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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 J: Jo

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  • Durham Light Infantry Records
    • Private Richard JOBLING (Ref: Jobling D/DLI 7/351/1-2)
    • 50745 Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert JOHNSON, O.B.E., M.C., and Bar (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/352/1-16)
    • 43157 Sergeant John Thomas JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/353/1-25)
    • 1580 Private John Vasey JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/354/1-2)
    • 200910 (8989) Private Mark JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/355/1-7)
    • Private Percy JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/356/1)
    • 89099 Private S.H.V. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/357/1)
    • Captain T.A. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/358/1)
    • 5716 Private W. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/359/1-2)
    • 95178 Private Walter B. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/902/1)
    • Captain David Andrew Samuel JOHNSTON (Ref: Johnston D/DLI 7/360/1)
    • Lieutenant Edwin JOICEY (Ref: Joicey D/DLI 7/361/1-3)
    • Captain Mansfield JOLLEY, M.C. (Ref: Jolley D/DLI 7/362/1-20)
    • 4161343 Lance-Corporal Charles JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/363/1)
    • 5471 Company Sergeant-Major Walter JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/364/1-30)
    • 6715 Private W.T. JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/365/1)
    • Lance-Corporal William JOPLING (Ref: Jopling D/DLI 7/366/1-7)
    • 3655247 Corporal Albert Edward JOYNER (Ref: Joyner D/DLI 7/367/1)

Catalogue Contents

Private Richard JOBLING (Ref: Jobling D/DLI 7/351/1-2)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/351/1

Group photograph of officers and men of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in khaki dress, n.d., [c. 1920]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/351/2

Photograph of 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Cross Country Running Team, winners of the battalion monthly cross country runs five times in succession, India, n.d., [c. 1920] First row: Private A. Cusson; Private G. Hewitt; Private E. Taylor; Private C. Grant; Private R. Winn; Private F. Golden; Private F. Smith; Private W. Darcy Second row: Lance-Corporal T. Aitken; Private S. Griffith; Private J. Latimer; Private A. Green; Lance-Corporal J. Chambers; Private S. Gray; Private J. Purvis Third row: Private J. Hope; Lance-Corporal H. Nicholson; Private H. Hope; Second Lieutenant G.C.L.Crichton; Company Sergeant-Major O.H. Pearson; Lance-Corporal H. Mason; Lance-Corporal J. Etherington; Private T. Danby Fourth row (front): Lance-Corporal A. Manswell; Lance-Corporal J. Borsberry; Private R. Jobling; Private H. Hetherington Inset: Sergeant F.W. Radford, captain
(1 photograph, 28.5cm. x 24cm., black and white, card mounted)

50745 Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert JOHNSON, O.B.E., M.C., and Bar (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/352/1-16)

8th Battalion and 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915 - 2 October 1917; 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 2 October 1917 - 17 April 1919; served Bede College Officer Training Corps; commissioned, 1915, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry; awarded Military Cross, May 1918; awarded Bar, September 1918; Pioneer Corps, Middle East Forces, [1939 - 1945]; died Peterborough Hospital, Northamptonshire, aged 92, 16 January 1984. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/1

Letter, and copy, from Lieutenant-Colonel C. de C. Etheridge, commanding the 2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Doncaster, Yorkshire, to the officer commanding the 190th Infantry Brigade, recommending Captain H. Johnson for transfer as adjutant to a unit preparing for service abroad, 15 June 1916
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/2

Reference for Captain H. Johnson by Lieutenant-Colonel H. Lowther, late officer commanding the 2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 26 April 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/3

Reference, and copy, for Captain H. Johnson by Major J. S. MacLeod, The Black Watch, second in command of the 2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Grass Valley, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland, 24 June 1917
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/4

Citation of Lieutenant H. Johnson for the award of Military Cross and bar, and copy, n.d., [7 November 1918]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/5

Confidential report, and copy, on Lieutenant H. Johnson by Lieutenant-Colonel E.G. Crouch, commanding the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 21 December 1918
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/6

Reference for Captain H. Johnson by Lieutenant-Colonel E.G. Crouch, commanding the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 February 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/7

Letter from Captain H. Johnson, Fleet Fen School, Gedney Hill, Spalding, Lincolnshire, to the Under Secretary of State, The War Office, London, requesting a training appointment, n.d., [1937]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/8

Certificate that Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) H. Johnson, has been mentioned in a despatch for distinguished service, 25 November 1943
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/9

Certificate awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Johnson by General [ ], Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Forces, as a token of appreciation, July 1944
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/10

