Catalogue

Correspondence of General Sir Nigel Poett, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, with the Regimental Secretary, Major E. Browne; Brigadier R.H.M. May, Deputy Colonel The Durham Light Infantry; Major General G.C. Gordon Lennox, The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Surrey; Lieutenant-General Sir Terence Airey, Fritton Old Rectory, Norfolk; Nicholas Hunt, Assistant Private Secretary to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, Kensington Palace, London; Mr. W.H. Atkinson, Balham, London; Bandmaster Bently, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry; General Sir James Cassels, Colonel, Queen's Own Highlanders; Major L.L. Fleming, Officer Commanding the Regimental Depot; Captain R. Bingham-Newland, Crownhill Fort, Plymouth, Devon; Colonel T. Stallard, Midhurst, Sussex; Lieutenant-Colonel G.K. Stobart, Helme Park, Tow Law; Major General Sir Robert Laycock, Wiseton, Doncaster, Yorkshire; Major Richard Gibbons, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Wiltshire; Major-General J.W. Hackett, Commandant, Royal Military College of Science; Major R.E.G. Scott, Kaduna, Nigeria; Major-General H.R.H. Prince Chula of Thailand, Bodmin, Cornwall; General Sir Hugh C. Stockwell, Adjutant General, The War Office, London; Colonel R.E. Loder, Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham, Middlesex; Major (QM) A. Catterson, Headquarters, 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Gilesgate, Durham City; Lieutenant-Colonel Christian de Lisle, 16 Washington House, Basil Street, London; and Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, Staindrop, concerning regimental business, 5 September 1958 - 31 July 1963

Photograph of His Majesty King Vajiravudh Rama VI of Thailand, wearing the uniform of Honorary General in the British Army, n.d. [before 1925]

Photograph portrait of H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, taken in the grounds of Kensington Palace, London, by Antony Armstrong Jones, in celebration of her twenty-first birthday, 24 December 1957

Correspondence of the chairman of the Regimental Committee with Major-General J.H.N. Poett, C.B., D.S.O., Commandant's Office, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey; Colonel K.M.W. Leather, O.B.E., M.C., Headquarters, The Light Infantry Brigade, Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall Camp, Yorkshire; W.H. Lowe, Secretary of the Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund, 13 Elvet Bridge, Durham City, and Major C.M. D'Arcy Irvine, M.B.E., Brancepeth Castle, concerning arrangements for the bicentenary celebrations, including the wearing of No. 1 Dress, and subscriptions to the regimental brooch to be presented to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, 24 December 1957 - 25 April 1959

Correspondence of the Chairman of the Regimental Committee with the Very Rev. J.H.S. Wild, the Dean of Durham; Colonel George K. Stobart, Helme Park, Tow Law; Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Atkinson, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry; Messrs. Andrew Reid and Company Limited, printers, Leazes Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; Major C.M. D'Arcy-Irvine, M.B.E., Regimental Depot, Brancepeth Castle; Major-General J.H.N. Poett, C.B., D.S.O., Commandant's Office, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, and 'Topper' [Brown], Brancepeth Castle, concerning the order of service for the bicentenary parade on 17 May 1958, 17 March - 20 June 1958

Correspondence of the Chairman of the Regimental Committee with Lieutenant-Colonel V. Leslie de Cordova, The Cathedral, Durham, concerning the correct procedure for colours and colour parties parading into churches, 21 May - 12 June 1958

Sketch of a design for the central panel in the Durham Light Infantry memorial chapel to commemorate the regiment's long association with the County of Durham upon its merger into The Light Infantry, by C. d'O. Pilkington Jackson, architect, Edinburgh, September 1969 Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [1:4]

Minute book of the Management Committee of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund (from 1961 known as the Management Committee of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund and of the former 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions of The Durham Light Infantry Charities; from October 1962 known as The Management Committee of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund, the Charities of the former 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions, and the Regimental Museum), 28 December 1922 - 8 April 1965

Correspondence of W.H. Lowe, Secretary of The Durham Light Infantry Fund Management Committee, with the Secretary of the United Services Trustee, Pall Mall, London; Colonel C.L. Matthews, D.S.O., The Cottage, Aldford, Chester; Lieutenant-Colonel Clifford C. Scott, The Champions, Limpsfield Chart, Oxted, Surrey; the Adjutant of the Regimental Depot, Brancepeth Castle; W. Henderson, 53 Old Elvet, Durham; Colonel T.A. Bradford, Aden Cottage, Durham; the Charity Commissioners, London; John Wallace, 6 The Grove, North End, Durham; and Captain R. Birchenough, M.C., T.A. Centre, Union Street, Bishop Auckland, concerning the Charity Commission scheme for the benefit of the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions, and the disposal of silver, 7 January 1944 - 7 August 1962

