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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 C: Ch to Cl

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Bandsman John CHAPPELL (Ref: Chappell D/DLI 7/118/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Photograph of the plaque in memory of Bandsman John Chappell, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, who fell from a cliff near Buena Vista Barracks, Gibraltar, aged 20 years, on 29 March 1883, 1973
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 9cm., colour)

4450751 Lance-Corporal Thomas CHARLTON, M.I.D. (Ref: Charlton D/DLI 7/119/1-6)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 27 April 1934; transferred to the Army Reserve, 10 April 1946; 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1934 - 1941; prisoner of war in Italy and interned in Switzerland, 1941 - 1944; Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1945 - 1946


Regular Army certificate of service of T. Charlton, 1934 - 1946
(1 booklet)


Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of [CFn] T. Charlton, 3 April 1946
(1 paper)


Easter message sent through the Vatican, Rome, Italy, from Lance-Corporal T. Charlton to Mrs. T. Charlton, 13 Ferndale Road, New Penshaw, 17 April 1943
(1 paper)


Durham Light Infantry menu belonging to T. Charlton, 23 July 1949
(1 card)


Magazine photographs of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including the H.Q. Wing; 'A' Company with Captain F. H. Simpson, commanding officer; 'D' Company with Captain E. A. Arderne, commanding officer; and an unidentified company, Shanghai, China, n.d., [1937 - 1938]


Group photograph, from a magazine, of 'H.Q.' Wing, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Lieutenant P.H.M. May, centre, front row, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Group photograph, from a magazine, of 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain F.H. Simpson, centre, front row, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Group photograph, from a magazine, of 'D' (?) Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain E.A. Arderne, centre, front row, and soldier 'Billy' Richardson, eight left, back row, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937


Group photograph, from a magazine, of an unidentified company of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Shanghai, China, c.1937
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting, concerning the mention in despatches of Lance-Corporal T. Charlton, n.d., [1946]
(1 paper)

13467 Private Nicholas CHATT (Ref: Chatt D/DLI 7/120/1)

11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Attested, 29 August 1914


Soldier's pay book of Private N. Chatt
(1 booklet)

Major Thomas George Caine CLAGUE (Ref: Clague D/DLI 7/121/1-15)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Rifleman, later Corporal, in 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles, 27 August 1939 - 19 March 1940; commissioned Second Lieutenant in The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 19 March - 15 June 1940; 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 15 June 1940 - 1 November 1945; promoted Lieutenant, 16 September 1940; Captain and Adjutant, 3 August 1942; Major, May 1944; served at Kohima and Rangoon.


Notes on his war service by Major T. Clague, 1939 - 1945
(7 papers)


Signed menu from a farewell dinner for the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on board the troopship Canadian Pacific, 1 June 1942
(1 card)


Aerogram Christmas cards, designed by Brian Selwyn of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Burma (now Myanmar), 1943 and 1944
(1 paper)


Order of service of thanksgiving for victory, 12th Army, Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), 26 August 1945
(1 booklet)


Programme of the presentation of decorations to the 2nd British Division, and the presentation of a Japanese sword to Major-General G.E. Stratemeyer, Eastern Air Command, n.d., [1945]
(2 papers)


Newspaper cutting concerning the experiences of Captain T. Clague in the Burma Campaign, n.d., [1943 - 1944]
(1 paper)


Cuttings from The Daily Mail newspaper, containing an account of the liberation of a Burmese village (now in Myanmar) by the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and referring to Captain Pat Rome, Lieutenant Small, Lieutenant W.A. Weightman, Private Cecil Tarn, Lance-Sergeant E. Wharton and Sergeant F. Rushford, and an account of the Japanese surrender mission, n.d.; 28 August 1945
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting concerning the award of the Military Medal to Corporal H. Lovett, The Royal Engineers, n.d., [December 1944 - July 1945]
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting concerning the Second Division, n.d., [March - August 1945]
(1 paper)


S.E.A.C. Souvenir, newspaper of South East Asia Command, part two, n.d. [1945]
(5 papers, printed)


Newspaper photograph of men of the Army and Royal Air Force Regiment coming aboard a cruiser in Rangoon Harbour, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), for a party, n.d., [July 1945]
(1 paper)


Set of twelve postcards showing the various races of Indians forming the Indian Army, n.d. [c. 1942]


Postcard illustration of a soldier from Hyderabad, India, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Gurkha, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Sikh, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Pathan, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Jat, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Rajput, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Punjabi Mussulman, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Baluchi, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Dogra, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Madrassi, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Mahratta, n.d., [1939 - 1945]


