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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 W: Wils to Win

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  • Durham Light Infantry Records
    • 4442 Private Henry WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/777/1-11)
    • Captain Hugh Russell WILSON, M.C. (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/778/1-22)
    • 22618585 Private J. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/779/1-2)
    • Private J. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/780/1)
    • Captain John WILSON, M.C. (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/781/1-7)
    • 14944915 Private John Thomas WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/782/1)
    • 833 Sergeant W. WILSON, D.C.M. and Bar (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/783/1)
    • 32138 Corporal William WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/784/1-2)
    • 13526 Private William Arthur WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/785/1)
    • 32276 Private William Herbert WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/786/1-4)
    • 14814 Private J.A. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/997/1)
    • 14590989 Lance-Corporal Willie Rennard WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/998/1-45)
    • 275320 Sergeant Thomas Henry WILTSHIRE (Ref: Wiltshire D/DLI 7/787/1-3)
    • 100772 Private Henry WINTER (Ref: Winter D/DLI 7/999/1-2)
    • 22563 Private Joseph WINWOOD (Ref: Winwood D/DLI 7/788/1-3)

Catalogue Contents

4442 Private Henry WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/777/1-11)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Shildon, St. John; attested, 21 March 1892; discharged, 30 May 1899

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/1

Account book or pocket ledger of Private H. Wilson, including Army certificate of education, third class, 11 May 1897
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/2

Certificate stating that Private H. Wilson was employed, between 27 December 1896 and 31 January 1898, on plague duty, in Poona, India,
(1 Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/3

Certificate of character, on discharge, of Private H. Wilson, 24 January 1899
(1 parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/4

Discharge certificate of Private Wilson, 30 May 1899
(1 parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/5

Registration card of Private Wilson in the National Association for the Employment of Reserve Soldiers, 30 May 1899
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/6

Certificate of H. Wilson's entitlement to an Army pension, 16 June 1899
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/7

Form of life certificate for pensioners [blank], n.d., [1899]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/8

Envelope for the discharge papers of H. Wilson, n.d., [1899]
(1 envelope)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/9

Letter from Private A. Cox, 'E' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Fort Dufferen, Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), to 'Tug' [probably Private H. Wilson] giving news of the battalion in Mandalay, and expressing his opinion that the Company has gone to the dogs, with 'Crosswaight' in charge, and kit inspection three times a week, 1 July 1899
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/10

Memorandum from Colonel W. Clark, commanding 51/65 [Regimental Districts] to William Bell, 21 Union Street, Darlington, informing him that his brother 4522 Private George Bell, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, was wounded on 28 November 1899 at Modder River, South Africa, 3 December 1899
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/777/11

Greetings card from the Military Hospital Camp for the Sick and Wounded, Wyndberg, South Africa, n.d., [1899 - 1902]
(1 card, printed)

Captain Hugh Russell WILSON, M.C. (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/778/1-22)

5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in the ranks in 14th Company Imperial Yeomanry, in South Africa, 27 February 1900 - 23 May 1901; commissioned, 30 April 1909; Lieutenant, 15 July 1910; Captain, 24 October 1913; killed in action, 11 September 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/1

Report book of No. 4 Cossack Post, South Africa, Corporal O.W. Smart in charge, 19 September - 18 October 1900
(1 volume)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/2

Message of thanks from Capetown, South Africa, to the Volunteer Forces, for their role in the Boer War, 29 October 1900
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/3

Menu of the banquet given to the Darlington contingent of Yeomanry and Volunteers on its return from South Africa, 2 July 1901
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/4

Certificate of a mention in despatches of H.R. Wilson, dated 30 November 1915, for gallant and distinguished services in the field, 1 March 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/5

Field message book of H.R. Wilson, officer commanding 'H' Company, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 30 August - 21 December 1914
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/6

Field message book of H.R. Wilson, officer commanding No. 1 Company, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 11 - 19 September 1914
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/7

Officer's field message and sketch book of the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/8

Trench diary of 'C' Company, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 6 - 9 June 1915
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/9

Trench returns for the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 3 July 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/10

Memorandum from the 150th (York and Durham) Infantry Brigade to the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning the use of grenades, 28 June 1915
(7 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/11

Memorandum from the 150th (York and Durham) Infantry Brigade to the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning rifle batteries, 3 July 1915
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/12

Memorandum from the Brigade Major of the 150th (York and Durham) Infantry Brigade to the officer commanding 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning German movements, 6 July 1915
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/13