Cash book of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund Main Account, 1 January 1947 - 23 January 1979

Cash book of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund Museum Account, 1 July 1964 - 6 October 1977

Cash book of The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Fund Petty Cash Account, 28 September 1965 - 8 February 1979

Cash account book of the Fund of the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, 3 October 1955 - 8 February 1979 Incorporates Charity 10, The Commanding Officer's Fund; Charity 13, The Charitable Fund, 4th Battalion; Charity 14, The Officers Central Militia Mess Fund; Charity 16, The Sergeants Central Militia Mess Fund; Charity 17, The P.R.I.'s Central Militia Fund; and Charity 18, The Central Militia Band Fund

File, no. 1, containing charitable schemes for the Regimental Fund, the Charitable Fund, the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Welfare Fund, and the Cottage Homes; trust deeds for the D.L.I. Museum and Durham County Council, and the Memorial Garden agreement, 14 November 1922 - 24 September 1976

File, no. 2, containing charitable schemes for the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, 13 May 1955 - 8 September 1975

File, no. 3, containing charitable schemes for the Territorial, Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Battalions: 6th and 8th Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, 2 May 1934 - 27 January 1976

Inventory and valuation, for insurance purposes, of the silver and electro plate at the T.A. Centre, Union Street, Bishop Auckland, the property of the 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, under the management of the D.L.I. Regimental Fund Committee, 19 July 1949

Inventory and valuation of the silver and plated goods of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at present on charge to the Regimental Depot, Brancepeth Castle, 13 May 1952

Valuation, for the purposes of insurance, of the residue of the silver and plated goods of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in store at Brancepeth Castle, 15 March 1956

Valuation, for the purposes of sale, of the residue of the silver and plated goods of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in store at Brancepeth Castle, 5 July 1956

Valuation, for the purposes of sale, of the residue of the silver and plated goods of the 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in store at Brancepeth Castle, 5 July 1956

Schedules of 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalion silver loaned to the 6th and 6/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, September 1949 - January 1968

Minute book, indexed, of the Managing Trustees Committee, 8 April 1955 - 2 May 1967

Personal letters to Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Atkinson, O.B.E., M.C., 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, from Lieutenant-General Sir Terence Airey, Colonel, The Durham Light Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel H.L.E.C. Leask, Royal Scots Fusiliers; the Very Revd. J.H.S. Wild, Dean of Durham; Rear Admiral A.W. Laybourne, Chapter Clerk, The Dean and Chapter of Durham; Brigadier S.R. Garratt, Deputy Commander, Northumbrian District; Major-General J.M.KI. Spurling, Headquarters, Northern Command; Major-General C.H. Colquhoun, Headquarters, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (T.A.) and Northumbrian District; Lawrie Edwards, Culzean Park, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne; Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans, Headquarters, Northern Command; the War Office, Whitehall; Major-General J.H.N. Poett, Colonel, The Durham Light Infantry; Brigadier D.S. Gordon, Headquarters, The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey; the Military Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London; and Bill Rankin, Headquarters, Land Forces, Aden, concerning the supply of good officers for the regiment; his appointment to succeed Lieutenant-Colonel P.H.M. May in command of the 1st Battalion; the Regimental Dinner Club; the selection and appointment of commanding officers; successful cadet training camps and demonstrations by the 1st Battalion; and notification of his retirement, 31 December 1953; 6 January 1955 - 8 August 1957; 11 May 1964 and n.d.