Postcard illustration of a Garhwali, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(12 cards)


Photograph album of Captain, later Major, T.G.C. Clague, covering his service with the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India and Burma (now Myanmar), including, at end, a record of his service, 1942 - 1946


Print of the 2nd Division war memorial at Kohima, India, May 1946


Postcard of a roll of honour of the Durham Light Infantry, 19 April - 6 May 1944, c.1944


Photograph of the battalion memorial, Garrison Hill, Kohima, India, c.1944


Photograph of the plaque inscription on the battalion memorial at Garrison Hill, Kohima-Assam, India, c.1944


Photograph of the battalion memorial, Garrison Hill, Kohima-Assam, India, c.1944


Photograph of a group of men, captioned left to right: C.R.A. 2 Div - Major-General J.M.L. Grover commanding 2 Div - A brigadier of 5 Div (identity uncertain) Lieutenant-General Stopford commanding 33 corps - Brigadier Smith commanding 6 Brigade, c.1944


Photograph of three soldiers, endorsed: L to R Major-General J.M.L. Grover commanding 2 Div, a brigadier of 5 Div, Lieutenant-General Stopford commanding 33 Corps, c.1944 [with duplicate]


Photograph of scenes from the Kohima battlefield, endorsed: 'Garrison Hill, Kohima', India, April 1944


Photograph of scenes from the Kohima battlefield, endorsed: Garrison (hospital) Hill, Kohima looking towards Kuki Piquet, India, April 1944


Photograph of scenes from the Kohima battlefield, India, 1944


Photograph of scenes from the Kohima battlefield, endorsed: Kohima, India, April 1944


Photograph of the Dimapur - Imphal Road at Kohima, India, below Garrison Hill, endorsed: The road at Kohima below Garrison Hill, April 1944


Photograph of soldiers crossing a rope bridge, [taken at Kohima, India], 1944


Photograph showing vehicles transporting soldiers endorsed: May/June 1944 - Kohima - Imphal road near Kohima, [India] (1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers Carriers), 1944


Photograph captioned: View from camp at milestone 86 Kohima - Imphal road [India]. The battalion occupied this camp following the opening of the road to Imphal until moving forward for the Chindwin crossing in November, July - November 1944


Photograph captioned: View from camp at milestone 86 Kohima - Imphal road [India]. The battalion occupied this camp following the opening of the road to Imphal until moving forward for the Chindwin crossing in November, July - November 1944


Photograph captioned: View from camp at milestone 86 Kohima - Imphal road [India]. The battalion occupied this camp following the opening of the road to Imphal until moving forward for the Chindwin crossing in November, July - November 1944


Photograph of the casualty evacuation plane, Burma (now Myanmar), March 1945


Photograph of the river Chindwin at Kalewa, India, captioned: Crossed by the battalion on 13 December 1944 as part of the general advance into upper Burma (now Myanmar), 1944


Photograph of soldiers, captioned: Men of D company crossing Sipadon Chaung (between Waingyo and Paga near Kaduma, Burma, now Myanmar). On this occasion the 6th brigade was closely following up the retreating enemy and 2/DLI was clearing ground on the left flank of the advance towards the Mu river. This picture shows part of the leading platoon of D company crossing some 800 yards of the open bed of the chaung immediately before being engaged by elements of the enemy rearguard occupying the far bank. In this short action Lieutenant Beadell, platoon commander, was killed. He was a newly joined officer and had been with my company only two or three months, we buried him that evening in Paga, 29 December 1944


Photograph of an airfield, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1944


Photograph of vehicles and a damaged building, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1944


Photograph, captioned and endorsed: Lord Louis Mountbatten addressing 2/DLI at Hladaw near Shwebo, Burma (now Myanmar), (Brigadier Smith in the background), January 1945


Photograph, captioned and endorsed: Captured enemy engine drawing the first train to run with British troops in Burma (now Myanmar) since 1942. This train carried part of the 2/DLI from Sizon to Sinaingmyo, March 1945


Newspaper cutting, concerning the captured train shown in the photograph 9/8(24), 1945


Photograph, captioned: In and about Mandalay, Burma, India, and endorsed A coy, Pagoda Hill, Yzagyo, Burma (now Myanmar), March 1945


Photograph of a partially demolished bridge, captioned In and about Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), 1945


Photograph, captioned: In and about Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), and endorsed: Mandalay Hill, April 1945


Photograph, captioned: In and about Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), and endorsed: Mandalay Pagodas, April 1945


Photograph, captioned: In and about Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), and endorsed: Mandalay Hill, April 1945


