Durham Light Infantry Records
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- Durham Light Infantry Records
- 380785 Private John ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/11/1-2)
- 24803 Sergeant John ANDERSON, D.C.M., M.M. (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/12/1-10)
- 24803 Sergeant John ANDERSON, D.C.M., M.M. (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/12/11)
- 14943 Sergeant William Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/13/1-3)
- 14943 Sergeant William Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/13/4-5)
- 106233 Colour-Sergeant Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/811/1-5)
- Colour-Sergeant R.H. ANGUS (Ref: Angus D/DLI 7/812/1-2)
- Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace ANNAND, V.C. (Ref: Annand D/DLI 7/14/1-3)
- Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace ANNAND, V.C. (Ref: Annand D/DLI 7/14/4-50)
- Private William APPLEBY (Ref: Appleby D/DLI 7/813/1(1-72))
- 20/630 Private James H. ARKLEY (Ref: Arkley D/DLI 7/814/1-2)
- [ ] ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/15/1)
- [Possibly] Bandsman John ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/16/1)
- Lieutenant-Colonel Richard ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/17/1-2)
- 24794 Sergeant Thomas ARMSTRONG, M.M. and Bar, C.de.G. (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/18/1-21)
- Regimental Sergeant-Major Robert Charles ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/815/1-6)
- Captain William John ARNOLD (Ref: Arnold D/DLI 7/19/1-106)
- Captain William John ARNOLD (Ref: Arnold D/DLI 7/19/107-122)
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Gordon, ARNOT M.C. (Ref: Arnot D/DLI 7/816/1)
- Captain William John ARRIS, M.C. (Ref: Arris D/DLI 7/20/1-4)
Catalogue Description
INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMEN OF THE DURHAMLIGHT INFANTRY
Catalogue Contents
380785 Private John ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/11/1-2)
9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 5 November 1914; discharged, 30 July 1918
Discharge certificate of Private John Anderson, 30 July 1918
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/11/2Character certificate of Private John Anderson, 30 July 1918
(1 paper)
24803 Sergeant John ANDERSON, D.C.M., M.M. (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/12/1-10)13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hesleden, Castle Eden; residence Wingate; enlisted West Hartlepool, September 1914, aged 22; awarded the M.M. in October 1917 at Passchendaele; awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in the Asiago Valley, Italy; killed in action at Beaurevoir, France, 5 October 1918. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
See also 14943 Sergeant William Henry Anderson, 13th Battalion, brother of John Anderson
Soldier's small book of J. Anderson, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/2Notebook of Sergeant Anderson, including gun numbers, names of Lewis gunners and platoon rolls, n.d., [1917 - 1918]
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/3Citation for the award of the Military Medal to 24803 Sergeant John Anderson of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 16 October 1917
(1 paper and 1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/4Citation for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to 24803 Sergeant John Anderson, M.M., The Durham Light Infantry, for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during an attack on 15 June 1918, 27 June 1918
(1 paper and 1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/5Letters from the Army Record Office, York, to Mrs. Anderson, Wingate, accompanying J. Anderson's 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal
and Victory Medal, 3 May 1920 - 27 July 1921
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/6Note from King George V, enclosing a memorial to the fallen of the First World War, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/7Form from the Imperial War Graves Commission, concerning the erection of a headstone over the grave of J. Anderson in Beaurevoir Cemetery, France, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/8Letter from the Imperial War Graves Commission, London, to Mr. H. Anderson, 11 Heath View, Station Town, Wingate, enclosing cemetery register details of Sergeant John Anderson, for verification, postmark 18 September 1923
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/9Booklet advertising The Great World War, published by the Gresham Publishing Company, n.d.
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10Album of postcards depicting scenes in England, Belgium and France, n.d. [c.1910-1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(1)Postcard showing German prisoners in a detention compound at Frith Hill, Surrey, c.1914-1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(2)Postcard of the Cemetery in Ramscapelle, Belgium, after the bombardment, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(3)Postcard of Granville Docks and Western Heights, Dover, Kent, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(4)Postcard of Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, Kent, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(5)Postcard of the Harbour and Docks, Dover, Kent, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(6)Postcard of Dover Castle, Kent, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(7)Postcard of The Strand Gate, Winchelsea, Sussex, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(8)Postcard of a shack, captioned De ole cabin home, copyright 1897 by F.L. Howe, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(9)Postcard of Worthing Bandstand, Sussex, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(10)Postcard of Victoria Park, Ashford, Kent, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(11)Postcard of the interior view of Saint-Martin, Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment, 21 December, 1914 - 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(12)Postcard of High Street, Ashford, Kent, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(13)Postcard of Hollycombe Bridge, near Liphook, Hampshire, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(14)Postcard of the Lake from the Avenue, Petersfield, Hampshire, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(15)Postcard of Longmoor Camp, near Liphook, Hampshire, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(16)Postcard of the Watermill, East Liss, Hampshire, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(17)Postcard of Apple Pie Camp, Longmoor, Near Liphook, Hampshire, c.1914-1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(18)French postcard showing a despondent German Army, captioned Et toi aussi tu seras détruit et l'Epée te poursuivra, c.1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(19)Postcard showing Christ blessing the army, captioned Sous la Protection Divine, c.1914-1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(20)Blank German Feldpostkarte for use by armed forces, 1917
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(21)Postcard of the tomb of Christ in the church of Ramscappelle, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(22)Postcard showing the arrival of the Germans in Antwerp, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(23)Postcard showing the ruins of the ambulance of the 1st regiment of Zouaves in Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment of 21 December, 1914-1915
