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 S: Sm to Sn
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- Durham Light Infantry Records
- 23395 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Addison SMALL (Ref: Small D/DLI 7/642/1)
- Major Nicholas Graham LEADBITTER SMITH (Ref: Smith, Leadbitter- D/DLI 7/910/1)
- 200343 Private SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/643/1-3)
- 19/1216 Private Andrew Record SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/644/1-3)
- 2505 (later 300309) Private Edward SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/645/1-6)
- 4442033 Private Joseph Edward SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/646/1-2(84))
- 791 Private John SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/647/1)
- 4457339 Corporal Stanley SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/648/1-4)
- Private Thomas SMITH (Ref: Smith D/DLI 7/963/1-5)
- General Henry SMYTH (Ref: Smyth D/DLI 7/649/1)
- 4034260 Private Clifford SNELSON (Ref: Snelson D/DLI 7/650/1-11)
- 4265 (later 4345) Private Arthur SNOWDON (Ref: Snowdon D/DLI 7/651/1-34)
- 14140 Private William Edward SNOWDON (Ref: Snowdon D/DLI 7/652/1-42)
Catalogue Contents
6th Battalion and 15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Willington; 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1898; 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1908; at Loos, Belgium, with 15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915, and Flers, France, 1916, where wounded; awarded Military Service Medal and mentioned in despatches; severely wounded at Ypres, 1917; discharged, 1919; re-enlisted 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1920; discharged, 1933; died 1974 aged 94. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
4th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/910/1The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/643/119th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Tweedmouth, Northumberland; residence Newcastle upon Tyne; enlisted Gateshead; killed in action, 16 April 1916
8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sunniside 1895; miner, employee of Consett Iron Company; attested, 31 March 1914; overseas service with British Expeditionary Force, 20 April 1915 - 24 December 1918; Prisoner of War in Rennbahn Camp, Germany, c. 1916 - 1918
2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/646/1[1st Battalion and 3rd Battalion], The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 8 November 1882
9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sunderland; residence Sunderland; killed in action, 10 May 1940
14th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Boldon Colliery; severely wounded at the Battle of Arras, blinded in both eyes on 22 April 1917. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
68th Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born, 1816; ensign 68th Foot, 1833; Lieutenant, 1836; Captain, 1842; Major, 1848; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1853; 76th Foot, 1859; Brevet Colonel, 1854; Major-General, 1868; Lieutenant-General 1876; General, 1878; retired, 1882; Colonel 2nd Foot 1877; died, 1891; commanded 68th Foot, 1853 - 1857; served in Crimean War, in Battles of Alma, Inkerman, and siege of Sebastopol
6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1 July 1918; enlisted, 15 July 1939; King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 15 July - 31 October 1939; 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c. 1939 - 1946; overseas service with British Expeditionary Force, 28 January - 16 October 1940; captured Arras, France, 24 May 1940; Prisoner of War in Stalag 344, Germany, 17 October 1940 - 2 June 1945; discharged, 8 February 1946
3/7th Battalion, later 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/651/115th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Monkwearmouth; enlisted Sunderland; killed in action, 1 July 1916