Photograph of Major Robert Allen, who was killed in action at Terrace Hill, Kohima, India, April 1944


Photograph of Captain Bill Lockhart, who was killed in action at Garrison Hill, Kohima, India, April 1944


Photograph of Captain Denis Hungate with Major Reginald Gibbs-Kennet, n.d., 1940s Major Gibbs-Kennet was killed in action at Kohima, India, April 1944


Photograph of Bill Hutton; Tank Waterhouse; T.G.C. Clague; John Steel; Lieutenant- Colonel J.A. Theobalds, at a staging camp, India, August 1942


Photograph, captioned: Packing up the mess trucks at same staging camp, showing Phil Kelly, taken in India, 1942


Photograph of Major Tank Waterhouse, M.C., with Captain John Steel, Adjutant, taken at 86 MS Camp, 1944


Photograph of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, shortly after landing in Ahmednagar, India, June 1942 Captioned: L - R, rear to front Row 1: John Whitehead; Peter Egerton-Smith; Brian Cooke; Denis Hungate; Bill Lockhart; Peter Goss; Brian Selwyn; John Rolland Row 2: Pat Rome; Tom Clague; Ken West; Kelly Smalley (M.O.); John Burkmar; Tony Shuttle; Alan Shipley; Freddy Johnson; Dick Rice (padre) Row 3: Roger Stock; Graham Holmes; Francis Greenwell; David Rissick; Sean Kelley; Sidney Austin; John Steel; 'Teach' Robinson; Stanley Fenwick; Martin Wilson Front row: Robert Allen; George Lyster-Todd; Tommy Bewick; Bill Hutton (Adjutant); Lt.. Col. G.K. Stobart; Jack Theobalds; R.E. Gibbs-Kennet; Hugh Lyster-Todd; Tank Waterhouse; Phil Kelly


Photograph of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, after operations in Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), January - May 1943, taken in Ahmednagar, India, July 1943 Captioned: Reading L - R, rear to front Row 1: James Freeman; Peter Egerton-Smith; Pat Brennan; John Burkmar; Richard Lewis; Peter Goss; Peter Stockton; Jack Smedley; Freddy Johnson; Sean Kelley; John Steel Centre Row: Martin Wilson; Bill Lockhart; Tony Shuttle; Bill Bowcock; Brian Selwyn; Francis Greenwell; Pat Rome; Ding Bell; John Rolland; 'Teach' Robinson; Graham Holmes Front Row: Ken West; Tank Waterhouse; Roger Stock; George Lyster-Todd; R.E. Gibbs-Kennet; Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Theobalds; Major Tom Clague (Adjutant); Tommy Bewick; Robert Allen; Denis Hungate; Captain Mattison, R.A.M.C.


Photograph of Alan Shipley, Denis Hungate and Sean Kelley of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1942


Photograph of Martin Wilson and Sean Kelley of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in Ahmednagar Club, India, 1942


Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel C.S. Southey (commanding to December 1944) of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1942


Photograph of three soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1944


Photograph of Pat Rome of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1944


Photograph of an unidentified group of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1944


Photograph of a group of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: A Coy, Colour-Sergeant Bulmer, Major Kelley, Company Sergeant-Major. Noble, Captain Rome, taken at Mondaw Rest Area, Burma (now Myanmar), January 1945


Photograph of a group of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: B Coy. Lieutenant Rollands, Lieutenant Brennan, Captain Freeman, Major Ballachi (Canadian Army att'd), Captain Esmond-Jones (att'd), Lieutenant Austin, taken at Yazagay, Burma (now Yzagyo, Myanmar), December 1944


Photograph of a group of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned C Company, Lieutenant Wightman, Major Shuttle, Captain Bill Smith, Lieutenant Corner, 1945


Photograph of Sergeant Spencer and Corporal Scott, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1945


Photograph of a group of officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: 'D' Company Lieutenant Woods, Major Clague, Captain Greenwell MC, Lieutenant Astill, Colour-Sergeant Maddison, Company Sergeant-Major Temperley, Lieutenant 'Chota' West, taken in Odeindaung, Burma (now Myanmar), 1945


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: 'D' Company Sergeant- Major Temperley, Lance-Corporal Hopper (clerk), Colour-Sergeant Maddison, Corporal Ross (S.B.), Private Brumwell (cook), 1945


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: Men of the mortar platoon en route from Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), June 1943


Photograph of Commander Vernon, R.N.; Brigadier Cavendish, Commanding 6th Brigade, who was killed in action 6 April 1943; and Wing-Commander Smyth D.F.C. Royal Air Force; taken in a boat on the Naff River (Mungdaw-Arakan), Burma (now Myanmar), c.1943


