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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 H: He to Hi

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Warrant Officer 1 and Bandmaster Daniel Alphonsus HEALY (Ref: Healy D/DLI 7/311/1-3)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1857; enlisted as Bandsman in the 4th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 30 June 1870; studied at Kneller Hall, playing E flat clarinet, 9 May 1874 - 11 November 1875; student Bandmaster at Kneller Hall, as Sergeant in 4th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1883; qualified as Bandmaster and appointed to 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 7 July 1886; retired to pension, 7 July 1891; his brother, Patrick, also attended Kneller Hall in 1874; died 1917; buried in Morden Cemetery, Surrey.


Notes concerning the military career of Bandmaster D.A. Healy, compiled by the curator of The Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham, Middlesex, n.d., [1982]
(1 paper)


Copy letters from J. Collett to the following: The Royal Military Academy of Music, Twickenham, Middlesex; the Case Secretary of Friends of the Elderly; The Army Pensions Office, Glasgow; and Mr. Cowell, Tottenham, London; enquiring about the service record, and location of the grave, of Warrant Officer 1 D.A. Healy, and the burial of his daughter, Miss Edith Healy, 16 November 1982, 18 - 26 October 1984
(5 papers)


Letter from Mr. B. Cowell, 108 Victoria Crescent, London, to Mr. Collett, containing details of the burial of Miss E. Healy in Morden Cemetery, Surrey, 31 October 1984
(3 papers)

4/9720 Private Michael Wilson HEAVISIDE, V.C. (Ref: Heaviside D/DLI 7/312/1)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Gilesgate, Durham City, 28 October 1880; no. 11796 Royal Army Medical Corps, c. 1899 - 1902; served as strether bearer in the South African War; re-enlisted, no.4/9720, 7 September 1914; served in France with 15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry; awarded Victoria Cross, London Gazette, 8 June 1917; died 26 April 1939, aged 58. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Letter from M. Heavyside [sic], 19 Greylingstadt Terrace, Craghead, to Messrs. Victoria Films, concerning their proposal to make a re-enactment of the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, 18 January 1928
(1 paper)

Lieutenant Albert Forbes HEBRON, M.C. (Ref: Hebron D/DLI 7/313/1)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Awarded the Military Cross for bravery during the second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, April-May 1915; sent home ill, June 1916; joined the Labour Corps. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Photograph of Lieutenant A.F. Hebron, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [1910 - 1911]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm. x 11cm., black and white)

327138 Private James John Henry HEDLEY (Ref: Hedley D/DLI 7/314/1-4)

19th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Newcastle; enlisted Gateshead; killed in action, 14 October 1918.


Embroidered postcard from Private J.J.H. Hedley to his wife and son, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 postcard)


Christmas letter card of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, illustrated by [officer] Gerald Palmer, sent from Jim to his sister, Edith, 31 December 1915
(1 paper)


Memorial card of Private J.J.H. Hedley, n.d., [1918]
(1 card)


Photograph of J.J.H. Hedley, n.d., [before 14 October 1918]
(1 photograph, black and white, 8cm. x 13cm.)

4448335 Private Norman HEDLEY (Ref: Hedley D/DLI 7/315/1-5)

1st Battalion, later 14th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1930 - 1937; 14th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1939 - 1945.


Photograph of Private Norman Hedley at Blackdown Camp, Farnborough, near Aldershot, Hampshire, 1934
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Private Hedley manning the right-hand machine gun, with a machine-gun competition trophy, 1934
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of 'S' Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Private Hedley, top row, far left, winners of the Smith-Dorrien Challenge Cup in a machine gun competition, Aldershot, Hampshire, 1936
(1 photograph, 38cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of the football team of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Private N. Hedley, bottom row, far left, 1935
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of the football team of the lst Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Private N. Hedley, bottom row, far left, winners of the Aldershot Command Senior League Championship, 1935 - 1936
(1 photograph, 38cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mounted)

75447 Private Lawrence HEMMINGFIELD (Ref: Hemmingfield D/DLI 7/316/1)

1/6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Ecclesfield; residence Sheffield; enlisted Pontefract; killed in action, 31 May 1918.