Instructions for the bicentenary parade on 17 May 1958 at Brancepeth Castle, and in Durham City, 20 March - 14 May 1958

Copy letter from Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Low Middleton Hall, Middleton-one-Row, to launch a County Appeal for the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry in Durham Cathedral, 10 July 1968 This appeal was made on the day The Durham Light Infantry, in Cyprus, became the 4th Battalion The Light Infantry

Minutes of eight meetings [of the Lord Lieutenant's County Regiment Appeal Fund Committee] concerning the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, 2 May - 6 December 1968

Agenda, notes and accounts of the Regimental Secretary for the final meeting of the Lord Lieutenant's Durham Light Infantry Appeal Fund, 5 - 21 February 1969

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning the administration of the Lord Lieutenant of Durham's D.L.I. Appeal Fund, also known as the County Regiment Appeal Fund, 1 July 1968 - 22 January 1969

Notes concerning arrangements for the laying-up of colours ceremony, and luncheon, the administration of the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund and the distribution of commemorative mugs, July - December 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 12 July - 17 August 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 7 August - 12 September 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 5 September - 7 October 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 30 September - 1 November 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 30 October - 12 November 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 15 - 30 November 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 25 November - 30 December 1968 (1 file)

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 28 October - 17 December 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 2 December 1968 - 3 January 1969; 5 March 1969

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, concerning donations to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal Fund in aid of the laying-up of colours of The Durham Light Infantry, 2 October 1968 - 27 January 1969; 5 March 1969

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, with Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Low Middleton Hall, Middleton-one-Row; the Very Revd. John Wild, The Deanery, Durham; Major L.P. Clayton, Band President 34 (N) Signal Regiment (V), T. & A.V.R. Centre, Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough, Teesside; and the President of Durham University S.R.C., Dunelm House, Durham, concerning a series of band concerts in aid of the County Appeal for the laying-up of the D.L.I. Colours, October - 17 December 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, with the Daily Telegraph, The Yorkshire Post, and The Times newspapers, and Tony Fenn, Headquarters Northumbrian District, Catterick Camp, Yorkshire; concerning the issue of press tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December, 25 October - 20 December 1968

Correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, Regimental Secretary, with the Central Office of Information, Northern Region, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne; the editor of the British Broadcasting Corporation, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; J.H. Ritson, news editor of The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne; Tony Fenn, Headquarters, Northumbrian District, Catterick Camp, Yorkshire; and the newspaper editors of the Durham County Advertiser Series, the Darlington & Stockton Times, The Northern Echo, The Evening Chronicle, The Northern Despatch, The Shields Gazette, The Evening Gazette, The Sunderland Echo, The Newcastle Journal and The Northern Daily Mail concerning publicity and press coverage of the laying-up of colours ceremony, 14 October 1968 - 14 January 1969

Summary register of guests attending the laying-up of colours ceremony in Durham Cathedral, and the luncheon in Durham Castle on 12 December 1968, October - November 1968

List of invitations to the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, sent to regular officers with the 4th Battalion The Light Infantry, extra-regimental serving officers and retired regular officers, September - November 1968

List of invitations to the luncheon on 12 December 1968 sent to official guests, 8 November 1968 and n.d.

List of invitations to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, sent to ex-National Service officers, 4 October - 8 November 1968

Letters of acceptance of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to the laying-up of colours (parade and cathedral) on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, from serving officers, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to the laying-up of colours (parade and cathedral) on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, A - E, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to luncheon following the cathedral service at the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, F - L, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to luncheon following the cathedral service at the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, M - O, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to luncheon following the cathedral service at the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, P - T, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to luncheon following the cathedral service at the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of acceptance, U - Z and late arrivals, of the Lord Lieutenant's invitation to luncheon following the cathedral service at the laying-up of colours ceremony, on 12 December 1968, November 1968

Letters of refusal and cancellation for the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, 12 November - 10 December 1968

Applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, from the next of kin of men killed in action, 13 July - 25 November 1968

Applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, from ex-D.L.I. men, 16 September - 2 December 1968

List of applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours service in Durham Cathedral, on 12 December 1968, from subscribers to the Lord Lieutenant's Appeal, with D.L.I. family connections, and next of kin, 18 October - 26 November 1968 (1 file)

Applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968 from the next of kin of ex-D.L.I. servicemen, 24 October - 2 December 1968

Applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968 from relatives of men attending the cathedral service and/or now serving, 23 October - 25 November 1968

Miscellaneous applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours ceremony on 12 December 1968, 24 October - 6 December 1968

Applications for tickets to the laying-up of colours (parade only), 2 - 3 December 1968

Correspondence of the Regimental Secretary, Regimental Headquarters, Elvet Waterside, Durham City, and schedules of silver and property of The Durham Light Infantry, mainly of the Officers' Mess, for disposal and transfer to The Light Infantry, 2 June 1967 - 9 September 1968