Photograph of Alan Shipley, Denis Hungate and Peter Goss, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1943


Photograph of Sean Kelley, taken on a railway bridge, c.1943


Photograph of Sean Kelley and Company Sergeant-Major Noble, taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1943


Photograph of officers of the 6th British Field Ambulance, including Lieutenant-Colonel Smalley, M.C.; Major R.N. Johnson, M.C.; and Major Keith Moore; taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1943


Photograph of Major T.C.G. Clague and other soldiers at a demonstration by a Gurkha of native boat construction from local materials as part of jungle warfare training, Belgaum, India, February 1944


Photograph of Captain Pat Rome, M.C., and Major James Freeman, M.C., taken in Burma (now Myanmar), c.1944


Photograph of Major T.C.G. Clague and Sidney Austin examining a modified British rifle which was found on a local, taken at Hladaw, Burma (now Myanmar), January 1945


Photograph of T.C.G. Clague and Sean [Kelley] taken at Ahmednagar club, India, 1942


Photograph of Major T.C.G. Clague, 1943


Photograph of Private H. Elliott, batman, 1940-1944, c.1944


Photograph, captioned: Self [T.C.G. Clague] and Tony Shuttle on leave in Mysore, [India], including the Chief Groom at Maharaja's stables, July 1943


Photograph, captioned: Self [T.C.G. Clague] on leave in Mysore [India], July 1943


Photograph, captioned: Tony Shuttle and Freddy Johnson on leave in Mysore,[India], including the Chief Groom at Maharaja's stables, July 1943


Photograph, taken during a simulated riot showing Company Sergeant-Major McCourt and Sergeant Wilkinson who were the chief agitators, taken in Ahmednagar, [India], July 1942


Photograph, captioned: Shortly after arriving in India we were warned for duty 'in aid of the civil power', A demonstration of a riot situation was laid on and these pictures show 'rioters' dressed for their role, taken in Ahmednagar, [India], July 1942


Photograph of Captain Hugh Lyster-Todd as one of the mob, taken in Ahmednagar, [India], July 1942


Photograph, captioned: Peacetime picture of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada in which the battalion sailed from Glasgow [Scotland] to Bombay [India] in April - May 1942. The ship was sunk later in the war, c.1938


Photograph captioned: The first guard mounted by the battalion on returning to barracks at Ahmednagar [India], following operations in the Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), June 1943


Photograph showing a scenic view of Mahableshwar [India], captioned: Battalion stationed here briefly to convalesce after extensive malaria contracted in the Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), November 1943


Photograph showing a scenic view of Mahableshwar, India, captioned: Battalion stationed here briefly to convalesce after extensive malaria contracted in the Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), November 1943
(1 album, leather bound)


Group photograph of the Mortar Platoon of 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Scampson, near Rillington, Yorkshire, including Major John Horton, commanding officer of Headquarters Company, and Lieutenant Clague, May 1941
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 16cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of the Mortar Platoon of 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, India, July 1942
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white, card mounted)

4386 Lance-Corporal William Henry CLAPHAM (Ref: Clapham D/DLI 7/846/1-13)

2nd Battalion and 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Waltham, Hertfordshire; attested London 3 February 1892; joined the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry 3 February 1893; served with the 1st Battalion in the South African War, 1902; discharged 1904.


Plague duty certificate of Private H. Clapham, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, employed on sanitary duty in Bombay, from 4 February to 22 May 1898, Bombay Castle, India, 21 June 1899
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Certificate of character on transfer to the Army Reserve of Lance-Corporal William Henry Clapham, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Standerton, South Africa, 18 July 1902
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Certificate of discharge of Private William Henry Clapham, The Durham Light Infantry, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 February 1904
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Testimonial letter from Quartermaster-Sergeant H. McBain, Acting Sergeant-Major, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry and President of the Regimental Branch of the Army Temperance Association, concerning Private Henry Clapham, Poona, India, 25 November 1898
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Colonel F.H. Whitby, Commanding 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Private H. Clapham and his desire for employment on the G.T.P. Railway as a fireman, Poona, India, 12 December 1898
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Lieutenant A.K. Robb, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Private Clapham, cycle orderly to the Commanding Officer, Poona, India, 15 December 1898
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from J.H. Bateson, General Secretary of the Army Temperance Association, Headquarter Office, Simla, India, concerning H. Clapham, 24 August 1899
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Captain C.E. Wilson, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Lance-Corporal Clapham, regimental postman, Wellington (now Tamil Nadu), India, 27 May 1901
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Lieutenant-Colonel A. de B.V. Paget, Commanding 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Lance-Corporal Clapham, Wellington (now Tamil Nadu), India, 1 February 1902
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Captain W. Ainsworth, Adjutant, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Lance-Corporal Clapham and his service as regimental postman and orderly, Wellington (now Tamil Nadu), India, 1 February 1902
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter from Colour-Sergeant A.K. Lavery, Orderly Room Sergeant, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, concerning Lance-Corporal Clapham, employed as adjutant's and commanding officer's orderly for eight years, and as postman since the arrival of the battalion in Wellington (now Tamil Nadu), India; written on Clapham's departure to join the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry in South Africa, 1 February 1902
(1 paper)


