh policeman, taken in Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of bandsmen and buglers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, playing the Retreat at a barracks, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of bandsmen and buglers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching on a parade ground, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of bandsmen and buglers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching on a parade ground, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of bandsmen and buglers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching on a parade ground, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of bandsmen and buglers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching on a parade ground, taken at Shanghai, China, 1938


Photograph of Private Rolin relaxing on a beach, c.1937.


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, on board a ship, looking out to sea, c.1937


Photograph of Lance-Corporal Gower and Bandsman Rampling relaxing on a beach, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, in beachwear, sitting on a boat on a beach, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, in civilian dress, on board a ship, looking out to sea, c.1937


Photograph of a Walrus amphibious aircraft aboard H.M.S. Cumberland, c.1937


Photograph of a view of the guns of H.M.S. Cumberland, c.1937


Photograph of a view of the guns of H.M.S. Cumberland, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified ship, taken from onboard H.M.S. Cumberland, c.1937


Photograph of a tug boat, taken from onboard H.M.S. Cumberland, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified ship, taken at Wei-Hai-Wei, China, c.1937


Photograph of ships and a boat on the sea, taken at [possibly from a harbour], c.1937


Photograph of a gun placement onboard an unidentified ship, taken at Wei-Hai-Wei, China, c.1937


Photograph of a harbour, taken at Wei-Hai-Wei, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers and sailors on a boat [possibly leaving a troopship], taken at Wei-Hai-Wei, China, c.1937


Photograph of a steam locomotive and carriage at a harbour, taken at Chin-Wang-Tao, China, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified ship, bearing the Red Cross insignia, docked at a harbour, taken at Chin-Wang-Tao, China, c.1937


Photograph of an unidentified ship, bearing the Red Cross insignia, docked at a harbour, taken at Chin-Wang-Tao, China, c.1937


Photograph of a harbour at Chin-Wang-Tao, China, [possibly taken from onboard a ship], c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry bandsmen [possibly on church parade at Tientsin], China, c.1937


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry bandsmen marching along a street during a church parade in Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers asleep on the deck of a ship, c.1937


Photograph of a group of six soldiers captioned A bunch of 'A' Coy., c.1937


Photograph of a ship's mast, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Ginger' Quinn, sitting, with a puppy, on the steps of a hut, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Sam', standing in the doorway of a hut, c.1937


Photograph captioned Jap. Blue Jackets taking Honkew, Shanghai [China], showing Japanese soldiers in battle, 1937


Photograph of Chinese soldiers in training for battle, c.1937


Photograph captioned At the mouth of the Yangtze, China, showing an aircraft sinking into the sea, c.1937


Photograph of Chinese soldiers, in respirators, manning a machine gun post at Pootung, China, c.1937


Photograph captioned The River, Shanghai, China, showing an unidentified ship and smaller vessels, c.1937


Photograph captioned Chas, Mick and Myself, showing three soldiers, on board a ship, looking out to sea, c.1937


Photograph captioned Up to paint the mast, showing a sailor climbing a mast, c.1937


Photograph of a Japanese flagship, c.1937


Photograph of a view of an island off the northern Chinese coast, taken from on board a ship, c.1937


Photograph captioned Flying the Rising Sun, showing the Japanese flagship at a harbour, c.1937


Photograph of Corporal 'Major' [Webb], c.1937


Photograph of a bugler, 'Charlie', c.1937


Photograph of Lance-Corporal Scott, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Jack', wearing a fez, c.1937


Photograph of a bugler, 'Charlie', c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Mick', on board a ship, c.1937


Photograph of four soldiers, Corporal Harrison, 'Mick', 'Jim' and Bugler R. Boyd, on board a ship, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Charlie', on board a ship, looking out to sea, c.1937


Photograph of a ship and boat on the Yangtze River, China, c.1937


Photograph of a group of unidentified soldiers relaxing on the deck of a ship, c.1937


Photograph of a ship and boats on the Yangtze River, China, c.1937


Photograph captioned A bunch of buglers, showing Corporals Harrison and Webb and other soldiers, c.1937