[duplicate copy of D/DLI 7/12/10(37)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(24)Postcard showing the Japanese arrival at Tsinanfu, China, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(25)Postcard showing a British position gun, which has wrought havoc among the Germans, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(26)Postcard showing a general view of The Vistula River [Wisla], Krakow, Poland, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(27)Postcard showing the grave of eight Moroccan sharp shooters at Saint Gond Marsh, France, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(28)Postcard showing the main road at Nieuport, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(29)Postcard of the British Cavalry in Belgium, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(30)Postcard of soldiers in the Belgian trenches, Ramscapel, Belgium, 1914-915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(31)Postcard of the ruins of Rue de la Station, Ypres, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(32)Postcard of La Mairie Grand Place, Steenwerck, France, c.1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(33)Postcard of the ruins of Saint James church, Ypres, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(34)Postcard of the tomb of Christ in the church of Ramscappelle, Belgium, 1914-1915 [duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(21)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(35)Postcard of 'The Cathedral of Saint Martin, Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment', 1915-15
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(36)Postcard of the battery of 120 short siege guns, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(37)Postcard showing the ruins of the ambulance of the 1st regiment of Zouaves in Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment of 21 December, 1914-1915
[duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(23)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(38)Postcard of the ruined bridge on the Yser, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(39)Postcard showing ruins of a house on the square of the station at Nieuport, Belgium,1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(40)Postcard showing the main road at Nieuport, Belgium,1914-1915
[duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(28)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(41)Postcard showing the Belgian artillery on the square at Furnes, Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(42)Postcard of Le Corps de Garde du Fort Maillebois, Saint Omer, France, 1892
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(43)Postcard of Poterne de l'ancienne Porte Boulisienne, Saint Omer, France, 1892
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(44)Printed item, possibly in Croatian, possibly an address to the Croatian people, c.1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(45)Postcard of a railway station at Steenwerck, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(46)Postcard of L'Hotel du Ville, Armentières, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(47)Postcard showing the ruins of the main road, Dixmunde, Belgium, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(48)Postcard of the tomb of Christ in the church of Ramscappelle, Belgium, 1914-1915 [duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(21) and D/DLI 7/12/10(34)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(49)Postcard of two German mortars which were found in water in Belgium, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(50)Postcard showing a scene from the Illustrated London News, captioned Biplanes français protégeant un ballon observateur contre les taubes, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(51)Postcard of the Grotto, Steenwerck, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(52)Postcard, captioned Prisonniers allemands faisant la corvée sur les quais, Dunkerque, France, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(53)Postcard, captioned Soldats Anglais cherchant un espion Allemand en Belgique, 1914
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(54)Postcard of Rue Sadi-Carnot, Armentières, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(55)Postcard of bombed houses in Rue Méaulens, Arras, France, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(56)Postcard of a waterway, La Lys, Armentières, France, c.1910
[duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(66)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(57)Postcard of a machine gun with soldiers, captioned entre Bethune et Arras mitrailleuse Anglais en action, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(58)Postcard of concealed English and French soldiers, captioned Troupes Anglaises en France, Une alerte, Les soldats se dissimulent, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(59)Postcard of a waterfall in a village, captioned La Chute du Niagra, Pernes-en-Artois, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(60)Postcard, captioned Rue de Camblain, Pernes-en-Artois, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(61)Postcard of Les Halles and La Lys, Armentières, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(62)Postcard, captioned La Place, Pernes-en-Artois, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(63)Postcard, captioned Hôpital Civil, Armentières, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(64)Postcard of a bridge, with a group of men, women and children, captioned Passerelle Saint -Waast, Armentières, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(65)Postcard of a canal and bridge, captioned La pont de Nieppe, Armentières, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(66)Postcard of a waterway, La Lys, Armentières, France, c.1910
[duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(56)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(67)Postcard, captioned La Fosse No. 1 bombardée Bully-Grenay, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1914-1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(68)Postcard of a row of damaged houses, captioned Bully-Les-Mines Maison bombardée route des Brebais Vise Paris, France, 1914-1916
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(69)Postcard captioned L'usine des ciments at Pernes en Artois, France c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(70)Postcard of a damaged house captioned Une maison bombardée a Bully-Grenay, Vise Paris, France, 1914-1916
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(71)Postcard, captioned Pernes-en-Artois, La Place un jour de Marche, France, c. 1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(72)Postcard, captioned Pernes-en-Artois, La Place, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(73)Postcard, captioned Rennes, La Gare, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(74)Postcard, captioned Poperinghe, Rue d'Ypres, Yperstraat, Belgium c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(75)Postcard, captioned Poperinghe, Rue d'Ypres, Yperstraat, Belgium c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(76)Postcard, captioned Poperinghe, Rue d'Ypres, Yperstraat, Belgium c.1910
[duplicate of D/DLI 7/12/10(75)]
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(77)Postcard, captioned Echappée sur Menton, France, c.1910
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/10(78)Postcard, captioned Guignol II, Et après la Terre, je veux conquérir la Lune, c.1915
(1 album, leather bound)
24803 Sergeant John ANDERSON, D.C.M., M.M. (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/12/11)Additional record
Ref: D/DLI 7/12/11Letter from No. 1 Infantry Record Office, York, to H. Anderson, 1 Millbank Terrace, Station Town, Wingate, notifying him of the death of Sergeant John Anderson in France, on or shortly after 5 October 1918, 17 December 1918
(1 paper)
14943 Sergeant William Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/13/1-3)13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Wingate; residence Wingate; enlisted West Hartlepool; killed in action, 20 September 1917
See also: 24803 Sergeant John Anderson, 13th Battalion, brother of William Henry Anderson.