Copy of the poem 'Which loved Best' from The World at Home Standard 2 Geographical Reader, n.d. [ c.1900]
(1 paper)


Copy of the poem 'I'm nothing but a tiny dot' concerning the Band of Hope temperance pledge, n.d. [ c.1900]
(1 paper)

Second Lieutenant Wilfrid Joseph CLAPPEN (Ref: Clappen D/DLI 7/122/1)

10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Died of wounds, 22 September 1916


Memorial book of Second Lieutenant W.J. Clappen, [1916]
(1 volume)

19268 Sergeant George Jackson Hindmarch CLARK (Ref: Clark D/DLI 7/123/1)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sunderland; residence Sunderland; enlisted Newcastle upon Tyne; died of wounds at home, 27 October 1916.


Memorial card of Sergeant George Clark, [1916]
(1 card)

8880 Sergeant George William CLARK/CLARKE (Ref: Clark D/DLI 7/124/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted Newcastle upon Tyne, 4 August 1904; served in Ireland and Colchester to 3 August 1913; re-enlisted, 4 August 1914; wounded in France, discharged, 1915; member of the Durham Light Infantry Association.


Notes by G.W. Clark concerning his service with the regiment, 1904 - 1915, and his subsequent career, n.d. [1970]
(1 paper)

18/473 Lance-Corporal Percy CLARK (Ref: Clark D/DLI 7/125/1-5)

18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Stockton; residence Northallerton, Yorkshire; enlisted Durham; killed in action, 1 October 1916


Postcard photograph of soldiers of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on parade, sent from Percy [Clark], Newton Hall, Durham, to the Rev. G. Wardle, The Vicarage, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, saying 'we go back to Cocken [Hall] today', 16 November 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the soldiers of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in their mess at Cocken Hall, Durham, including Private Percy Clark and 'Mr Graham', n.d., [1914]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Percy Clark, Rev. Mr. Wardle, vicar of Haverton Hill, an unidentified man and an unidentified woman, n.d., [1914 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Percy Clark with an unidentified man and two unidentified women, n.d., [1914 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Arthur Appleton Waller, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

16061 Private Robert William CLARK (Ref: Clark D/DLI 7/126/1(1-5))

6th Battalion, or 11th Battalion? The Durham Light Infantry


Copy photographs of Private R. Clark, 1916 - 1917; Netta, aged 3 years, and Dorothy, aged 4.5 years; and Syd with Netta, n.d., [early 20th c.]


Copy of a photograph of Private R. Clark, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1917


Copy of a photograph of Private R. Clark, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1916


Copy of a photograph of two young girls, 'Netta' and Dorothy, n.d.


Copy of a photograph of a young girl, n.d.


Copy of a photograph of a man, 'Syd', and a young girl, 'Netta', n.d.
(1 paper, duplicated)

350788 William G. CLARK (Ref: Clark D/DLI 7/127/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Map of the Yamethin District of Burma (now Myanmar), January 1945 Scale: 1:63,360
(1 plan, 50cm. x 68cm., black, white and brown)

T.L. CLARKE (Ref: Clarke D/DLI 7/847/1-2)

The Durham Light Infantry
Served with The Durham Light Infantry in 1944, probably on 'D-Day'


Map of France, sheet 3a and 8 (Cherbourg and Caen), fourth edition, March 1944 Scale: 1:250,000
(1 plan, 78 cm. x 96 cm., printed, colour)


Group photograph of officer cadets from various regiments, at a training centre, Barmouth, Merionethshire, n.d. [ c.1944]
(1 photograph, 22 cm. x 17 cm., black and white)