Letter from the Record Office, York, to Mr. [E] Hemmingfield, accompanying the British War and Victory Medals which would have been conferred upon Private L. Hemmingfield, 16 November 1921
(1 paper)

300424 Sergeant James HENDERSON (Ref: Henderson D/DLI 7/317/1-4)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1896; enlisted, 16 September 1914; as a Sergeant instructor, he lost his right arm in a grenade throwing accident, 1917 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal; discharged, 15 March 1918; died, 1972. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Character certificate of Sergeant J. Henderson, 25 February 1918
(1 paper)


Discharge certificate of Sergeant J. Henderson, 15 March 1918
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting, with a photograph, of Sergeant J. Henderson, on his being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, 11 August 1917:


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private T. Holbrooke, c.1917


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Sergeant J. Henderson, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1917


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Sergeant F. Walls, in civilian dress, c.1917


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private W.A. James, Northumberland Fusiliers, c.1917


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Sergeant W.A. Robinson, c.1917
(1 paper)


Wallet for discharge and character certificates, 1918
(1 card wallet)

251111 Lance-Corporal Joseph HENDERSON (Ref: Henderson D/DLI 7/318/1)

18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Crook, Co. Durham; residence Crook; enlisted Bishop Auckland;
killed in action, 19 July 1918


Memorial scroll of Lance-Corporal J. Henderson, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)

100781 Corporal Wilfred HENDERSON (Ref: Henderson D/DLI 7/319/1-3)

19th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Diploma for the award of the Belgian Civil Medal, second class, to Corporal W. Henderson, Laeken, Belgium, 27 February 1920
(1 paper, printed)


English translation of D/DLI 7/319/1, 1920
(1 paper)


Letter from the Chairman of the Joint Council of the British Red Cross and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 19 Berkeley Street, London, to W. Henderson, transmitting the diploma awarded by the King of the Belgians, in recognition of W. Henderson's work during the war, 22 October 1920
(1 paper)

320905 Private Ralph B. HENLEY (Ref: Henley D/DLI 7/320/1-3)

18th Battalion and 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Notes made on a 'sniping and scouts course', n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 volume, paper bound)


Photograph of R.B. Henley and an unidentified man, n.d., [c. 1914?]
(1 photograph, black and white, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Photograph of R.B. Henley, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, black and white, 9cm. x 14cm.)

Captain Charles Stanley HERBERT, M.C. (Ref: Herbert D/DLI 7/321/1-7)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Killed in action, 27 May 1918


Temporary commission of C.S. Herbert as a second lieutenant, 8 January 1915
(1 paper)


Cards from Major-General Campbell, commanding the 21st Division of the British Expeditionary Force, to Lieutenant C.S. Herbert, congratulating him on his distinguished conduct on 9 - 10 April, 3 May, and 5 October 1917
(2 cards)


Certificate that temporary Lieutenant C.S. Herbert was mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 9 April and 7 November 1917; certificate that C.S. Herbert was mentioned in despatches for gallant and distinguished services in the field, 1 March 1919
(2 papers)


Notes signed by King George V accompanying a memorial [scroll] 'of a brave life given for others in the Great War', n.d., [1919]
(2 papers)


Memorial scroll of Captain C.S. Herbert, M.C., n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)


Envelopes, n.d., [5 January - 28 April 1920]
(3 papers)


Photograph of [Lieutenant] Charles Stanley Herbert of [15th Battalion], The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 18cm. x 31cm., black and white, card mounted)

Private John Wilson HERBERT (Ref: Herbert D/DLI 7/889/1-6)

3rd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served in the South African War.