Correspondence of the Regimental Secretary, Regimental Headquarters, Elvet Waterside, Durham City, and schedules of silver and property of The Durham Light Infantry, mainly of the Sergeants' Mess, P.R. 1. and Band and Bugles, for disposal and transfer to The Light Infantry, 2 May 1967 - 29 October 1968

Cash book of the Commanding Officers' Fund, Durham Light Infantry depot, 10 June 1937 - 15 July 1987

Cash book of the Regimental Headquarters D.L.I. Account, 23 December 1955 - 15 March 1983

Sundry cash book of the Regimental Headquarters D.L.I. Account, 23 September 1960 - 13 January 1980 Contains museum receipts, and sales of commemorative goods

Cash book of the Regimental Headquarters Officers' Mess Account, 19 February 1958 - 6 October 1988

Cash book of the D.L.I. Association Account, 14 April 1953 - 11 September 1979

Cash book of the D.L.I. Association Account, 11 September 1979 - 11 February 1983

Schedules of Regimental Association subscriptions recovered under the Day's Pay Scheme, quarter commencing 1 July 1966 - quarter commencing 1 September 1967 Includes: soldiers' service numbers and surnames

Recruitment poster, as D/DLI 1/4/20, entitled: 'Men of Durham, Faithful 200 Years, 1758 - 1959' issued during the regiment's bicentenary year, 1958

Postcard illustration of The Durham Light Infantry emblem, the old cap badge and the 1875 cap badge, n.d. [1908 - 1914]

Christmas card of The Durham Light Infantry, containing a photograph of the dedication of the Memorial Garden, Durham Cathedral, on 9 July 1950, n.d. [1950]

Christmas card of The Durham Light Infantry, containing a photograph of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on the royal visit to Teesside, on 4 June 1956, n.d. [1956]

Christmas card of The Durham Light Infantry, containing a reproduction of the etching of Brancepeth Castle in the Officers' Mess at the regimental depot, n.d. [mid 20th c.]

Page detached from the Depot scrapbook D/DLI 1/5/1, containing postcard photographs of the Gateshead War Memorial opening ceremony on 14 May 1922:

Photograph of soldiers standing on parade at the Gateshead War Memorial opening ceremony, 14 May 1922

Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching past buildings at the Gateshead War Memorial opening ceremony, 14 May 1922

Photograph of the Mayor of Gateshead addressing civic representatives and army officers at the Gateshead War Memorial opening ceremony, 14 May 1922

Photograph album and scrapbook of the regimental depot, The Durham Light Infantry, containing photographs and correspondence concerning H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, Colonel-in-Chief; annual reunion parades of The Durham Light Infantry Association, and the laying-up of colours in December 1968, 1960 - 1969

Photograph of a painting of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, c.1960

Christmas greetings card, from Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, featuring a photograph of the Princess standing with an African man in a garden, Christmas 1960

Photograph of a view of plants growing at the entrance to The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters, taken at Elvet Waterside, Durham, c.1962

Photograph of a view of plants growing at the entrance to The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters, taken at Elvet Waterside, Durham, c.1962

Photograph of a view of plants growing at the entrance to The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters, taken at Elvet Waterside, Durham, c.1962

Photograph of an office desk [possibly at The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters, Elvet Waterside, Durham], c.1962

Photograph showing paintings on a wall [possibly at The Durham Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters, Elvet Waterside, Durham], c.1962

Newspaper cutting from the Northern Daily Mail, containing a photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphries, The Durham Light Infantry, with a shooting trophy, 8 December 1962

Newspaper cutting, from the Northern Daily Mail, concerning a shooting trophy given to Durham City Council, by The Durham Light Infantry, on permanent loan, 8 December 1962

Newspaper cutting of a review, by Brigadier W.F.K. Thompson, of Faithful: the Story of The Durham Light Infantry, by S.G.P. Ward, c. 1963

Newspaper cutting, from the Sunday Times, of a review, by Sir Arthur Bryant, of Faithful: the Story of The Durham Light Infantry, by S.G.P. Ward, 10 November 1963

Newspaper cutting from the Sunday Sun, of a review, by Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, of Faithful: the Story of The Durham Light Infantry, by S.G.P. Ward, dated 24 November 1963

Photograph of a senior officer [General Sir Nigel Poett, or Lord Barnard, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham] inspecting members of The Durham Light Infantry Association during a reunion parade, taken at College Green, Durham, September 1963