113222 Private George Henry CLAXTON (Ref: Claxton D/DLI 7/848/1-26)

18th Battalion and 20th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Wibsey, Bradford, Yorkshire, 17 July 1900; residence 18 Crestville Terrace, Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire; served in The Durham Light Infantry 17 August 1917 - 29 March 1920; enlisted in Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Leeds, 6 November 1922; recalled from reserve to Royal Army Ordnance Corps (no. 7581955) 1 September 1939; discharged 28 August 1945; promoted acting W.O. II (S.Q.M.S.), 1 April 1944, W.O. II (S.Q.M.S.) 28 December 1944; served in France with British Expeditionary Force and British Liberation Army, and in North West Europe June 1944 - July 1945; re-enlisted A.A.C. posted to 12 (Yorkshire) Battalion The Parachute Regiment (T.A.) no. 22266664, in 1949, discharged 9 February 1951


Soldier's service book of 7581955 George Henry Claxton, 6 November 1922 - 1945
(1 booklet, cloth bound)


Certified copy attestation of George Henry Claxton on enlistment into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Leeds, Yorkshire, 6 November 1922
(1 paper)


Soldier's release book of 7581955 Warrant Sergeant/S.Q.M.S. George Henry Claxton, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 3 July 1945
(1 booklet)


Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of 7581955 W.O. II George Henry Claxton, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 10 August 1945
(1 paper)


Certified copy of attestation of 22266664 George Henry Claxton for service in A.A.C., May 1949
(1 paper)


Certificate of discharge of 7581955 W.O. II George Henry Claxton, from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 9 June 1949
(1 paper)


Certificate of service of 22266664 Sergeant George Henry Claxton in the Territorial Army, from 3 May 1949, February 1951
(1 paper)


Testimonial letter by Captain and Quartermaster [Donwell], 12th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (T.A.), Thornbury Barracks, Bradford, Yorkshire, concerning G.H. Claxton's employment as quartermaster's clerk since May 1949, 17 November 1950
(1 paper)


Regular Army certificate of service booklet [empty], recording, inside front cover, the Army service numbers of Private George Henry Claxton, n.d. [1920s]
(1 booklet, cloth bound)


Field Service postcard from G.H. Claxton to Miss Phyllis Ramsden, 3 Sandringham Road, Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire, 9 December 1939
(1 card)


Photograph of Bill Robshaw, a private in The Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment, n.d. [1917 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified private soldiers, n.d. [1917 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of four sailors, three from H.M.S. Hercules , including Jimmy Bell, marked, left, n.d. [1917 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Durham Light Infantrymen on guard duty at the entrance to Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, March 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Durham Light Infantry band and soldiers marching out of Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, April 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Durham Light Infantrymen, including Private George Henry Claxton, on parade in Dom Platz, Cologne, Germany, June 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Durham Light Infantry colour party and column, including Private George Henry Claxton, marked, leaving for guard duties from Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of Durham Light Infantrymen, including Private George Henry Claxton, marked,, waiting to board canvas-covered trucks on moving up to outposts, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers, including a private on the left, marked [possibly George Henry Claxton], in a dormitory at Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the Durham Light Infantry guard of honour at the inspection by the French general [ ], Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two Durham Light Infantrymen, Harold Nixon and Jim Neal, taken against a painted view of the River Rhine and Cologne, Germany, captioned: Blighty for us, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of seven Durham Light Infantrymen drinking wine, and a waiter, Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of boats and flooded riverside on the bank of the River Rhine, Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a flooded street, captioned: Filzengraben , Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a flooded street, captioned: Am alten ufer , in Cologne, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of unidentified soldiers, probably of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, moving carriages and horses along a single track road at Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, 1924
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

14480529 Sergeant Instructor F. CLEMENTS (Ref: Clements D/DLI 7/849/1-34)

Royal Army Educational Corps, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served with 1st Battalion in Greece.


Letter from Private F. Clements, No. 12 Platoon, 'D' Company, No. 5 Primary Training Centre, Winston Barracks, Lanark, Lanarkshire, to Henry Vernon 'Kipp' Gilpin, 39 West Grove, Rhostyllen, Denbighshire, describing the first days of his training and advising Kipp to stay at school as long as he can, n.d. [ c.September 1945]
(1 paper)