Copy certificate of admission of Private John Wilson Herbert, 3rd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, as an honorary freeman of the Borough of Sunderland in recognition of his service in the South African War, 19 June 1901; copy made c.2002
(1 photocopy, laminated)


Copy newspaper cutting from the Sunderland Echo concerning Wearside heroes of the Boer War, John Wilson Herbert and Septimus Ellison, 6 November 1999
(1 paper, duplicated)


Photograph of the war memorial tablet erected by the inhabitants of the County Borough of Sunderland in recognition of the Sunderland men who volunteered for service in the South African War and on whom the freedom of the borough was conferred, Town Hall, Sunderland, November 1902
(1 photograph, 25 cm. x 30 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of an unidentified Durham Light Infantry platoon and two machine guns, n.d. [1918 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Group photograph of infantrymen from various regiments, including The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1918 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 25 cm. x 20 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of the October 1 Squad (1923) 68th Light Infantry [1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry] showing young recruits to The Durham Light Infantry, and squad commander, Lance-Sergeant Morey, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1923
(1 photograph, 30 cm. x 25 cm., black and white, card mounted)

89085 Private Matthew Lyon HESSEY (Ref: Hessey D/DLI 7/322/1-7)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hull, Yorkshire; enlisted Hull, Yorkshire; killed in action, 29 October 1918


Letter from Colonel G. Easton, Secretary of the Territorial Force Association of the East Riding of the County of Yorkshire, Paragon Buildings, Jameson Street, Hull, to Mr. R. Hessey, 8 Aldborough Street, Hull, expressing sympathy on the death of Private M. Hessey, 27 November 1918
(1 paper)


Form, sent by the Imperial War Graves Commission, requesting details of the grave of Private M.L. Hessey, the compilation of a cemetery register, n.d., [1919]


Form, sent by the Imperial War Graves Commission, requesting details for the erection of a headstone to Private M.L. Hessey, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)


Photograph of the grave of Private M.L. Hessey in Tezze British Cemetery, Italy, n.d.
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of the grave of Private M.L. Hessey in Tezze British Cemetery, Italy, n.d.
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Tezze British Cemetery, Italy], n.d.
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Tezze British Cemetery, Italy], n.d.
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 9cm., black and white)

4437075 Private Joseph Noble HETHERINGTON (Ref: Hetherington D/DLI 7/323/1-4)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served, 1919 - 1927


Certificate of service of Private J.N. Hetherington, 1927
(1 booklet)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, 1925
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1919 - 1927]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1919 - 1927]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., black and white)

32 Private John William HEWESON (Ref: Heweson D/DLI 7/324/1-2)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hartlepool, son of Henry and Mary Heweson; attested at Sunderland, 10 August 1881, aged 19 years; overseas service in Gibraltar and Egypt; awarded the Egyptian War Medal; brother Henry served in 54th Regiment.


Army account book of Private J.W. Heweson, 18 August 1881 - July 1887
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of Private J.W. Heweson, Colchester, 18 July 1887
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

101221 Private William HICK (Ref: Hick D/DLI 7/890/1-3)

The Durham Light Infantry
Also M/415202 Private in the Army Service Corps.


Photograph of Private William Hick, The Durham Light Infantry, taken by Charles W. Kipling, Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of five private soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, wearing full kit (four wearing steel helmets), at an unidentified training camp; taken by Carltons Studio, 132 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1915] Includes: Private William Hick, second from right
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of ten private soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in full kit and steel helmets, at an unidentified training camp, taken by Carltons Studio, 132 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1915]
(1 photograph)

Lieutenant William Reginald HILL, M.C. (Ref: Hill D/DLI 7/325/1)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


The Outlook, magazine produced by British Prisoners of War in the Stralsund (Danholm) camp, Germany, [ November 1918] Includes: on final page, an obituary of Lieutenant W.R. Hill, M.C., 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, who died in the camp in October 1918; n.d.
(1 booklet)