Notification from the Infantry Record Office, York, to H. Anderson, 1 Millbank Terrace, Station Town, Wingate, of the death of Sergeant William Henry Anderson, killed in action in France on 20 September 1917, 5 October 1917
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/13/2Letters from the War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London to H. Anderson, 11 Heath View, Station Town, Wingate, concerning the settlement of the accounts of W.H. Anderson, 10 April 1918 - 8 November 1919
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/13/3Letters from the Army Record Office, York, to H. Anderson, 11 Heath View, Station Town, Wingate, accompanying W.H. Anderson's 1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal, 27 April 1920 - 16 June 1921
(3 papers)
14943 Sergeant William Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/13/4-5)Additional records
Ref: D/DLI 7/13/4Memorial scroll from King George V, in commemoration of Sergeant William Henry Anderson, n.d. [ c.1919]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/13/5'Active Service' New Testament, 1914
Dedicated to W.H. Anderson
(1 volume, cloth bound)
106233 Colour-Sergeant Henry ANDERSON (Ref: Anderson D/DLI 7/811/1-5)'C' Company, 28th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/811/1Notebook of Colour-Sergeant Harry Anderson, 'C' Company, 28th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, compiled at the Non-Commissioned Officers' School of Instruction, Frinton on Sea, Essex, August 1918
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DLI 7/811/2Draft copy of D/DLI 7/811/1, n.d. [August 1918]
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/811/3Notebook of Colour-Sergeant Harry Anderson, concerning musketry training, n.d. [1918]
Includes: platoon section rolls
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/811/4Notebook of Colour-Sergeant Harry Anderson, concerning the organisation of gangs for loading supplies of coal and hay, c.15 January - 7 May 1918
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/811/5Notebook of Colour-Sergeant H. Anderson, 61st (Chin) Indian Labour Company, British Expeditionary Force, France, containing details of Lewis gun training, guard-mounting ceremonial, battle platoons and map reading, possibly from an N.C.O.'s instruction course, n.d. [after April 1917]
(1 booklet)
Colour-Sergeant R.H. ANGUS (Ref: Angus D/DLI 7/812/1-2)6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/812/1Photograph of Colour-Sergeant R.H. Angus, 'B' Company, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Darlington, August 1961
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 22 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/812/2Photograph of Corporal G.W. Waites, not of The Durham Light Infantry, August 1961
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 22 cm., black and white)
Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace ANNAND, V.C. (Ref: Annand D/DLI 7/14/1-3)2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born South Shields, 5 November 1914; served in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1933 - 1937; commissioned second lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry, January 1938, attached to 2nd Battalion; joined British Expeditionary Force in France, September 1939; awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in command of 16 Platoon at the River Dyle, Belgium, on 15 May 1940; invalided from the Army, 1948; retired 1979. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
See also D/X 2230/1-13 for records relating to service with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Photograph of Second Lieutenant Richard Annand, V.C., after being awarded the Victoria Cross, 3 September 1940
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 17 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/2Photograph of Second Lieutenant Richard Annand, V.C., and the Lord Mayor, [at South Shields Town Hall], n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 25.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/3Postcard in the 'Heroic Deeds of the War - V.C. Series', depicting Second Lieutenant R. W. Annand, V.C., n.d. [1940]
(1 postcard)
Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace ANNAND, V.C. (Ref: Annand D/DLI 7/14/4-50)Additional records
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/4Photocopy extract from The Victor Book for Boys, 1974: 'The Wheelbarrow Hero', concerning the actions of Second Lieutenant R.W. Annand at River Dyle, Belgium, on 15 May 1940, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross; copies made, n.d.
(7 papers, duplicated)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/5Copy photograph of Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace Annand, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 18 cm. x 24 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/6Souvenir brochure for the grant to The Durham Light Infantry of the freedom of entry into the Borough of Hartlepool, 10 May 1958
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/7Letter from L.O. Williams, Town Clerk of Hartlepool to accompany the souvenir brochure (D/DLI 7/14/6) for the Durham Light Infantry freedom award from the Borough of Hartlepool, 2 May 1958
Includes programme and a map
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/8Newspaper cutting from [The Sunday Sun] entitled 'Colours on High', concerning the grant of the freedom of the Borough of Hartlepool to the Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [11 May 1958]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/9Invitation to Captain and Mrs. R.W. Annand to attend a parade on the occasion of the visit to the 2nd Infantry Division by HM Queen Elizabeth II at Imphal Barracks, York, n.d. [before 16 May] 1983
(1 card, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/10Souvenir brochure of the parade on the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the 2nd Infantry Division, York, 16 May 1983
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/11Invitation to Captain R. Annand V.C. to a dinner celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima, at the Ousefield House Officer's Mess, [York] n.d. [before 12 May] 1984
(1 card, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/12Souvenir brochure for The Kohima Open Day, 2nd Infantry Division, Imphal Barracks, York, 12 May 1984
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/13Order of service for the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima in 1944, 13 May 1984
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/14Programme for the sounding of the retreat at The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury, 27 June 1986
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/15Programme for the passing out parade in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Colonel-in-Chief of The Light Infantry Division, Division Depot, Shrewsbury, 28 June 1986
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/16Order of service for the drumhead service, The Light Infantry Association, Sir John Moore Barracks, Shrewsbury, 29 June 1986
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/17Programme for the official opening of The Light Division Depot, Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester, by Her Majesty The Queen, with Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, 27 November 1986
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/18Souvenir brochure for the unveiling and dedication of the 2nd Division memorial in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, The Dean's Park, York Minster, 24 June 1987
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/19Record of the hundred dinners of The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club, n.d. [1977]
(1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/20Newspaper article from an unidentified newspaper entitled 'Comforts for DLI Korea Christmas', concerning the Mayor of Durham's Korea Comforts Fund, c.1952
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/21Newspaper article from The Sunderland Echo entitled 'The Durham Light Infantry - Faithful through 200 years of peace and war', concerning the history of The Durham Light Infantry, 13 May 1958
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/22Newspaper special from The Journal [Newcastle] entitled 'Souvenir of Royal Visit to County Durham, May 27 1960', concerning The Queen's visit to the area, 27 May 1960