Photograph of Lord Barnard, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, saluting a march past by members of the Durham Light Infantry Association, taken during a reunion parade at Durham, September 1963

Newspaper cutting, from the Durham County Advertiser, concerning a reunion parade of the Durham Light Infantry Association, dated 13 September 1963

Card featuring a painting of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, wearing a Durham Light Infantry brooch, c.1963

Letter to Sir Phillip Hay, Secretary to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, Kensington Palace, London, from General Sir Nigel Poett, The War Office, Whitehall, London, offering thanks to Her Royal Highness 'for the very charming letter which she sent about the wedding present', 30 April 1963

Letter to Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphries, Regimental Headquarters, Durham Light Infantry, Durham City, from General Sir Nigel Poett, The War Office, Whitehall, London, enclosing a letter from Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra 'thanking us for the wedding present', 30 April 1963

Handwritten letter to General Sir Nigel Poett, The War Office, Whitehall, London, from Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, Kensington Palace, London, offering thanks to 'you and All Ranks of my Regiment most warmly for the magnificent wedding present you have given me', 16 April 1963

Photograph of General Sir Nigel Poett, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, in civilian dress, inspecting the Durham contingent of the Durham Light Infantry Association during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1964

Newspaper cutting photograph, from the Sunderland Echo, showing retired Company Sergeant-Major 'Jimmy' Wood, left, General Sir Nigel Poett, centre, and Lord Lawson, right, standing beside the Durham Light Infantry memorial, at Durham Cathedral, during a reunion parade, dated 14 September 1964

Photograph of General Sir Nigel Poett, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, inspecting the Sunderland contingent of the Durham Light Infantry Association during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1964

Photograph of members of the Durham Light Infantry Association socialising in Gilesgate drill hall during a reunion, taken at Durham, c.1964 - 1965

Newspaper cutting, from The Journal, concerning a reunion parade of the Durham Light Infantry Association, dated 11 September 1965

Newspaper cutting concerning a reunion parade of the Durham Light Infantry Association, September 1965

Newspaper cutting concerning a reunion of the sergeants of the 1st and 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham, c.1965

Newspaper cutting containing a photograph of Chelsea pensioners James Wood and William F. Bale at a reunion of the sergeants of the 1st and 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Durham, c.1965

Card featuring a photograph of Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, in civilian dress, c.1966

Newspaper cutting, from The Times, of a court circular concerning receptions, given to General Sir Nigel Poett and General A.H.G. Ricketts, by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, 7 January 1966

Photograph of Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, inspecting members of the Durham Light Infantry Association during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1967

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Lowe, Secretary of the Durham Light Infantry Association, leading members of the Association into Durham Cathedral during a reunion parade, September 1967

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Lowe, Secretary of the Durham Light Infantry Association, giving a report during a meeting, c.1967

Newspaper cutting photograph showing officers and non-commissioned officers of The Durham Light Infantry standing outside The Durham Light Infantryman public house, taken at Gilesgate, Durham, c.1967 Photograph includes Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphries, Lieutenant-Colonel H. Lowe, Captain R.W. Annand, V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Alderson, and Major A.H. Wigram

Photograph of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, escorted by Major MacGregor-Oakford, arriving to inspect soldiers of 'A' and 'D' Companies, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken during the opening ceremony of the Tyne Tunnel, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 19 October 1968

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Lowe, Secretary of the Durham Light Infantry Association, leading members of the Association past a saluting base during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1968

Photograph of Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts, Colonel of The Durham Light Infantry, laying a wreath on the regimental memorial at Durham Cathedral, September 1968

Order of service for the laying up of the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, taken outside Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of the band of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching through Durham Market Place, 12 December 1968

Photograph of soldiers carrying the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, through Durham Market Place, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Captain and Adjutant T.B. Vesey, escorted by Regimental Sergeant-Major C.E. Darwin and Major R.B. MacGregor-Oakford, leading soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, onto Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, arriving to inspect the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, as Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts and General Sir Geoffrey Musson follow, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, approaching Sergeant A.F. Lynn during an inspection of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, inspecting the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, approaching Colour-Sergeant Wakefield during an inspection of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, talking to Colour-Sergeant Wakefield during an inspection of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, talking to Colour-Sergeant Wakefield during an inspection of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob, inspecting the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra talking to Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts, right, and Major J.W. Jones, left, during an inspection of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, as General Sir Geoffrey Musson looks on, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Major J.W. Jones, inspecting the Durham Light Infantry Association, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, escorted by Major J.W. Jones, inspecting the Durham Light Infantry Association banners, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Major J.W. Jones escorting Her Royal Highness Princess Alexander, during an inspection of the Durham Light Infantry Association, as Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts follows, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain L.J.C. Anderson and Major G.M. Benson, standing to attention during the Royal Salute, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph showing the final trooping of the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of soldiers marching the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Durham Cathedral, with the flags dipped to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, taken at Palace Green, Durham, 12 December 1968