Grant of the dignity of an Additional Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire to Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) H. Johnson, 1 January 1945
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/11

Letters from the King, and from the Under-Secretary of State for War, to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Johnson accompanying awards, n.d., [1945]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/12

Letter from the Registrar of the Order of the British Empire, the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St. James' Palace, London, to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Johnson, accompanying the warrant granting him the dignity of an Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire, 15 December 1948
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/13

Photograph of H. Johnson, n.d., [20th c]
(1 photograph, 4cm. x 5cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/14

Photograph of H. Johnson, n.d., [20th c]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/15

Photograph of H. Johnson, n.d., [20th c]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/352/16

Postcard photograph of Colonel H. Johnson, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

43157 Sergeant John Thomas JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/353/1-25)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Attested, 9 December 1915; transferred to Army Reserve, 22 October 1919

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/1

Clothing slip of Sergeant J.T. Johnson, 31 August 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/2

Printed message from Lieutenant-Colonel [J.W. Jeffreys], commanding the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to his men on demobilisation, [17 September] 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/3

Certificate of transfer to reserve, on demobilisation, of Sergeant J.T. Johnson, 26 September 1919
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/4

Unit register card of Sergeant J.T. Johnson, n.d., [September 1919]
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/5

Note from the Infantry Record Office, York, to Mr. J.T. Johnson, accompanying the British War Medal, 22 November 1920
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/6

Slip stating that the Victory Medal is not yet ready for distribution, n.d., [1920]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/7

Memorial card of 18197 Private Thomas Benson Longthorne, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, killed in action, 14 July 1918, n.d.
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/8

Group photograph of unidentified officers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/9

Photograph of an unidentified sergeant, possibly Sergeant P. Henry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/10

Photograph of an unidentified soldier, possibly Matthew Blenkinsop, of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 13cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/11

Photograph of an unidentified soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/12

Photograph of three soldiers, possibly German prisoners of war, ploughing, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/13

Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly taken in a French studio, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 10cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/14

Photograph of a woman and three children, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/15

Photograph of the headstone of 18197 Private T.B. Longthorne, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, killed in action, 14 July 1918, n.d.
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/16

Photograph of a corporal of The Durham Light Infantry on a horse, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/17

Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry on parade, probably in Germany, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/18

Photograph of an unidentified soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, possibly J. Wilkinson, in bed, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/19

Photograph of an unidentified corporal of The Durham Light Infantry, possibly J.T. Johnson, on a horse, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/20

Photograph of two lance-corporals, and a corporal, of The Durham Light Infantry, all unidentified, 19 March 1919
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/21

Photograph of unidentified soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, including two on horseback, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/22

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

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/23

Photograph of three soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/24

Photograph of two soldiers on a boating lake, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/353/25

Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, probably Private Byrneld, n.d., [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

1580 Private John Vasey JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/354/1-2)

1/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 20 February 1911; discharged, 17 March 1916

Ref: D/DLI 7/354/1

Discharge certificate of Private J.V. Johnson, 17 March 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/354/2

Character certificate of Private J.V. Johnson, 17 March 1916
(1 paper)

200910 (8989) Private Mark JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/355/1-7)

1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Cornsay, son of Sarah Jane and the late Benjamin Johnson; enlisted Annfield Plain; killed in action, France, 13 July 1917, aged 38 years.

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/1

Letter from the Territorial Force Record Office, York, to Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson, notifying her of the death of Private M. Johnson, killed in action in France, locality not stated, 4 August 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/2

Letter from No. 1 Infantry Record Office, York, to Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson, 9 Prospect Terrace, Annfield Plain, informing her of Private M. Johnson's burial at Heninel Military Cemetery, near Arras, France, 24 November 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/3

Memorial card to Private M. Johnson, son of Sarah Jane Johnson of Annfield Plain, and the late Benjamin Johnson of Cornsay, killed in France, 13 July 1917
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/4

Memorial scroll commemorating M. Johnson, n.d., [c. 1919]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/5

Letter from King George V to accompany Private M. Johnson's memorial scroll, n.d., [c. 1918]
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/6

Photograph of the grave of Private M. Johnson, France, n.d., [post 1917]
(1 postcard photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/355/7

Field service postcard (blank), 1914 - 1918
(1 card, printed)

Private Percy JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/356/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/356/1

Photograph of Private Percy Johnson, The Durham Light Infantry, 23 March 1919
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

89099 Private S.H.V. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/357/1)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/357/1

Letter from the Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, the Sheriff, and the former Lord Mayors who held office during the war, to Private S.H.V. Johnson, greeting him on his return from the war, 3 April 1919
(2 papers)