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/23Photograph, from an unidentified magazine, of The Queen [visiting County Durham], n.d. [late 20thc.]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/24Newspaper article from the Durham County Advertiser entitled 'C-in-C makes ceremony glow', 2 August 1962
Includes photographs of Princess Alexandra visiting Durham
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/25Newspaper article from the Durham County Advertiser entitled 'Princess Alexandra meets "old friends" at DLI colours presentation in Durham', concerning the presentation of new colours to The Durham Light Infantry, 2 August 1963
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/26Newspaper article from The Teesdale Mercury entitled 'Princess enjoys Raby music', concerning Princess Alexandra at a Durham Light Infantry event at Raby Castle, 22 June 1983
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/27Newspaper article from an unidentified newspaper entitled 'Hero's clothes go on show', concerning the battledress, worn by Captain Richard Annand when he won the Victoria Cross, going on display at The Durham Light Infantry Museum, c.1983
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/28Newspaper article from the Darlington and Stockton Times concerning members of the 2nd Infantry Division Transport Regiment at a commemoration service for Farrier Sergeant Michael Murphy V.C., 2 November 1985
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/29Copy of a newspaper article from the Western Mail entitled 'Recognition at last for hero', concerning the unveiling of a headstone at the unmarked grave of Colour Sergeant John Byrne V.C., Durham Light Infantry, who died in 1879, 5 November 1985
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/30Newspaper special from the Shrewsbury Chronicle entitled 'A Salute to the Light Division', concerning the closure of the Light Infantry Depot at Shrewsbury, 27 June 1986
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/31Newspaper article from The Northern Echo entitled 'VCs on view for first time', concerning Durham Light Infantry Victoria Crosses going on display at The Durham Light Infantry Museum, 19 August 1986
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/32Newspaper article from The Northern Echo entitled 'Party in honour of modest VC war hero - 50 years on', concerning the 50th anniversary celebration of Richard Annand winning the Victoria Cross, 17 May 1990
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/33Light Infantry Christmas card sent to Mr. and Mrs. Annand from Luke and Flo [Florence] Bowdon, n.d. [late 20thc.]
(1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/34Photograph, possibly of a reunion, taken by a press company, c.1970s
(1 photograph, 16.5 cm. x 12 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/35Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/36Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/37Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/38Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/39Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/40Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing veterans lined up, with Richard Annand V.C. in the centre wearing a bowler hat, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 15 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/41Photograph of Richard Annand V.C. [at the passing out parade, The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury], June 1986
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 15 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/42Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury]; taken by Peter Griffiths Photography, Oswestry, June 1986
(1 photograph, 21 cm. x 15 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/43Photograph of [the passing out parade], showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, greeting veterans, including Richard Annand V.C. in the centre, [The Light Division Depot, Shrewsbury]; taken by Peter Griffiths Photography, Oswestry, June 1986
(1 photograph, 26 cm. x 20 cm., colour)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/44Photograph of Richard Annand V.C. meeting His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales; taken by Doug McKenzie Photographic Services, London, c.1980s
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 25.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/45Photograph of Richard Annand V.C. meeting His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. Taken by Doug McKenzie Photographic Services, London, c.1980s
(1 photograph, 20 cm x 25.5 cm, black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/46Order of service for the funeral of Richard Wallace Annand, V.C. D.L. held at St Cuthbert's Church, North Road, Durham, 5 January 2005
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/47Printed copy of the address given by Canon Jon Bell, Team Rector and Area Dean of Durham, at the funeral of Richard Wallace Annand, V.C. D.L. held at St Cuthbert's Church, North Road, Durham, 5 January 2005
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/48Order of service of thanksgiving for the life of Captain Richard Wallace Annand, V.C. D.L. held at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham, 7 February 2005
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/49Printed copy of the address given by Dean of Durham, The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove at the service of thanksgiving for the life of Captain Richard Wallace Annand, V.C. D.L. Durham, 7 February 2005
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/14/50Printed copy of the address given by Major General Robin Brims, Colonel of the Light Infantry, at the memorial service for Captain Richard Wallace Annand, V.C. D.L. held at Durham Cathedral, 7 February 2005
(7 papers)
Private William APPLEBY (Ref: Appleby D/DLI 7/813/1(1-72))8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1Autograph album of Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, containing verses and drawings by convalescents, recovering from wounds received in France and Belgium, at the 1st Western General Hospital, Fazakerley, Liverpool, April 1915 - 1918; and family and friends, 1927 - 1944
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(1)Note by 2840 Private G. Bates, 6th Battalion, Gloucester Regiment, wounded at Armentieres, France, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(2)Note by 5390 Private Alexander Glen, 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, wounded at Armentieres, France, June 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(3)Verse by Philip R. Monjoi, 1/7th Battalion King's Regiment, at 1st Western General Hospital, Fazakerley, Liverpool, 23 April 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(4)Autograph of Sergeant E. Sterry, Worcestershire Regiment, Fazakerley, Liverpool, 27 April 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(5)Verse by Private J. Weddle, 1/8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded at Ypres, Belgium on 2 May [1915], 6 February 1916
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(6)Verse entitled 'Peace' by Private E. Barnes, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, wounded at Neuve Chapelle, France, on 12 March [1915], Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(7)Poems by Private W. Gilmour, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, wounded at Neuve Chapelle, France, on 11 March [1915], 28 April n.y. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(8)Verse by R.L. Morley, Naval Air Service, 5 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(9)Verse by Piper K.J. MacKenzie, 'E' Company, 1/4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, wounded at Neuve Chapelle, France, on 12 March 1915, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, 5 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(10)Note by Private T. Williams, 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment, Jubbulpore, India, concerning the fight for Hill 60 at Ypres, Belgium, 4 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(11)Note by 10589 Private N. Ditchfield, 3rd Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, 5 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(12)Verse by 8633 Private E. Schofield, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Regiment, of 7 Bright Street, Gorton, Manchester; Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(13)Verse by J.P. Hamilton, 3rd Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(14)Note by 3240 Private James J. O'Hare, 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, in the form of an open letter concerning the reputation of his regiment, May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(15)Note by Rifleman W. Foy, 5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, of 49 Goldsmith Street, Liverpool, wounded at Evinchy Brickfields, France, 23 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(16)Note by Private B. [Bubt] 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, wounded at Martinieres, France, on 22 April n.d. [May 1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(17)Note by 13477 Private J. Bell, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Regiment, wounded going into the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, 16 June 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(18)Autograph of 28094 Private H.L. Tillotson, 4th Battalion Canadian Highlanders, wounded near St. Julien, France, on 24 April; Fazakerley Hospital, 16 June 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(19)Drawing of a man and woman captioned: Come along Archie, they shan't take you. Swank, by Lance-Corporal Hay, 5th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, on 28 April n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(20)Note by 276 Private R. Greenwell,, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded on 25 April 1915, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(21)Note by 10572 Private J.F. Sutcliffe, 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment, wounded at Kemmel, Belgium; Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, 18 June 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(22)Drawing, captioned: Loss of the Titanic by Lance-Sergeant Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(23)Note by Private J. Harker, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Hospital, East End, Hampstead Heath, London, n.d. [after August 1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(24)Verse by 'R.B.A.'. n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(25)Verse by 2672 Private Frank Timothy, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, on 26 April 1915; 7 February 1916
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(26)Verse by 2585 Private T. Richards, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, on 25 April 1915; n.d. [1916]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(27)Drawing of a Durham Light Infantryman, captioned: 'Back from the trenches', by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1916]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(28)Drawing of a woman's head and shoulders, and verse by 2683 Private J. Rowell, 1/8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, convalescent, home from France on 11 August 1915, n.d. [ c.1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(29)Drawing of a man, captioned: Algernon: Geo. Hon., by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(30)Drawing of a jockey, captioned: Frank Wooton,by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(31)Drawing of a horse in a field, captioned: Sunset, by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(32)Drawing of soldiers on parade, captioned: Party 'stion, by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(33)Verse by R.L. Morley, Naval Air Service, 5 May 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(34)Drawing of an unidentified army officer, by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(35)Drawing of King Edward VII, by Lance-Sergeant W. Brown, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(36)Verse by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [ ]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(37)Drawing of Charlie Chaplin, and verse by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(38)Verse by 'A.S.G.', n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(39)Drawing of a housemaid dropping a duster, captioned: Mary, by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(40)Drawing of a man being escorted home by a policeman, captioned: Is this your husband, by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d.
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(41)Drawing of a private soldier, possibly a self-portrait, by private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(42)Drawing of the sinking of the Titanic, by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(43)Autograph of 3810 Private J.A. Fox, 23rd Provisional Battalion [regiment unknown] Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(44)Drawing of a Durham Light Infantryman and a woman, walking, by Private William Appleby, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(45)Note by Desire Rogiers, a Belgian soldier, born 9 March 1893, wounded at Dixmunde, Belgium on 23 January 1915; who worked in the ammunition school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, and later in the ammunition factory at Birtley, 6 January 1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(46)Drawing of a church beside a stream in winter, by Private R. Ellis, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(47)Verse by 'T.W.S.', n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(48)Note by Polodore Pauvels, age 20, who came to New Street [ ] on 1 January 1918 and married on 14 September 1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(49)Note by Polodore Pauvels, born 12 February 1898, a volunteer in the 5th Infantry, Belgian Army, wounded in August 1914 and April 1916, who came to England on 11 December 1916 and worked in the ammunition factory at Birtley, 6 January 1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(50)Verse by A. McCullagh, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(51)Note by J. Donaghy, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, wounded at Neuve Chapelle, France, 12 March 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(52)Verse by Private C. Harrison, South Wales Borderers, wounded at La Bassee, France, on 21 December [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(53)Verse by Bandsman A. Lane, 1st Norfolk Regiment, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, 25 March 1915
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(54)Verse by W. Barr, 1st Battalion The Black Watch, wounded at Neuve Chapelle, France, n.d. [1915]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(55)Verse by Jock of Bonnie Dundee, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(56)Verse by L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(57)Drawing of two horses' heads, captioned: The Winner, by L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(58)Note by Camiel Russel, 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Belgian Army, wounded on 15 February 1915, who later worked in the ammunition factory in Birtley, 6 January 1918
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(59)Watercolour drawing of a young woman, by L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(60)Verse by L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(61)Unidentified drawing, 9 October 1927
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(62)Verse by 'Mary' and father, 28 August 1944
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(63)Verse by Thomas Sanders Greenwell, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 30 December 1927
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(64)Verse by L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(65)Verse by A. McCullagh, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(66)Note by Eleanor Shaw, 9 February 1931
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(67)Verse by Alice and Mary, 28 August 1944
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(68)Drawing of a flower by J.L. Malone, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(69)Verse by 'Marian', grandmother, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(70)Anonymous verse, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(71)Verse by 3161 Private J. Reeve, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, on 25 May 1915, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