Letter from Private F. Clements, No. 12 Platoon 'D' Company, 5 Primary Training Centre, Winston Barracks, Lanark, Lanarkshire, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 39 West Grove, Rhostyllen, Denbighshire, describing his training, and referring to his forthcoming posting to an unknown destination and his rejection of a call to volunteer for the Intelligence Corps, postmark 15 October 1945
(6 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, 5 Squad, 'A' Battery, Marske-by-Sea, Redcar, Yorkshire, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 39 West Grove, Rhostyllen, reporting that he has almost finished a month's training as a gunner in the Royal Artillery and will proceed to specialist training as Gun Position Officer's Assistant, and that he has been recommended for a commission, postmark 26 November 1945
(5 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, C. Ward, C.R.S. 23rd R.A.T.R., Marske-by-Sea, Redcar, Yorkshire, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, reporting that he is in an isolation ward with suspected mumps, and has passed the War Office Selection Board and hopes to proceed to officer cadet training in Germany, postmark 24 December 1945
(5 papers)


Address card from F. Clements, G.S. 45, Biddy Camp, 'C' Battery, Marske, Redcar, Yorkshire, to H.V. Gilpin, 39 West Grove, Rhostyllen, postmark, 15 February 1946
(1 card)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, G.S. 45, 'C' Battery, 23 R.A.T.R., Biddy Camp, Marske, Redcar, Yorkshire, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, enquiring about Kipp's interview and activities at school, and commenting on a more rigorous training regime, postmark 21 February 1946
(3 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. 'Few' Clements, G.S. 45, 'C' Battery, Biddy Camp, Marske, Yorkshire, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, congratulating Kipp on his success at Loughborough College, discussing the likelihood of his training being delayed by conscription, and exchanging news of home and social life, postmark 11 March 1946
(4 papers)


Letter from F. Clements, R.A.T.A.A., No. 1 Squad, Topsham Barracks, Exeter, Devon, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, thanking Kipp for attending his departure [from Wales] on the previous morning, referring to his anticipated departure from the U.K. on 24 May, and commenting on bomb damage around Exeter Cathedral, postmark 17 May 1946
(3 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, R.A.G.A.A., Royal Artillery (Field), Middle East Forces, Toulon, [France], to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, describing his journey from Dover to Toulon and conditions in France, postmark 29 May 1946
(2 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, A Troop, 'B' Battery, Royal Artillery Wing, G.B.D., Middle East Forces, Heliopsis, Cairo, Egypt, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, concerning his move to another transit camp outside Cairo, and the preparations for a march past before General Montgomery, 13 June 1946
(4 papers)


Letter from F. Clements, 30th Reception Camp, Athens, Greece, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, describing Athens and a chance sighting of General Montgomery at the Acropolis, and asking about Kipp's navy call-up, postmark 26 June 1946
(5 papers)


Letter from Gunner F. Clements, R.A.G.A.A., Royal Artillery (Field), Middle East Forces, 158 Transit Camp, Armirya, Alexandria, Egypt, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, describing the voyage to Alexandria on the troopship Empire Arquebus, the emergency force at the transit camp, and the local population, postmark 10 July 1946
(1 paper)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, Army Educational Corps, Mount Carmel College, Haifa, Palestine, Middle East Forces, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, concerning his promotion to Sergeant and transfer to the Educational Corps, his journey from Athens to Alexandria on H.M.S. Liverpool ,and from Alexandria to Haifa by train, postmark 22 July 1946
(3 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, Mount Carmel College, Haifa, Palestine, Middle East Forces, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, concerning his social activities, and one of his instructors, the Welsh international rugby player Rhys Williams, M.A., postmark 6 August 1946
(6 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 4th Division, Kavalla, Greece, Middle East Land Forces, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, written from Athens on the eve of his departure for the Bulgarian frontier, and discussing school news, 24 August 1946
(1 paper)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Kavalla, Greece, Middle East Forces, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, describing an eventful journey from Salonika to Kavalla, begun on 30 August, and being stranded in the village of Urasna two days before the plebiscite; describing the accommodation at Kavalla, and referring to a conference in Salonika and his forthcoming posting to The Durham Light Infantry at Xanthi, near the Turkish border, as sergeant in charge of education, 4 September 1946
(4 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Greece, Middle East Forces, to H.V. Gilpin, Rhostyllen, concerning his posting to the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry as Education Officer in charge of the education of 450 men, although without promotion, and describing the tense situation in Northern Greece, and the exploits of a Sergeant-Major from the Special Air Service, 10 September 1946
(3 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, Education Centre, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Forces Greece, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, Rhostyllen, concerning a visit by the open-air mobile cinema; the forthcoming court martial of Private Nixon of the 1st Battalion; the location of Xanthi among the mountains; a surprise visit from the Commanding Officer; and the progress of his surveying studies, 29 September 1946
(3 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Xanthi, Greece, to H.V. Gilpin, Rhostyllen, offering advice on the advantages of serving in an Army Corps posting, and referring to the receipt of a new wireless set, 26 October 1946
(5 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Xanthi, Greece, concerning a visit to Kavalla to test the Royal Engineers; recent bandit trouble; a meeting of the Institute Committee with George [Lesigies], bank manager, Xanthi, and Dr. Morgan from Whitehall, head of the Educational Institute in Europe, in the mayor's office, to discuss a new school in Xanthi; the delay in the arrival of N.A.A.F.I. Christmas supplies; and plans for his home leave in May, 22 December 1946
(5 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Forces Greece, to 19123596 Private H.V. Gilpin, concerning the battalion's move in February to Salonika, when the writer's vehicle was held up by bandits; employment prospects after demobilisation; and Greek entertainment with a dancing monkey and fully grown bear, 7 March 1947
(5 papers)