Captain T.A. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/358/1)

The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/358/1

Order of service for consecration, preservation and laying up of the colours of the 2/5th, 2/7th, 2/9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, 51st and 52nd Battalions of The Durham Light Infantry, Durham Cathedral, 11 November 1920
(1 paper)

5716 Private W. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/359/1-2)

4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, attached to 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/359/1

Diary of the South African War by 5716 Private William Johnson, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, attached to the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including sketches, 24 October 1899 - 1 November 1900
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/DLI 7/359/2

Incomplete transcript of D/DLI 7/359/1, 24 October 1899 - 29 May 1900
(12 papers)

95178 Private Walter B. JOHNSON (Ref: Johnson D/DLI 7/902/1)

The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/902/1

Certificate of honourable discharge of Private Walter B. Johnson, The Durham Light Infantry, disabled in the Great War, 4 July 1919
(1 paper, printed, colour)

Captain David Andrew Samuel JOHNSTON (Ref: Johnston D/DLI 7/360/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1917; Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918; Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1923; Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1924; Captain, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1926; Lieutenant, Pioneer Corps, 1941; temporary Major, 1943 - 1948

Ref: D/DLI 7/360/1

Pass book of Lieutenant D.A.S. Johnston with Messrs. Holt and Company; 1 October 1920 - 21 January 1930
(1 booklet)

Lieutenant Edwin JOICEY (Ref: Joicey D/DLI 7/361/1-3)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Northumberland Yeomanry, later the Imperial Yeomanry, later the Northumberland Hussars Imperial Yeomanry, 1909 - 1913; 2nd line of the Northumberland Hussars,September 1914 - January 1915; lst line of the Northumberland Hussars, January 1915 - June 1917; commissioned in the Northumberland Fusiliers, 28 November 1917; joined the 15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry; wounded and captured, imprisoned at the prisoner of war hospital unit at Quedlinburg, Germany, 28 May 1918; transferred to Holland and to hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, 31 December 1918

Ref: D/DLI 7/361/1

Text of the speech given to the Allied prisoners of war on leaving Quedlinburg, Germany, n.d., [31 December 1918]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/361/2

English-American News, 10 December 1918
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/361/3

Account of the military service of Edwin Joicey, n.d.
(1 paper)

Captain Mansfield JOLLEY, M.C. (Ref: Jolley D/DLI 7/362/1-20)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Second Lieutenant, 1915 - 1917; Lieutenant, 1917 - [1918]; acting Captain, 1917 - 1918; served in The East Riding Yeomanry, 1910 - 1916; The Durham Light Infantry, 1915 - [1918]

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/1

Officer's record of service book of Captain M. Jolley, 1910 - 1918
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/2

Combined leave and railway ticket from France to Beverley, Yorkshire, 24 January - 3 February 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/3

'Journey Meat Meal Card' of Captain M. Jolley, 27 March - 13 April 1918
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/4

'Journey Meat Meal Card' of Captain M. Jolley, n.d., [1915 - 1918]
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/5

Leave or duty card, 5 July - 4 August 1918
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/6

Navy and Army Canteen Board weekly coupons of Mary Jolley, 16 October 1918
(2 cards)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/7

Telegram from the Adjutant to the officer commanding 'D' Company, [9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry]; reading 'please give the men Colonel Bradford's and Major Crouch's congratulations', n.d., [1916 - 1917]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/8

Rules of the Officers' Mess of the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1 April 1917
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/9

New Year greetings card from [Captain M. Jolley], December 1916
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/10

Christmas card of the British Expeditionary Force, 1917:

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/10(1)

Illustration of the insignia of the British Expeditionary Force, 1917

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/10(2)

Illustration of the badges of the regiments of the British Expeditionary Force, 1917
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/11

Aerial photograph of the front line, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 17cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/12

Aerial photograph of the front line, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/13

Aerial photograph of the front line, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/14

Aerial photograph of the front line, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 17cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/15

Aerial photograph of the front line, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/16

Group photograph of officers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1915 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/17

Group photograph of officers of various regiments, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 24cm. x 18cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/18

Photograph of an inspection by King George V, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 31cm. x 26cm., black and white, card mounted)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/19

Photograph of an unidentified coastline, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white, card mounted)

Ref: D/DLI 7/362/20

Photograph of an unidentified landscape, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white, card mounted)

4161343 Lance-Corporal Charles JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/363/1)

The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/363/1

Photograph of Lance-Corporal Charles Jones of The Durham Light Infantry in battle dress, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)