Ref: D/DLI 7/813/1(72)Verse by 3161 Private J. Reeve, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, wounded at Ypres, Belgium, on 25 May 1915, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
(1 volume, leather bound)
20/630 Private James H. ARKLEY (Ref: Arkley D/DLI 7/814/1-2)20th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Of Elemore Colliery; served during First World War with The Durham Light Infantry and Army Service Corps (T4/159540 Driver)
Infantry Training Manual ,War Office, 10 August 1914
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DLI 7/814/2Postcard photograph of lines of Durham Light Infantry tents at Wensley Camp, Yorkshire, 1915; sent from 'Tommy' to Miss M. Arkley, James Terrace, Elemore Colliery, Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole, describing the freezing conditions overnight in camp, postmark 1 October 1915
(1 card, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
[ ] ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/15/1)The Durham Light Infantry
Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, named Armstrong, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 10.5 cm., black and white, card mounted)
[Possibly] Bandsman John ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/16/1)Durham Volunteer Corps
Ref: D/DLI 7/16/1Photograph on glass of a bandsman (with, possibly, a trumpet), possibly John Armstrong, Durham Volunteer Corps, n.d. [1860s]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white, glass)
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/17/1-2)68th Regiment of Foot
Entry in McGregor; Ensign 64th Foot, 28 February 1791; Lieutenant, Independent Company, 16 May 1793; 102nd Foot, 31 October 1793; 14th Foot, 4 September 1795; Captain, 68th Foot, 27 February 1796; half-pay, 129th Foot, 17 September 1801; full-pay, 89th Foot, 9 July 1803; 1st Royal Veteran Battalion, 5 May 1804; 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, 21 March 1805; 63rd Foot, 16 June 1808; Army Depot, 7 August 1809; 76th Foot, 3 January 1811; Brevet-Major, 25 April 1808; Major, 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, 9 December 1819; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 June 1814; retired on full-pay, 1821; retired by sale, 20 May 1826
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Armstrong, Duke Street, St. James', [London], to Field Marshal, His Royal Highness, the Commander in Chief, asking to be made lieutenant governor of a garrison, November 1821
(1 paper, framed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/17/2Letter from the Department of Arrear Accounts, the War Office, [London], to Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, late 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, Ramsey, Isle of Man, concerning erroneous accounts, 16 September 1824
(1 paper, framed)
24794 Sergeant Thomas ARMSTRONG, M.M. and Bar, C.de.G. (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/18/1-21)13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born 1898; residence Gilling West, Richmond, Yorkshire; enlisted, 1914; awarded Belgian Croix de Guerre, for repairing lines under intense fire, 1917; awarded Military Medal, for repairing lines in the Asiago Valley, Italy, 'with complete disregard for personal safety', 15 June 1918; gained bar to MM, at Tilleuls Farm, October 1918; discharged; served in the Home Guard during Second World War. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Soldier's small book of T. Armstrong, 1914 - 1918
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/2Certificate that T. Armstrong has passed as a first class signaller, 24 February 1918
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/3Note of payment of arrears of separation allowance to T. Armstrong, 5 November 1918
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/4Protection certificate and certificate of identity of T. Armstrong, 14 February 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/5Demobilization account of T. Armstrong, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/6Advice note concerning the issue of a Post Office account book, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/7Advice note concerning changes of address, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/8Citation for the award of the Croix de Guerre of Belgium to T. Armstrong, for bravery and devotion to duty at Dumbarton Lakes near Ypres, Belgium, 20/22 September 1917
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/9Note from Major General Babington in appreciation of the bravery, on 20/22 September 1917, of T. Armstrong, 17 October 1917
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/10Military Medal citation of T. Armstrong, awarded for bravery and devotion to duty on 15 June 1918 in repairing lines while under fire, 27 June 1918
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/11Certificate from Fourth Army Headquarters congratulating T. Armstrong on the award of a bar to the Military Medal, 6 March 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/12Certificate of the Belgian Croix de Guerre awarded to T. Armstrong, 23 June 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/13Letter from Headquarters, No. 5A District, 6 Windsor Crescent, Newcastle upon Tyne, to T. Armstrong, Gilling West, Richmond, Yorkshire, concerning the public presentation of his Military Medal and Belgian Croix de Guerre, 23 January 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/14Note from the Infantry Record Office, York, to T. Armstrong, Richmond, Yorkshire, concerning the issue of the 1914 - 15 Star, 11 February 1920
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/15Cutting from the Richmond West [?] Deanery Magazine, concerning the presentation of the Military Medal, and bar, and the Belgian Croix de Guerre, to T. Armstrong, 31 January [1919]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/16Note from the Infantry Record Office, York, to T. Armstrong, Richmond, Yorkshire, concerning the issue of the 1914 - 15 Star, 11 February 1920
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/17Postcard from the Infantry Record Office, York, to T. Armstrong, concerning the issue of the Victory Medal, 17 June 1921
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/18Christmas card of the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, sent by T. Armstrong, n.d.
(1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/19National registration identity card of T. Armstrong, 24 May 1943
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/20Certificate awarded to T. Armstrong for his service in the Home Guard, 3 June 1940 - 31 December 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/18/21Certificate awarded to Mrs. T. Armstrong for accepting evacuees in 1939, n.d.
(2 papers)
Regimental Sergeant-Major Robert Charles ARMSTRONG (Ref: Armstrong D/DLI 7/815/1-6)8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born 16 October 1896; served as a Territorial prior to 1939, and in the Second World War
Poem entitled 'Armstrong's Holiday Camp', describing Maarad Barracks, Cairo, Egypt, 1945
This poem appeared in The Forces magazine in Egypt, 1945
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/815/2Photograph of Regimental Sergeant-Major R.C. Armstrong, in khaki dress, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 12 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/815/3Photograph of Regimental Sergeant-Major R.C. Armstrong, in khaki dress, smoking a cigar, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 12 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/815/4Photograph of Regimental Sergeant-Major R.C. Armstrong, The Durham Light Infantry, riding a mule, Cairo, Egypt, n.d. [ c.1945]
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/815/5Photograph of Regimental Sergeant-Major King, unidentified regiment, and Regimental Sergeant-Major Armstrong, The Durham Light Infantry, in overseas khaki dress, walking along a city street, possibly in Cairo, Egypt, n.d. [ c.1945]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 17 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/815/6Photograph of the entrance to Maarad Barracks, Cairo, Egypt, 1945
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)
Captain William John ARNOLD (Ref: Arnold D/DLI 7/19/1-106)9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Motorised Transport Officer of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and the 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade during the Second World War.