Photograph of the colour party of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken outside Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968 Left to right: Lieutenant T. Harris, Sergeant P. Wharton, Colour-Sergeant F. Leck, Second-Lieutenant D.H.R. Stephenson, Sergeant P.R. Higgins

Photograph of the Dean of Durham Cathedral escorting Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra to her seat, taken during a ceremony for the laying up of colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra sitting beside Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts during a ceremony for the laying up of colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of soldiers marching the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, down the main aisle of Durham Cathedral during a laying up ceremony, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra watching soldiers marching the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, during a laying up ceremony at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Jacob handing the Queen's colour to the Dean of Durham Cathedral, taken during a ceremony for the laying up of the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Reverend Parr holding the Regimental colour, and Reverend Rice holding the Queen's colour flag during a ceremony for the laying up of colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts reading the lesson during a ceremony for the laying up of colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of the Right Reverend, The Bishop of Birmingham delivering a sermon during the laying up of colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, leaving Durham Cathedral after attending a laying up ceremony for the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra leaning down to catch a programme dropped by Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, taken at the entrance to Durham Cathedral following a laying up ceremony for the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, leaving Durham Cathedral after attending a laying up ceremony for the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 December 1968

Photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and Sir James Duff, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, walking past a television camera after attending a laying up ceremony for the colours of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Durham Cathedral, 12 December 1968

Group photograph of the guests at a dinner of the warrant officers and sergeants of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Durham, September 1969

Photograph of Captain R.W. Annand, V.C., leading the Durham branch of the Durham Light Infantry Association past Major-General A.H.G. Ricketts during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1969

Photograph of an exterior view of the Durham Light Infantry Museum, taken at Aykley Heads, Durham, c.1968

Photograph of an interior view of the Durham Light Infantry Museum, taken at Aykley Heads, Durham, c.1968

Photograph of an interior view of the Durham Light Infantry Museum, taken at Aykley Heads, Durham, c.1968

Message addressed to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, from the 4th Battalion, the Light Infantry, welcoming the Princess 'as their Deputy Colonel-in-Chief', 10 July 1968

Message addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Humphreys, from Peter Clarke, Comptroller to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, offering thanks to 'you and her Regiment for sending greetings to her on July 10th', 12 July 1968

Photograph of a senior officer inspecting members of the Durham Light Infantry Association during a reunion parade, taken at Durham, September 1973

Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching with the colours and fixed bayonets, Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [c.1920]

Group photograph of signallers of an unidentified battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [c.1919 - 1920]

Group photograph of officers, sergeants, soldiers and boys of The Durham Light Infantry, Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [1920s]

Group photograph of new recruits at the Durham Light Infantry Depot passing out parade, Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1929 - 1930

'A Few Words of Advice to Men on Joining No. 4 Infantry Training Centre, Brancepeth', by Lieutenant-Colonel H. McBain, 26 August 1942

Cover of a booklet describing No. 4 Infantry Training Centre and 54 P.T.W., Brancepeth, Durham, 17 January 1945

'Hints to Recruits: 68 Primary Training Centre, The Durham Light Infantry, Durham', n.d. [c.1947]

Commanding Officer's Inspection Book, unused, of 'A' Company, The Durham Light Infantry, Infantry Training Centre, Brancepeth, 19 September 1940

Proficiency certificate (unused) for presentation to the best all-round recruit for the period of primary training, 68th Primary Training Centre, Brancepeth, 29 July 1947

Permanent pass for personnel of 122 Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, to visit Willington, 24 October 1940

Samples of permanent passes for issue to the personnel of Headquarter Company and 'A' and 'B' Companies, No. 68 Primary Training Centre, Brancepeth, 28 July 1947

Identification card, unused, for personnel of The York and Lancaster Regimental Company, 1 April 1949