Memorandum from the 150th (York and Durham) Infantry Brigade to the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning shell gases, 8 July 1915
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/14

Standing orders for the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning trench mortar personnel in trenches, 19 July 1916
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/15

Notes concerning code words of 'C' Company, the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 19 - 24 July 1916
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/16

Extract from III Corps summary concerning captured German orders, 31 August 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/17

Note by Captain J.H. Barclay, recording that 'Captain Wilson has been given 750 units A.T.S.', 8 September 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/18

Memorandum of the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning working parties to deepen assembly trenches, 11 September 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/19

Postcards from Corporal F. Rhodes, 24th Royal Fusiliers, at Langensalza, Germany, to Mrs. H.R. Wilson, 50 Langholm Crescent, Darlington, acknowledging the receipt of a Red Cross parcel, 27 September and 8 November 1917
(2 cards)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/20

A Form of Prayer for Open Air Services, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1915
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/21

'War Map of Zulu Land', [Africa], 1879
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/778/22

Trench map of France, sheet 57D, south east 4 :Ovillers, 19 August 1916 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 93cm. x 68cm., printed, coloured)

22618585 Private J. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/779/1-2)

'D' Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in Korea

Ref: D/DLI 7/779/1

Letter from Private J. Wilson thanking his fellow soldiers in England for their N.A.A.F.I. parcel, referring to the intense cold in Korea, and enclosing D/DLI 7/779/2, 13 December 1952
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/779/2

Propaganda leaflet from Korea, probably produced by United Nations forces, n.d., [c. 1952]
(Chinese, 1 paper, printed)

Private J. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/780/1)

3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/780/1

Pamphlet containing seven patriotic poems, as follows: 'The Nation's Prayer', 'Witton-le-Wear', 'Earl Roberts, V.C. (In Memoriam)', 'The Call', 'Lines written on visiting the grave of the late Richard Watson, Bard of Teasdale', 'Dear Motherland', and 'Brave Belgium', by Private J. Wilson, n.d. [c. 1914]
(1 paper)

Captain John WILSON, M.C. (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/781/1-7)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Cheshire, 1891; enlisted as a Private in the King's Royal Rifle Corps; commissioned as Second Lieutenant, 1917; awarded the Military Cross and Italian Croce di Guerra for gallantry during the crossing of the River Plate, Northern Italy, on 27-28 October 1918; died 1954. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/1

Letter from the Headquarters of No. 5 Officer Cadet Battalion to J. Wilson, Brook Farm, Oakmere, Northwich, Cheshire, commissioning him as second lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry, 21 June 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/2

Citation awarding J. Wilson the Military Cross for gallantry displayed on 27 - 28 October 1918 at the River Piave, Italy, 17 December 1918
(3 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/3

Telegram from Andrew Colverwood to J. Wilson, congratulating him on his Military Cross, 21 December 1918
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/4

Citation awarding the Croce di Guerra to J. Wilson for gallantry displayed on 27 - 28 October 1918 at the River Piave, Italy, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/5

Copy of letters concerning the distribution, by General Montuor, of souvenirs of the battle on Asiago Plateau, Italy, on 15 June 1918, to the officers of the 23rd Division, 22 - 24 January 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/6

Supplement to the daily news sheet published by the British Forces in Italy, giving the terms of the armistice with Austria, 6 November 1918
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/781/7

Letter from the War Office, Whitehall, London, to J. Wilson, Brook Farm, Delamere, Northwich, Cheshire, concerning the relinquishing of his commission, 9 March 1921
(1 paper)

14944915 Private John Thomas WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/782/1)

possibly The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 14 May 1922; enlisted Carlisle, 1 March 1945

Ref: D/DLI 7/782/1

Soldier's service book of Private J.T. Wilson, 1945 - 1947
(1 booklet)

833 Sergeant W. WILSON, D.C.M. and Bar (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/783/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Born Gateshead, 1892; gained the Distinguished Conduct Medal in February 1917 for commanding a platoon in flooded trenches and under constant fire; he gained the Bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal in a raid on German trenches at Locke, 27 July 1918; died 1968, aged 76. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/783/1

Certificate that Sergeant W. Wilson has been awarded a bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal, 17 August 1918
(1 card)

32138 Corporal William WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/784/1-2)

The Durham Light Infantry
Served in First World War. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/784/1