Plan of 50th (Northumbrian) Division to capture 'Butte du Mont Vent 7657 - Ring Contour 7957 - point 128 7959', on 31 July [1944]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/2Divisional routine orders, number 35, by Major-General D.A.H. Graham, commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, 13 August 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/3Divisional routine orders, number 36, by Major-General D.A.H. Graham, commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, 26 August 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/4Standing operational instruction, number 4, of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division concerning road movement and discipline, 29 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/5Extract from operational instruction, number 35, of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, issued in conjunction with operational order, number 108, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 2 September 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/6Addendum, number 2, to orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 2 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/7Operational order, number 102, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 13 July 1944
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/8Operational order, number 103, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 17 July 1944
(8 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/9Operational order, number 104, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 3 August 1944
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/10Operational order, number 105, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 17 - 23 August 1944
(22 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/11Operational order, number 106, (Operation Supercharge II) of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 29 - 30 August 1944
(16 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/12Operational order, number 107, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 2 September 1944
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/13Operational order, number 108, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 3 September 1944
(9 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/14Addendum and appendix to operational order, number 109, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 7 September 1944
(8 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/15Operational order, number 110, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 16 September 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/16Operational instruction, number 1, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 22 September 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/17Operational instruction, number 2, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 9 October 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/18Operational instruction, number 3, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 11 October 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/19Operational instruction, number 4, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 16 October 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/20Operational instruction, number 8, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 1 November 1944
(9 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/21Operational instruction, number 9, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 15 November 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/22Operational instruction, number 10, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 21 November 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/23Movement order of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 25 August 1944
(5 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/24Movement order of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 6 September 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/25Movement order of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 15 September 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/26Amendment, number 1, to the Movement order of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 15 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/27Movement order, number 1, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 1 October 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/28Movement order, number 2, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 30 November 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/29Administrative instruction, number 1, of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/30Amendments, number 1, to Administrative instruction number 1 of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 30 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/31Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 15 June 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/32Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 24 June 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/33Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 29 June 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/34Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 7 July 1944
(7 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/35Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 13 July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/36Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 15 - 16 July 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/37Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 19 July 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/38Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 22 - 23 July 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/38AConfirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 30 July 1944
(7 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/39Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 4 August 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/40Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 8 August 1944
(4 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/41Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 9 August 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/42Confirmatory notes of verbal orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 11 - 12 August 1944
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/43Confirmatory note of orders of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, [28] September 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/44Memorandum from the Main Headquarters of 50th (Northumbrian) Division, concerning the recognition of ground vehicles from the air, 29 June 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/45Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning baths at Bayeux, France, 30 June 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/46Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the provision of replacement soldiers for the 'Def.' Company of the Headquarters of the Second Army, 30 June 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/47Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the sending of reports through normal military channels, June 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/48Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning counter attacks to be carried out by the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 3 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/49Memoranda from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the rear of 151st Brigade and Brigade Transport Officer, concerning passwords and further orders, 7 July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/50Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning relief of the 7th Battalion, The Green Howards, and other orders, 9 July 1944
(3 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/51Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning tank tracks, 13 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/52Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the closure of a specified route to traffic, 14 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/53Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, enclosing a trace concerning tank tracks, 15 July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/54Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning operational traffic on the roads, 17 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/55Memorandum from Major-General D.A.H. Graham, Main Headquarters, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, concerning correspondence with the next-of-kin of battle casualties, 20 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/56Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning signal security, 23 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/57Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning the relief of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, by the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 24 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/58Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to 'B' Echelon, concerning A.C.I.s and routine orders, [24] July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/59Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning the relief of the 12th Heavy Mortar Platoon and of a six-pound anti-tank weapon under the command of the 107th Anti-Tank Battery, 25 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/60Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning boundaries, 25 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/61Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the relief of the 107th Anti-Tank Battery, 26 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/62Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning the Junior Leaders Cadre Course, 27 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/63Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning reliefs, 29 July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/64Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the Junior Leaders Cadre Course, 31 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/65Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the visit of the commander of XXX Corps, Lieutenant-General G.B. Horrocks, [5] August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/66Memorandum from the Rear Headquarters, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, British Liberation Army, passed through the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning captured enemy vehicles, 9 - 10 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/67Memorandum from Rear Headquarters, the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, British Liberation Army, passed through the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the wastage of jerricans, 13 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/68Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning the lighting of vehicles during Operation Kitten, 20 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/69Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning captured enemy vehicles, 23 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/70Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the end of the participation of the Brigade in Operation Kitten, 23 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/71Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning captured enemy vehicles, 24 