5471 Company Sergeant-Major Walter JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/364/1-30)

2nd Battalion, 2/7th Battalion and 3/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 11 February 1895; served in India, Burma (now Myanmar), South Africa, France; discharged, 6 April 1917

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/1

Copy extract from the London Gazette, recording that Corporal W. Jones has been mentioned in a despatch sent by General Kitchener, 23 June 1902; copy made, 5 January 1909
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/2

Warrant appointing W. Jones as Warrant Officer, Class II, Company Sergeant-Major in The Durham Light Infantry, 24 January 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/3

Note on the army service of Regimental Sergeant-Major W. Jones, 11 February 1895 - 1917, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/4

Certificate of discharge of Company Sergeant-Major W. Jones, 6 April 1917
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/5

Character certificate of Company Sergeant-Major W. Jones, 6 April 1917
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/6

Invitation from 'the Public of Rangoon' to the Burma Mounted Infantry to a concert at the Jubilee Hall, Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), n.d., [20 January 1900]
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/7

Invitation to the dedication of The Durham Light Infantry 1939 - 1945 War Memorial Garden, 9 July 1950
(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/8

Army document wallet, n.d., [1915]
(1 leather wallet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/9

Photograph of Sergeant W. Jones, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c. 1905
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 10cm., sepia, card mounted)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/10

Photograph of Officer B [ ]n, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 14cm., sepia)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/11

Photograph of U.I. Lines, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/12

Photograph of the officer's bungalow, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/13

Photograph of Government House, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 21cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/14

Photograph of the king's palace, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 21cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/15

Photograph of the king's throne, in the palace at Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 27cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/16

Photograph of Queen Loopyalot's bath, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 27cm. x 25cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/17

Photograph of the north wall, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 27cm. x 21cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/18

Photograph of the watch tower, Fort Dufferin, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 17cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/19

Photograph of Fort Dufferin during floods, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., sepia)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/20

Photograph of one of the city gates in an unidentified location, Burma (now Myanmar), [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 15m. x 19.5cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/21

Photograph of the River Irrawaddy, Mandalay, during the floods, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d.[c. 1900]
(1 photograph,26cm. x 20cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/22

Photograph of the four hundred and fifty pagodas, Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 21cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/23

Photograph of the Incomparable Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 19cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/24

Photograph of the floating palace on the Irrawaddy river, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 19cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/25

Photograph of Kominodora [Kaunghmudaw] Pagoda near Sagaing, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/26

Photograph of Shwedagon golden pagoda, Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 29cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/27

Photograph of the commander in chief of the Burmese army, n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 26cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/28

Photograph of ex-King [Theebaw] of Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., c. 1898
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/29

Photograph of the grave of Uin-Don-Uin, father of ex-King Theebaw, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 27cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/364/30

Photograph of Fort Dufferin during floods, Burma (now Myanmar), n.d., [c. 1900]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., sepia)

6715 Private W.T. JONES (Ref: Jones D/DLI 7/365/1)

3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 12 January 1899; discharged, 25 July 1908

Ref: D/DLI 7/365/1

Certificate of service of Private W.T. Jones, 25 July 1908
(1 card)

Lance-Corporal William JOPLING (Ref: Jopling D/DLI 7/366/1-7)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/1

Letter from Private Jopling, 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Miss Pauline Cabell, 30 West Street, Ferryhill Village, thanking her for the parcel and offering her his best wishes, 14 June 1915
(1 paper and 1 envelope)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/2

Letter from Lance-Corporal W. Jopling to his 'friend', giving his thanks for a parcel and mentioning silk postcards, 3 November 1915
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/3

Letter from Lance-Corporal W. Jopling, 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, British Expeditionary Force, to Pauline [Cabell], concerning the small gifts sent to each other, n.d., [1915]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/4

Letter from Uncle [G. Stott], 'somewhere in France', to 'Paulie' [Cabell], sending his thanks for cigarettes and describing his journey from Egypt to France, 16 March [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/5

Letter from 'your loving uncle [G.S.], British Expeditionary Force, France, to Pauline [Cabell], sending his greetings, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/6

Group photograph of No. 12 Platoon, 'C' Company, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, November 1915
(1 photograph 30cm. x 25cm., black and white card, mounted)

Ref: D/DLI 7/366/7

Group photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 17.5cm. x 11cm., black and white)

3655247 Corporal Albert Edward JOYNER (Ref: Joyner D/DLI 7/367/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Born Warrington, 3 October 1919; residence Warrington; formerly of the South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Volunteers); died Sicily, Italy, 17 July 1943. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.

Ref: D/DLI 7/367/1

Photograph of Albert Edward Joyner, 1 June 1942
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 12cm., black and white)



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