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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: Bu to By

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Durham Light Infantry Records

Catalogue Description

INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMEN OF THE DURHAM
LIGHT INFANTRY

Catalogue Contents

18/19 Sergeant Thomas Alfred BUCKLE (Ref: Buckle D/DLI 7/103/1-2)

18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Shildon; residence Bishop Auckland; enlisted Darlington; killed in action, 1 July 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/103/1

Letter from M. [Dunville], May Street, Bishop Auckland, to Mr. Lancaster appealing for more information about the death of T.A. Buckle for the comfort of the family, 16 July 1916

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/103/2

Bishop Auckland and the Shildons Wesleyan Methodist Church Messenger, vol. 28, including an article about the death of T.A. Buckle, August 1916

(1 volume, paper bound)

4449326 Warrant Officer II Robert Thomas George BULMER, M.S.M. (Ref: Bulmer D/DLI 7/104/1-6)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Retired as Orderly Room Quartermaster-Sergeant in 1959; died Barnard Castle, 1987, aged 76. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/1

Keynotes, volume 1, nos. 2 - 6, April - August 1943

(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/2

Map of south-east Asia, including parts of India, Burma (now Myanmar), Siam (now Thailand), French Indo-China and China, n.d., [1944 - 1945] Scale: 1:1,000,000

(1 plan, 61cm. x 96cm., silk, colour)

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/3

Map of south-east Asia, including parts of India, Burma (now Myanmar), Siam (now Thailand), French Indo-China and China, n.d., [1944 - 1945] Scale: 1:1,000,000 Duplicate of D/DLI 7/104/2

(1 plan, 61cm. x 96cm., silk, colour)

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/4

Map of south-east Asia, including parts of Burma (now Myanmar), Siam (now Thailand) and French Indo- China, n.d., [1944 - 1945] Scale: 1:1,000,000

(1 plan, 97cm. x 62cm., silk, colour)

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/5

Map of south-east Asia, including parts of Burma (now Myanmar), Siam (now Thailand) and French Indo- China, n.d., [1944 - 1945] Scale: 1:1,000,000 Duplicate of D/DLI 7/104/4

(1 plan, 96cm. x 62cm., silk, colour)

Ref: D/DLI 7/104/6

Notes on the career of Robert Thomas George Bulmer, who served with The Durham Light Infantry, between 1932 and 1959, and continued his association with the regiment to 1976, n.d. [c. 1977]

(1 paper)

4443170 Bugler Robert BURGESS (Ref: Burgess D/DLI 7/105/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/105/1

Regimental diary of Bugler R. Burgess, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, during his tour of duty in India, 1931

(1 volume, card bound)

81225 Private William Stainthorpe BURN (Ref: Burn D/DLI 7/841/1-3)

15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Corbridge-on-Tyne, Northumberland; killed in action 29 May 1918, aged 18. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/841/1

Memorial scroll from King George V commemorating Private William Stainthorpe Burn, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [ c.1919]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/841/2

Letter from King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, to accompany D/DLI 7/841/1, n.d. [1919]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/841/3

Letter from the Record Office, York, to Mr. T. Burn, Corbridge-on-Tyne, Northumberland, to accompany the British War and Victory medals which would have been conferred on Private W.S. Burn, 23 November 1921

(1 paper)

4436202 Private Thomas BURNS (Ref: Burns D/DLI 7/106/1(1-22))

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1

A Pictorial Souvenir and History of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(1)

Photograph of the colour party of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(2)

Photograph captioned The Officer Commanding, showing Lieutenant-Colonel J.W. Jeffreys, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on horseback, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(3)

Group photograph of the officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(4)

Group photograph of the warrant officers, staff sergeants, and sergeants of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(5)

Group photograph of 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(6)

Group photograph of the staff of 'C' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(7)

Group photograph of 'H.Q.' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(8)

Group photograph of 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(9)

Group photograph of the corporals of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(10)

Photograph of the silver trophies of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(11)

Group photograph of 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 2 March 1921

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(12)

Group photograph of the band of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(13)

Group photograph of the staff of 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(14)

Group photograph of the buglers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(15)

Group photograph of 'C' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(16)

Group photograph of the football team of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(17)

Group photograph of the staff of 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(18)

Group photograph of the staff of 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(19)

Group photograph of the machine-gun detachment of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(20)

Group photograph of the signallers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(21)

Group photograph of the regimental office staff of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

Ref: D/DLI 7/106/1(22)

Group photograph of the regimental police of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Ahmednagar, India, 1923

(1 volume, cloth bound)

Lieutenant, later Captain and Adjutant John Hugh BURRELL, M.I.D. (Ref: Burrell D/DLI 7/107/1)

3/8th Battalion, later 1/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/107/1

Notebook of J.H. Burrell, containing notes taken during a musketry course at Strensall, Yorkshire, 17 February - 9 March 1916

(1 volume, card bound)

16386 Sergeant John George BURTON (Ref: Burton D/DLI 7/108/1-6)

6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Machine Gun Corps

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/1

Field service postcard sent by Sergeant J.G. Burton to Miss O.M. Burton, 7 Crossgate, Durham, 1 March 1916

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/2

Christmas card of the 6th Division of the British Expeditionary Force, sent by Sergeant J.G. Burton to Miss Olive Burton, 1916

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/3

Embroidered postcard, entitled Greetings from France, sent by Sergeant J.G. Burton to his family, n.d., [1914 - 1918]

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/4

Embroidered postcard, sent by Sergeant J.G. Burton to Miss Olive Burton, 7 Crossgate, Durham, n.d., [1914 - 1918]

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/5

Embroidered postcard, entitled To my dear Sister, sent by Sergeant J.G. Burton to Miss Olive Burton, n.d., [1914 - 1918]

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/108/6

Embroidered postcard, entitled United we stand, sent by [Tommy Kind] to George Burton, 'in remembrance of the great war', 1915

(1 postcard)

Second Lieutenant, later Captain Randolph BUTTERWORTH (Ref: Butterworth D/DLI 7/109/1)

Royal Engineers and Durham Army Cadets

Ref: D/DLI 7/109/1

Commission of R. Butterworth from 2 February 1943, as second lieutenant in the Territorial Army, 10 May 1963

(1 paper)

8809 Bandsman BYERS (Ref: Byers D/DLI 7/842/1)

10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/842/1

Christmas card of the 14th (Light) Division, featuring an illustration of the north-east corner of Delville Wood, surrounded by the initials of the regiments and corps which participated in its capture on 27 August 1916; sent by 8809 Bandsman Byers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Expeditionary Force, France, to his friends at home, December 1916

(1 card, colour printed)

Major Joseph Magee BYRNE (Ref: Byrne D/DLI 7/110/1)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born, 1851; enlisted in 68th Foot [1865]; Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant, 1885 - 1895; Honorary Captain, 1895 - 1903; Major, 1903 - 1905; Recruiting Officer, 1905 - 1920; died 1926.

Ref: D/DLI 7/110/1

Card commemorating the silver wedding anniversary of Joseph Magee Byrne and Margaret Elizabeth Chuter, 1901

(1 card)