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/72Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning Slidex messages, 24 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/73Memorandum from the Rear Headquarters of XXX Corps, originally enclosing a personal message from the Corps Commander, 27 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/74Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning a movement order, [27] August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/75Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, forbidding men to walk about unarmed and unequipped, 30 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/76Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade E.M.E. [Electrical and Mechanical Engineers], concerning traffic discipline, 1 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/77Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, originally enclosing copies of Appendix 'C' to Operational instruction, number 34, of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, concerning place codenames, 1 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/78Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the Brigade Commander's address, 4 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/79Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning the use of petrol, 5 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/80Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, cancelling an order concerning the use of petrol, 7 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/81Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, enclosing additional place codenames, and providing the map references of possible bridging sites over the Albert Canal, Belgium, 8 September 1944
(10 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/82Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade concerning the forthcoming airborne operations, 9 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/83Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning operations in the area of Rijssels, Belgium, 14 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/84Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning future operations within Germany, 16 September 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/85Memorandum from Rear Headquarters of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, the British Liberation Army, concerning the change of currency, 20 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/86Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning precautions against attack by friendly aircraft, 21 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/87Memorandum from the Main Headquarters of 21 Army Group passed on by the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to 'B' Echelon, concerning German resistance forces, 18 - 30 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/88Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to B.R.A.S.C.O., concerning reliefs, [13] October 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/89Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning evacuation from 'the Island', 29 October 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/90Memorandum from the Headquarters of 151st (Durham) Infantry Brigade to E.M.E. [Electrical and Mechanical Engineers], concerning reliefs, 23 November 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/91Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Rear of 151st Brigade, indicating dispositions of units, n.d. [13 - 14 July 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/92Army message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to Rear Brigade, correcting an order, n.d. [14 - 15 July 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/93Message form from [the Headquarters] of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, correcting an order, 18 July 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/94Army message form from the Brigade Transport Officer to the quartermasters of the 6th, 8th and 9th Battalions of The Durham Light Infantry, the 107th Anti-Tank Battery and the L.A.D. [Light Armoured Division], concerning an order of march, [18 July 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/95Army message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning road transport, n.d., [23 July 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/96Army message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to 'B' Echelon, amending orders, n.d., [11 - 12 August 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/97Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, elaborating movement orders, n.d., [13 - 17 August 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/98Army message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the rear of 151 Brigade, altering an order, n.d., [27 - 29 August 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/99Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, carrying a warning order concerning a move to Doullens, France, with the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to assume responsibility for Amiens, France, 2 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/100Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, giving a warning order concerning changes of command and troop movements, [2 - 3 September 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/101Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade to the Brigade Transport Officer, concerning divisional boundaries, 4 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/102Message form sent to the Brigade E.M.E. [Electrical and Mechanical Engineers], 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/103Message form from the Headquarters of 151st Brigade, providing codenames, n.d., [6 - 7 September 1944]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/104Personal message to the troops from General B.L. Montgomery, commander in chief of 21st Army Group, 21 August 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/105The T.T.[Tyne Tees] Times, newsletter of 50th (Northumbrian) Division, 7 September 1944
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/106Orders for the 231st Infantry Brigade, concerning Operation Maiori Two, 10 July 1944
(3 papers)
Captain William John ARNOLD (Ref: Arnold D/DLI 7/19/107-122)Additional records
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/10750th Division General Instruction No. 5: Movement in the Desert, 28 November 1942
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/108Administrative instructions for 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Exercise No. 1, copy no. 12, 14 December n.y. [ ]
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/109General and supplementary instructions and trace plans for 50th Divisional Exercise No. 3, from 16 to 18 December 1942, n.d. [1942]
(10 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/110Signals instructions for Exercise 'Climber', 22 - 23 February, issued to the signals officer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, by 151st Brigade, 22 [February] 1943
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/111Operations Order No. 1, by Captain W.J.R. Scott, adjutant, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, copy no. 14, concerning the move of the battalion to the area west of Tripoli, Libya, on D plus 3 day [30 February], 28 February 1943
(15 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/112Copy of Main Headquarters 50th (Northumbrian) Division letter 252/G to all officers concerning the occupation of towns, issued by Captain J.L. Kennedy, adjutant, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 21 June 1943
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/113Administrative order no. 2 of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Exercise 'Eureka', for the embarkation on board ship at Augusta, Sicily, on 18 October 1943, and road and train movement tables, 14 October 1943
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/114Brigade routine orders by Brigadier D.S. Gordon, D.S.O., commanding 151 (Durham) Infantry Brigade, concerning a Field General Court Martial for the trial of 14661753 Private Ashton, F., 6 D.L.I., and 14629347 Private Cornthwaite, T., 6 D.L.I., 26 July 1944
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/115Army message form from Captain Arnold, 151 Brigade to 6 and 9 D.L.I. Camp, concerning arrangements for the Field General Court Martial for the trial of Privates Ashton and Cornthwaite on 27 July, 26 July 1944
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/116Charge sheet and summary of evidence in the case of 14661753 Private F. Ashton, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 19 July 1944
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/117Charge sheet and summary of evidence in the case of 14629347 Private T. Cornthwaite, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 19 July 1944
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/118Brigade routine orders by Brigadier D.S. Gordon, D.S.O., commanding 151 (Durham) Infantry Brigade, British Liberation Army, for a Field General Court Martial on 3 August 1944 for the trial of:
6409353 Private Robinson, J. 8 D.L.I.
14679277 Private King, V. 6 D.L.I.
7961263 Private Vause, F. 8 D.L.I.
3657884 Private Massey, C. 8 D.L.I.
5891713 Private Wilson, A. 6 D.L.I.
1 August 1944
Captain W.J. Arnold was prosecutor for personnel from the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Captain R.A. Jacobs for personnel from the 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/119Brigade routine orders by Brigadier D.S. Gordon, D.S.O., commanding 151 (Durham) Infantry Brigade, British Liberation Army, substituting the date of 5 August 1944 for the Court Martial arranged for 3 August 1944
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/120Charge sheet and summary of evidence in the case of Private V. King, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 30 July 1944
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/121Charge sheet and summary of evidence in the case of Private A. Wilson, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 30 July 1944
(4 papers, typescript)
Ref: D/DLI 7/19/122Newspaper cutting concerning the exploits of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division in Normandy, France, from D-Day onwards, n.d. [1944]
(1 paper, printed)
Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Gordon, ARNOT M.C. (Ref: Arnot D/DLI 7/816/1)1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born 23 July 1927; served in Korea with 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1952 - 1953, and in Borneo, 1966; died 28 January 1988
Order of service of thanksgiving for the life of John Arthur Gordon Arnot, at the Regimental Chapel of The Durham Light Infantry, Durham Cathedral, 17 April 1988
(1 card, printed)
Captain William John ARRIS, M.C. (Ref: Arris D/DLI 7/20/1-4)13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1893
Identification card of W.J. Arris, 19 January 1918
Includes: a pressed flower
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/20/2Protection certificate of W.J. Arris, 30 July 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/20/3Map of France, sheet 17 : Amiens, 1 October 1916
Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 86cm. x 71cm., colour, linen backed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/20/4Map of Belgium and northern France, 'Carte-Guide Campbell No. 2, Nord', showing the front, 1 March - 13 November 1917
Scale: 1:320,000
1 plan, 96cm x 70cm, colour)