Letter from Chevalier de Heattendyke, Legation des Pays-Bas, (British Section), Brussels, Belgium, to Mrs. Wilson, informing her that her husband is in hospital in Brussels, recovering after being wounded, 24 April n.y., [c. 1918]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/784/2

Photograph of Lance-Corporal William Wilson and another soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, sent from Lance-Corporal Wilson, France, to Mary, 9 July 1917
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 14cm., black and white)

13526 Private William Arthur WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/785/1)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Durham; enlisted Durham; died of wounds, 2 October 1915

Ref: D/DLI 7/785/1

Memorial card of Private W.A. Wilson, [1915]
(1 card)

32276 Private William Herbert WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/786/1-4)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Penshaw; residence Shiney Row; enlisted Newcastle; killed in action, 16 December 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/786/1

Letter enclosing the British War Medal awarded to Private W.H. Wilson, 21 December 1920
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/786/2

Letter from the Director of Graves Registration and Enquiries forwarding a photograph of Private W.H. Wilson, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/786/3

Photograph of Private W.H. Wilson, n.d., [1914 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/786/4

Photograph of the grave of Private W.H. Wilson, n.d., [after 1916]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 13cm. black and white)

14814 Private J.A. WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/997/1)

10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Newcastle upon Tyne; killed in action 16 September 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/997/1

Copy letter from Private J.A. Wilson, 'C' Company, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Witley Camp, Milford, Surrey, to 'Bert' concerning the latter's enlistment in the Northumberland Fusiliers; the heavy time digging trenches during training, and the funeral, on 24 December, of a fellow recruit who committed suicide to avoid field punishment, 24 December 1914
(2 papers, duplicated)

14590989 Lance-Corporal Willie Rennard WILSON (Ref: Wilson D/DLI 7/998/1-45)

1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born 7 November 1906; residence Leeds, Yorkshire; enlisted 15 April 1943; General Service Corps 15 April - 26 May 1943; West Yorkshire Regiment 27 May - 27 November 1943; joined 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry as Orderly Room Clerk, November 1943; served in The Durham Light Infantry 28 November 1943 - 9 October 1946

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/1

Soldier's service and pay book of Lance-Corporal Willie Rennard Wilson, 1943 - 1946
(1 booklet, cloth bound)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/2

National Service medical grade card of Willie Rennard Wilson, 20 March 1943
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/3

Certificate of registration for National Service of Willie Rennard Wilson, 5 April 1943
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/3 1

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 20, no. 255x, Italy, 7 July 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/3 2

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 20, no. 256x, Italy, 14 July 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/3 3

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 20, no. 257x, Italy, 21 July 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/4

Enlistment notice issued to Willie R. Wilson, 28 The Lanes, Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire, 6 April 1943
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/5

Testimonial letter from Lieutenant-Colonel R.B.Y. Simpson, commanding 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Xanthi, Greece, concerning Lance-Corporal W.R. Wilson 16 February 1946
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/6

Soldier's release book of Lance-Corporal W.R. Wilson, The Durham Light Infantry, attached Headquarters, Leeds Garrison, Yorkshire, 17 July 1946
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/7

Record of service of Lance-Corporal W.R. Wilson from 15 April 1943 to 9 October 1946, 2 August 1946
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/8

Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of Lance-Corporal Willie Rennard Wilson, The Durham Light Infantry, 15 August 1946
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/9

Leave passes and berthing cards, March - June 1946 and n.d.
(3 papers and 2 cards)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/10

Letter of authority for Lance-Corporal W.R. Wilson, The Durham Light Infantry, to collect mail addressed to Gibraltar Barracks, Leeds, Yorkshire, 30 April 1946
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/11

Message from the General Officer Commanding the 10th Indian Division to his troops, issued on the Victory in Europe Thanksgiving Sunday, Central Mediterranean Forces, 13 May 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/12

Frontpost: Ausgabe Sud, no. 112, propaganda leaflet containing official news, distributed by the Allies to the Germans, 2 March 1945
(German, 1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/13

Hinter Euch Chaos! , Allied propaganda leaflet distributed to the Germans, n.d. [1945]
(German, 1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/14

Propaganda leaflet containing statements by the Allied and German political leaders, issued by the Royal Air Force and U.S.A. Air Force, n.d. [February - March 1945]
(German, 1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/15

Men in the shadow? No - Men in the Sun! , German propaganda leaflet distributed to Allied Forces, depicting the conditions in German prisoner of war camps, n.d. [1944]
(1 paper, colour printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/16

