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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 W: Wo to Wy

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Lieutenant-Colonel George Leslie WOOD, D.S.O., M.C., T.D. (Ref: Wood D/DLI 7/789/1-2)

9th Battalion, 6th Battalion and 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Joined 9th Battalion as a Second Lieutenant in 1933, aged 21; gained the Military Cross in the battles before Dunkirk, 1940; commanded 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, November 1944 - October 1945; commanded 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1947 - 1950; awarded the Order of the British Empire; died in Newcastle in 1969, aged 57. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


"An account of the actions of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in the Normandy Campaign", June, October - December 1944, by Major George Wood and Lieutenant J.A. Wedgwood, written 5 June 1944 - 13 April 1945
(18 papers)


Letter from 'Ken', 2 Woodlands [no town given], to 'John', concerning the account of the actions of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, during the Normandy Campaign, 28 March 1984
(1 paper)

4430757 Private Robert WOOD (Ref: Wood D/DLI 7/790/1-47)

2nd Battalion, later 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served with 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1929 - 1937; 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1937 - n.d.; Mechanical Equipment Company, Royal Engineers, n.d. - 1946; overseas service in India, 1929 - 1936; the Sudan, 1936 - 1937; China 1937 - 1940


Certificate that Private R. Wood has rendered a statement of his experiences to [British Army intelligence], 18 June 1944
(1 paper)


Letter requesting that [Lance-Corporal] Wood return his certificate of service book, 25 September 1946
(1 paper)


Member's card and rules of The Durham Light Infantry Association, belonging to Private R. Wood, 15 August 1955
(1 booklet)


Invitation from 'C' Company, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Police Sergeant and Mrs. R. Wood to attend the unveiling of the Second World War battle honours board in the Drill Hall, Spennymoor, 16 November 1957
(1 card)


Album of photographs of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking, China, 1937 - 1939:


Photograph of local people [possibly refugees] on a railway station platform, eating a meal, taken in China, 1937 - 1939


Photograph of local people at a market, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of local people at a wedding, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of local women washing clothes in a stream, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of an Oriental officer, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a local man smoking a pipe, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a local man standing in a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a local man carrying baskets of fruit, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a street scene, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a view of a bridge, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of monks standing along a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a view of barges on a canal, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a view of barges on a canal, taken at Tientsin, China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing on parade in a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of buglers and bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing on parade in a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a senior officer inspecting soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of buglers and bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching along a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing by a canal, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in a camp, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing in a camp, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, eating outside a tent in a camp, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing in a camp, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a senior officer inspecting soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing with a French officer and civilians by a ship on a canal, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and two young children, relaxing in a garden, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in a street [about to begin a parade], taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a night time view of an illuminated building, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching away from a race course [possibly at Shanghai], taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching away from a race course [possibly at Shanghai], taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/22/3(20)


Photograph of a French officer inspecting soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at the graveside of Corporal Scott, taken during a military funeral at Tientsin, China, 1939


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/22/3(23)


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/22/3(21)


Photograph of a corporal and two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at a sentry post, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a sergeant and two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing with an Indian sergeant, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a corporal of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, watching soldiers search a man beside a bus, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/790/5(35)


Photograph of a group of soldiers [possibly French] standing in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, lighting a cigarette, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing on a beach, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of men in civilian dress [possibly soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry] standing with a local policeman in a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing outside a barracks hut, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing in the grounds of a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a sergeant of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing near a monument, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing outside a barracks hut, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a soldier of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on horseback, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing on a parade field, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of local men pulling a roller across a sports field, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, working outside a barracks building, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Postcard photograph of an Indian police constable, taken in Shanghai, China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing to attention in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Group photograph of a football team [possibly of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry] with a trophy, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a hockey team [possibly of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry], taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Group photograph of a football team [possibly of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry], taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Group photograph of a rugby team [possibly of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry], c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing at a roadside, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching along a street, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of three soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in vests and shorts, relaxing in a barracks, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in swimwear, standing on a beach, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939


Photograph of group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at the entrance to a building, taken in China, c.1937 - 1939
(1 album)