Programme for a sports meeting at No. 4 Infantry Training Centre, Brancepeth Camp, 29 July 1944

Event card, unused, of No. 4 Infantry Training Centre sports meeting, Brancepeth, 28 July 1945

Programme for a non-stop variety concert 'Comedy in Khaki' presented by No. 4 Infantry Training Centre Concert Party at Stanley Social Service Centre, 14 July 1944

Programme for 'Aladdin Serves the King', a pantomime from an Army angle, performed by No. 4 Infantry Training Centre Concert Party and Dramatic Society, assisted by the band of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at the Camp Cinema, Brancepeth, 29 - 31 January 1945

Ticket for a performance of 'George and Margaret' by No. 4 Infantry Training Centre Dramatic Society in the Camp Cinema, Brancepeth, 2 May 1946

Ticket for a dance in aid of Mrs. Churchill's Aid to Russia Fund, in the Camp Gymnasium [Brancepeth], 2 February 1942

Ticket for a Grand Victory Ball in aid of Durham City and District Home Guard, in the Town Hall, Durham City, 27 April 1945

Ticket for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Dance in the Camp Cinema [Brancepeth], 20 July 1945

Ticket for a dance held by 'B' Company, Durham Group Auxiliary Territorial Service, in aid of the A.T.S. Benevolent Fund, at Brancepeth Castle, 11 September 1945

Ticket for a military band and vocalist concert by Recee Military Band, to celebrate 'Thanksgiving Week', Town Hall, Durham, 7 October 1945

Ticket for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Dance in the Cinema, Brancepeth Camp, 5 December 1946

Ticket for a 'Parents at Home' at 68th Primary Training Centre and Regimental Depot, The Durham Light Infantry, Brancepeth, 14 August 1947

Ticket for the 8th anniversary dance of Durham City and District Home Guard, at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, 22 May 1948

Invitations from the corporals, warrant officers and sergeants of No. 68 Primary Training Centre to dances and an Inkerman Ball at Brancepeth Camp, 30 June 1947, 20 October 1947, 20 June 1949

Donation scheme ticket for entry to a Country Fair in aid of Durham Light Infantry Association Funds, and a prize draw for a live pig, Brancepeth Castle, 16 August, n.y. [1940s]

Chocolate coupon for the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute store, Brancepeth, September - October n.y. [1940s]

Supper ticket issued by the Administration Office, No. 68 Primary Training Centre, 14 August 1947

Confectionery ration ticket, No. 68 Primary Training Centre, Brancepeth, week commencing 12 March 1948

Envelope from Mr. Derek Knight, 'Ashville', Willington, to Frau Elli Fomm, 22a Solingen-Hohescheid, Erferstrasse 43, Rheinland, Germany, 28 July 1947

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel H. McBain, commanding No. 4 Infantry Training Centre, and the band of The Durham Light Infantry, Brancepeth Castle, n.d. [1942 - 1945]

Group photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel H. McBain and officers of The Durham Light Infantry and The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), No. 4 Infantry Training Centre, Brancepeth Castle, n.d. [1942 - 1945]

Photograph of male and female officers examining a semi-automatic weapon at No. 4 Infantry Training Centre, Brancepeth, n.d. [c.1942 - 1945]

Photograph of two wooden-framed medal display cases, one presented by Company Sergeant Major C.S. Simpson, at Brancepeth Castle, n.d. [1950s]

Draft of A History of The Durham Light Infantry, 1758 - 1958 by S.G.P. Ward, n.d. [ c.1961] [Chapters 1 - 3 and footnotes]

Drafts of Chapters 4 - 11 of Faithful: The Story of The Durham Light Infantry, by S.G.P. Ward, n.d. [ c.1961]

List of honours awarded to the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry for services in Mesopotamia and India, 1917 - 1919, by W.L. Vane, n.d. [ c.1920]

Notes concerning the history of the 1st and 2nd Battalions The Durham Light Infantry and dress regulations, produced for a series of D.L.I. watercolours sold by Bernard J. Stone, art dealer, 43 Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [after 1890]

Record of services of the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning the departure of the battalion from Batoum, S. Russia, on the hand-over to the Georgian authorities, and the move to Turkey, June - August 1920, by Orderly Room Quartermaster Sergeant S.E. Jiggins, approved by Lieutenant C.W. Beart, Adjutant, n.d. [September 1920]