Metro , cinema magazine, Cairo, Egypt, 9 March 1944
(1 paper, colour printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/17

Background to Rome: a Short Historical Background, prepared and issued by Education, Headquarters, Eighth Army, May 1944
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/18

Rome: Allied Soldiers' Souvenir Guide, prepared by British Army Education, and presented in co-operation with U.S. Special Services, Rome Area Command, n.d. [1944]
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/19

Location map of Modern Rome, Rome Area Allied Command, by British Army Education, April 1945 No scale
(1 plan, 70 cm. x 50 cm., colour printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/20

Guide to Florence , issued by the N.A.A.F.I. - E.F.I. Robertson Club, Florence, Italy, n.d. [1945]
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/21

Florence: Eighth Army 1944, a guide printed by 5 Mobile Printing Section, Central Mediterranean Forces, n.d. [1945]
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/22

What' s on in Florence, a leaflet published by the British Army Welfare and the American Red Cross, Florence Command, Italy, 1 - 7 January 1945
(1 paper, colour printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/23

What' s on in Milan for week ending 28 October, a leaflet published by Army Welfare Services, Italy, 1945
(1 paper, colour printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/24

Greek Spoken: a complete guide especially written for the English and American troops by P. Petrovidis, Athens, Greece, n.d. [c.1945]
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/25

Egyptian Mail newspaper, no. 9305, 6 March 1944
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/26

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 17, no. 221x, Italy, 11 November 1944
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/27

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 18, no. 222x, Italy, 18 November 1944
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/28

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 18, no. 234x, Italy, 10 February 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/29

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, vol. 20, no. 248x, 19 May 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/30

Parade, a weekly magazine published by the Inter-Service Publications Directorate, European Victory Number, Italy, 26 May 1945
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/34

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 6, no. 67, Italy, 15 January 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/35

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 6, no. 68, Italy, 16 January 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/36

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 6, no. 91, 11 February 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/37

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 6, no. 94, 14 February 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/38

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 6, no. 95, 15 February 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/39

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 7, no. 28, 11 June 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/40

Eighth Army News newspaper, vol. 7, no. 70, 30 July 1945
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/41

Crusader British Forces Weekly newspaper, no. 141, 11 February 1945
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/42

The Stars and Stripes, Mediterranean daily newspaper of the U.S. Armed Forces, vol. 1, no. 186, Italy, 13 February 1945
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/43

The Diagonals newspaper of the 10th Indian Division, vol. 2, no. 23, Italy, 9 June 1945
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/44

The Diagonals newspaper of the 10th Indian Division, vol. 2, no. 24, Italy, 16 June 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/998/45

The Diagonals newspaper of the 10th Indian Division, vol. 2, no. 31, Italy, 4 August 1945
(1 paper, printed)

275320 Sergeant Thomas Henry WILTSHIRE (Ref: Wiltshire D/DLI 7/787/1-3)

1/7th Battalion, later 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Discharged as result of gassing and shell shock, 9 October 1918

Ref: D/DLI 7/787/1

Letter from the Territorial Force Record Office, York Station, to Mr G. Wiltshire, 70 Catherine Street, South Shields, notifying him that T.H. Wiltshire is in hospital with shell shock, 3 September 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/787/2

Discharge certificate of T.H. Wiltshire, 9 October 1918
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/787/3

Notes from the Ministry of Pensions, Northern Region, St. Mary's Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, to T.H. Wiltshire, 76 Castle Square, Backworth, Northumberland, concerning his war pension, 23 January 1924 and 17 August 1925
(2 papers)

100772 Private Henry WINTER (Ref: Winter D/DLI 7/999/1-2)

13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 June 1897; residence Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne; served in the First World War, discharged January 1919; served as A.R.P. warden during Second World War; died 6 October 1980. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/999/1

Protection certificate and certificate of identity of Private Henry Winter, 4 January 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/999/2

Photograph half portrait of Private Henry Winter, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 40 cm. x 50 cm., black and white, card mounted)

22563 Private Joseph WINWOOD (Ref: Winwood D/DLI 7/788/1-3)

13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 15 December 1914; killed in action, 7 October 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/788/1

Soldier's small book of Private J. Winwood, 1915
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/788/2

Copy of the will of Private J. Winwood, 30 April 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/788/3

Letter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, to Mr. S. Winwood, 49 Kent Walk, Peterlee, concerning the memorial to Private J. Winwood, 1 August 1978
(1 paper)



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