Photograph of a view of a wharf at Shanghai, China, [possibly taken from on board a ship], c.1937


Photograph of three soldiers, 'Jim', 'Al' and 'Jack', reading newspapers, outside a barracks hut, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Chas', wearing a fez and reading a newspaper, c.1937


Photograph captioned Chinese Urchins, showing a group of children in a street, c.1937


Photograph of men [possibly Indian] working on the deck of the Lancashire, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Mick', in winter clothing, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937


Photograph captioned Bedtime stories, showing a soldier, with a book, surrounded by comrades outside a building, c.1937


Photograph of a Chinese sailor, on guard duty, aboard the Hai Sun gunboat, c.1937


Photograph of soldiers [possibly Japanese] guarding a gateway, c.1937


Photograph of unidentified soldiers moving an aircraft [possibly from a river], c.1937


Photograph of unidentified soldiers in position at the front of a locomotive travelling through open country, c.1937


Photograph captioned Killing him wasn't enough, showing a Japanese soldier bayoneting a corpse [possibly of a Chinese soldier] held by wooden posts, c.1937


Photograph of dead civilians [possibly Chinese] laying in a street, c.1937


Photograph captioned (Note the dead man's stomach), showing a Japanese soldier mutilating a corpse [possibly of a Chinese soldier] with his sword, c.1937


Photograph captioned 'Their country called', showing the bodies of three unidentified soldiers floating in a river, c.1937


Photograph captioned In Jap hands, showing Japanese soldiers, guarding prisoners, in a bomb damaged street, c.1937


Photograph captioned They answered!, showing the bodies of unidentified soldiers lying on the ground, c.1937


Photograph captioned A direct hit, showing a derailed steam locomotive, c.1937


Photograph of a burning, derailed steam locomotive, c.1937


Photograph captioned More dead, showing dead bodies laying in a ditch, c.1937


Photograph of an arms cache in a compound, c.1937


Photograph of a Japanese machine gunner firing from a position on a railway line, c.1937


Photograph of a Japanese soldier with an anti-aircraft gun, c.1937


Photograph captioned The gateway to the east, showing a statue on a harbour, c.1937


Photograph of the harbour at Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), c.1937


Photograph captioned The Dhurzi with customers, showing a group of soldiers and Asian men outside a tradesman's shop, c.1937


Photograph of Private 'Nobby' Hall, in service dress with long-service stripe, holding a bottle of beer and a cigar, c.1937


Photograph of Privates Featherstone and Hall, in service dress with two and one long- service stripes respectively, c.1937


Photograph captioned News, showing two soldiers, reading a newspaper, sitting on the steps of a hut, c.1937


Photograph captioned Armed Escort, showing a group of soldiers on a beach, taken at Port Said, Egypt, c.1937


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers on a beach, taken at Back Bay, Bombay, India, c.1937


Photograph captioned The Dhurzi, showing three Asian men and two soldiers outside a tradesman's shop, c.1937


Photograph of a soldier, 'Jack', in swimming shorts, at an open air pool, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers on a beach, taken at Back Bay, Bombay, India, c.1937


Photograph of men [possibly soldiers] rowing a boat, taken at the harbour, Bombay, Indian, c.1937


Photograph of Alice Fay [a film star], n.d.


Photograph of a woman, captioned Sonja [possibly Sonja Heine, a film star], n.d.


Photograph of the Willow Pattern Tea House, taken at Shanghai, c.1937
(1 album, cloth bound, containing 160 photographs, black and white)


Photograph of a man in civilian dress, possibly Bugler Boyd, n.d., [1930s] Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/82/1
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 12.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of children in fancy dress costume in an unidentified public meeting hall, taken by Briggs Press Agency, London, n.d., [1950s] Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/82/1
(1 photograph, 20.5cm. x 15cm., black and white)


Handbill advertising performances at the New Garden United Services Cinema, Moascar, Egypt, 26 - 31 March 1940 Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/82/1
(1 paper, printed)


Photograph of part of Melrose Abbey, Scotland, n.d., [mid 20th c.] Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/82/2
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 8cm., black and white)