List of questions by W.L. Vane concerning the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1914 - 1918, and answers by Brigadier General A.E. Irvine and Lieutenant-Colonel H.A. Cumming, n.d. [1919]

List of questions by W.L. Vane concerning the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1914 - 1919, and answers by R.V. Turner, 25 July 1919

List of questions by W.L. Vane concerning the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1916 - 1919, and answers by an unidentified officer, 18 August 1919

List of remaining answers required by W.L. Vane concerning the 18th Infantry Brigade, n.d. [ c.1920]

Returned commissions of officers in the Militia and Volunteers, transferred from the Ministry of Defence to Regimental Headquarters, Elvet Waterside, Durham, in the 1950s:

Commission of Percy Dixon as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 8 February 1900

Commission of Sydney Gerald Evans as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 18 January 1900

Commission of Albert Benjamin Gee as Quartermaster in the Volunteer Forces, 3rd (Sunderland) Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 9 May 1907

Commission of William Basil Greenwell as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 22 March 1900

Commission of Richard Hoeward-Vyse as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 7 December 1899

Commission of Graham Campbell Kerr as Second Lieutenant in the Volunteer Forces, 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 20 April 1900

Commission of Christopher Leather as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 30 December 1899

Commission of Alfred Henry Podd as Second Lieutenant in the Volunteer Forces, 3rd (Sunderland) Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 22 February 1900

Commission of Henry Richardson as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 30 December 1899

Commission of Gerard Gloag Sadler as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 18 January 1900

Commission of John Conde Williams as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 4 January 1900

Commission of Harry Woolley-Hart as Second Lieutenant in the Militia Forces, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 22 July 1905

Photograph of an unidentified war memorial cairn of stones surrounded by a low wall, beside two crosses, and on the right, partly out of sight, a light field gun, possibly at Spion Kop, South Africa, 6 February 1910

Photograph of the war grave of Major John Lowe, The Durham Light Infantry, killed at Rauray, Normandy, France, late June 1944, and visited by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Denis Hamilton, April 1985

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Denis Hamilton laying a wreath at Rauray Cemetery, Normandy, France, April 1985

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Denis Hamilton at Rauray Cemetery, Normandy, France, April 1985

Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry fixing bayonets on their rifles in preparation for the Freedom of Sunderland parade, n.d. [10 June 1944]

Order of service for a memorial service 'for those who have fallen in the present war, and especially those of The Durham Light Infantry', in Durham Cathedral, 14 February 1900

Order of memorial service for Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G., G.C.B., D.S.O., D.L. (1887 - 1976), St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 3 May 1976

Order of service for the burial of the remains of a World War One Soldier, St. George's Memorial Church, Ypres, Belgium, n.d. [ c.2000]

Register of clothes given away, by E. Wrightson, to Neasham Hospital; Darlington Hospital; No. 5 General Hospital, B.E.F. France; Captain Wrightson, H.M.S. Actaeon, Sheerness, Kent, Durham Light Infantry battalions and Belgian troops, September 1914 - c.November 1916

Newspaper cuttings from The Times and The Yorkshire Post concerning the provision of comforts and parcels for troops and prisoners of war, 22 November 1915, 4 November 1916 and 1916

Poster requesting gifts and donations to The Durham Light Infantry Comforts Fund, c/o The Lady Barnard, 53 Old Elvet, Durham, and S.J.T. Eacott, esq., Lloyds Bank, Durham, n.d. [1914 - 1918]

Poster entitled 'The Durham Light Infantry in Italy need all our help in Durham', describing the regiment's campaign record from Salerno to Garigliano, and at Primosole, Sicily, 1943 - 1944, n.d. [1944]

Letter from the Private Secretary to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, St. James's Palace, London, to Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.G. Arnot, M.C., D.L., acknowledging the message of loyal greetings conveyed to the Princess by the President and Officers of The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club, 10 June 1986

Letter from the Private Secretary to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, to Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.G. Arnot, M.C., acknowledging the message of loyal greetings conveyed to Her Majesty by The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club, 11 June 1986

Invitation from L.H. McRobert, C.B.E., T.D., V.L., member of the North Eastern Railway Board, to Mr. T. Sokell, Leading Porter, to attend the naming of Deltic Diesel Locomotive No. D. 9017 'The Durham Light Infantry' by General Sir Nigel Poett, K.C.B., D.S.O., Durham Station, Durham City, 29 October 1963