Letter from Sergeant F. Clements, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Salonika Greece, to H.V. Gilpin, c/o Rhostyllen, concerning a battalion hockey team game, and Gilpin's army training, 25 March [1947]
(6 papers)


Air letter from Sergeant F. Clements, Sergeant Instructor, Royal Army Educational Corps, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Forces Greece, to 19123596 Gunner H.V. Gilpin, 'A' Troop, Gun Battery, 211 Royal Anti-Tank Regiment (H.A.A.), Park Hall Camp, Oswestry, Shropshire, giving news of hockey, cricket, mountaineering and possible promotion, 27 April 1947
(1 paper)


Letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, Royal Army Educational Corps attached to 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Greece, to H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, Rhostyllen, advising him to stay in the U.K.; describing a new job teaching in the British Military Mission's Children's School; plans for a teaching career in 1948 and training for battalion sports, 19 June 1947
(4 papers)


Letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, Royal Army Educational Corps, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Troops Greece, to Sergeant H.V. Gilpin, Command School, 178 Queen's Gate, London, concerning his return from leave, preparations for winter, and some of the battalion's unwritten commandments, 22 October 1947
(7 papers)


Letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Troops Greece, to Henry Gilpin, c/o Rhostyllen, congratulating the latter on his promotion and posting to the British Army on the Rhine; concerning the writer's application for teacher training and plans for a career in Australia; occupation with brigade training and sport; and the first performance of the battalion concert party, 22 November 1947
(7 papers)


Air letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, attached 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Troops Greece, to Sergeant Instructor H.V. Gilpin, c/o Rhostyllen, concerning Christmas celebrations in the mess; his medal entitlements; arrangements for [teacher] training at Bangor, Caernarvonshire, in 1948; his performance as a chorus girl in the battalion's pantomime 'The Babes in the Wood'; and looking forward to his release, 8 January 1948
(2 papers)


Letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, Sergeants' Mess, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, British Troops Greece, to Sergeant H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Bradford Road Camp, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning his experience of a Turkish bath; Gilpin's application [to University College, Bangor, Caernarvonshire]; the effects of a six-day gale; and his job, considerably easier than previously, 1 March 1948
(6 papers)


Letter from Sergeant Instructor F. Clements, Sergeants' Mess, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, to Sergeant H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Bradford Road Camp, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning a visit by the Brigade Commander to the unit's education staff; his forthcoming release from the Army; the numerous and adventurous social evenings in the mess; and his imminent move to 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 11 April 1948
(7 papers)


Letter card from F. Clements, G.P.O. Wrexham, Denbighshire, to Sergeant H.V. Gilpin, Royal Army Educational Corps, attached 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Corsham, Wiltshire, advising of his return home on demobilization leave, and his interview at [University College] Bangor, [Caernarvonshire], 13 May 1948
(1 card)


Letter from F. Clements, The Oaks, Brymbo, Wrexham, Denbighshire, to Sergeant H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning plans for a reunion; his provisional acceptance at [University College] Bangor, Caernarvonshire; arrangements for school teaching practice; and meetings with old friends, 19 May 1948
(2 papers)


Letter from F. Clements, Brymbo, Denbighshire, to Sergeant H.V. 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning his school practice at Brymbo Modern School, which will coincide with Gilpin's leave; and enquiries about Gilpin's release from the Army, 27 May 1948
(2 papers)


Letter from F. Clements, The Oaks, Brymbo, Denbighshire, to Sergeant 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning the possibility of farm labouring work in Wiltshire, and shared news, 22 June 1948
(2 papers)


Letter from F. Clements, The Oaks, Brymbo, Denbighshire, to Sergeant 'Kipp' Gilpin, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Corsham, Wiltshire, concerning the difficulties of studying for an external degree at London or Durham; and the slower pace of life and his various occupations, 6 July 1948
(3 papers)