Photograph of soldiers ready to leave Kalabagh for Razmak, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, drying clothes after being flooded out by rain, Barrackpore, India, 1934
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal MacKenzie at Back Bay Baths, Bombay, India, 1935
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 10cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in front of the guard room, Deolali, India, 1935
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of five soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Deolali, India, 1935
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, [Khartoum, Sudan], n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers marching along a road, [Khartoum, Sudan], n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a concert party of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Photograph of the hockey team of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of the football team of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, winners of the Inter-Platoon Band, Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Photograph of the mess hall of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, prepared for Christmas dinner, 25 December 1936 or 1937
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of members of the regimental band of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing on a quayside, China, n.d., [1937 - 1940]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the regimental band of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, marching through streets in China, n.d., [1937 - 1940]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry carrying a coffin [China], n.d., [1937 - 1940]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military funeral cortège [China], n.d., [1937 - 1940]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers, one of whom is holding a copy of the Illustrated Weekly News, and an Indian man, India, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a riot or demonstration [India], n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a riot or demonstration [India], n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of arches bearing the words 'Long Live the King', 'Hail gallant soldiers' and 'Welcome', India, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier in greatcoat and fur hat, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of group of soldiers, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers eating water melons, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers sitting on a verandah drinking tea, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of five soldiers being addressed by an officer in an army camp, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers in army lorries, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers feeding dogs, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a regimental band, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a regimental band, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a regimental band, n.d, 1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Durham Light Infantry boxing team, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of two children standing on a park bench, n.d., [1930s]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm. black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers, Bilbeis, Egypt, 31 March 1946
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of ex-servicemen of The Durham Light Infantry, including Robert Wood, third from the right, n.d., [1960s]
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a march-past of The Durham Light Infantry Ex-Servicemen's Association, [Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1960s]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers from various regiments, [an unidentified corporal of The Durham Light Infantry is marked], n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., sepia)


Guide to Peking, 1938
(1 volume, paper bound)


MECRE : the Journal of 861 Mechanical Equipment Company, Royal Engineers, final souvenir number, September 1945 The journal had been published for three years
(1 booklet, printed)


Weighing machine ticket, including a picture of Claire Trevor, 25 December 1939
(1 card)

4452240 Private William WOOD (Ref: Wood D/DLI 7/791/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; residence Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; killed in action, 15 May 1940


Memorial scroll of Private W. Wood, n.d., [1945]
(1 paper and 1 envelope)

Major Kenneth Martin WOOD, M.C. (Ref: Wood D/DLI 7/1000/1-122)

9th Battalion and 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served in the Second World War, with 9th Battalion, and later as officer commanding 'D' Company, 6th Battalion; awarded the Military Cross for the attack at Gheel, Belgium, on 10 September 1944; brother of Lieutenant-Colonel George Leslie Wood, D.S.O., M.C., 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry


Notice from the War Office to the Officer Commanding the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Skipton, Yorkshire, concerning the substantive promotion, T.A., of Temporary/Major K.M. Wood, M.C., 87936 Durham Light Infantry, to the rank of Lieutenant with effect from 11 April 1945 ( London Gazette supplement 9 November 1945), 19 October 1945
(1 paper)


Special order of the day by Brigadier J.A. Churchill, M.C., A.D.C., commanding 151st Infantry Brigade, calling for the renewed efforts of all British Expeditionary Force troops, 25 May 1940
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting concerning the award of the Military Cross to Captain Geoffrey Bartlett Beattie, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [January 1943]
(1 paper, printed)


Programme of 'You've Had It', a revue in two parts, produced by Roger T. Adlard, and presented by the Middle East Officer Cadet Training Unit, All Arms Wing South, 20 September 1943 Captain Wood attended the revue
(1 paper)


Special message from the Commander of 50th Northumbrian Division to all ranks, issued prior to D-Day, n.d. [1944]
(1 paper)


British propaganda leaflet directed to the German soldiers of the 37th and 41st Fetungs Battalions, calling on them to surrender following the fall of Aachen, Germany, 20 October 1944
(1 paper)


Order of service of thanksgiving and remembrance of the 50th Northumbrian Division in the Minster, York, 16 May 1945
(1 paper, printed)

Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning the history of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry during the British Expeditionary Force campaign, 1939 - 1940 (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/8-13)

Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning the chronology of the war service of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry from October 1939 to June 1940 and a list of officers, 1938 - 1944, n.d. [late 20th c.]
(6 papers)


Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning his service with 'C' Company, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, at Felling and in the Cotswolds from August 1939 to January 1940, n.d. [late 20th c.]
(3 papers)


Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning his service with the Anti-Tank Company, 151 Brigade, from January to May 1940, including the occupation of Vimy Ridge, France, n.d. [late 20th c.]
(2 papers)


Copy of the account by Kenneth M. Wood of his service with the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry from August 1939 to May 1940, sent to Harry Moses, 1997
(12 papers, duplicated)


Letter from Harry Moses, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, to Kenneth M. Wood, enclosing a copy of the 9th Battalion war diary for the period when Wood was at Bulscamp, Belgium, from 29 May to 1 June 1940, 16 July 1997
(5 papers)


Copy letter from Kenneth M. Wood, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Harry Moses, concerning details of the 9th Battalion's history from 1939 to 1940, 26 July 1997
(3 papers, duplicated)

Notes by Kenneth M. Wood and others concerning the history of the 6th and 9th Battalions The Durham Light Infantry during the campaigns in North Africa and North West Europe, 1943 - 1944 (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/14-23)

'The Battle of Mareth - A Company Commander's Impressions', concerning the events of March 1943, by Captain G.L. Wood, M.C., Officer Commanding 'D' Company, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [after 1945]
(8 papers, duplicated)


'A Trip to the Continent', an account of the landing of the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry on D-Day in Normandy, France, 5 - 6 June 1944, by George L. Wood, n.d. [late 20th c.]
(4 papers, typescript, duplicated)


Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry attack on Verrieres, and the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry attack on Lingevres, France, in June 1944, n.d. [1997]
(2 papers)


Copy notes by Kenneth M. Wood, concerning the Battle of Lingevres, France, on 13 June 1944, sent to Colonel John Arnot, n.d. [1997]
(4 papers, duplicated)


Copy letter from Kenneth M. Wood, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Harry Moses concerning Lieutenant Jack Williams, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and the Battle of Lingevres, France, on 14 June 1944, 3 June 1997
(3 papers)


'The Battle of Gheel, 8 - 12 September 1944', an account of the actions of the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry by Major Kenneth M. Wood, M.C., T.D., n.d. [after 1945]
(9 papers, duplicated)


Notes by Kenneth M. Wood concerning his experiences with the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry at the Battle of Gheel, Belgium, in September 1944, n.d. [1994]
(1 file)


Letter from Major Ian R. English, M.C., Leyburn, North Yorkshire, to Kenneth M. Wood acknowledging the latter's account of his experiences at Gheel, Belgium, in 1944, 13 September 1994
(1 paper)


'Entry into Brussels and the Battle of Gheel', an account of operations from 6 to 11 September 1944, by Major W.J. Field, M.B.E., commanding 'S' Company, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [after 1945]
(3 papers, duplicated)


'The Battle of Gheel: 'A' Echelon Plugs the Gap', an account concerning operations on 9 September 1944, by Major W.J. Field, M.B.E., commanding 'S' Company, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [after 1945]
(2 papers, duplicated)

Records concerning the 151 (Durham) Brigade officers' reunions (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/24-31)

'A short history of the 151 (Durham) Brigade Officers' Reunion Dinner', by Ian R. English, describing fifty years of reunions from 1949 to 1999, 20 October 1999
(1 booklet)


Order of service for the 151 (Durham) Brigade Officers' Reunion service and dedication of a descriptive tablet for the Durham Light Infantry Chapel, Durham Cathedral, 21 October 1999
(2 papers, printed)


Copy of an address given by Ian English at the 151 (Durham) Brigade 1939 - 1945 Officers' last reunion service of remembrance and thanksgiving in the Durham Light Infantry Chapel, Durham Cathedral, 21 October 1999
(2 papers)


Letters from Ian English, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, to Kenneth M. Wood, concerning the 151 (Durham) Brigade 1939 - 1945 Officers' reunion dinner and the memorial tablet for the Durham Light Infantry Chapel in Durham Cathedral, 1 August - 24 October 1999
(4 papers)


Copy of the inscription on the memorial tablet placed by the officers of 151 (Durham) Infantry Brigade, 1939 - 1945 in the Durham Light Infantry Chapel, Durham Cathedral, n.d. [1999]
(1 paper)


Newsletter no. 3 of the 151 (Durham) Brigade Officers, July 2002
(1 paper)

Records concerning the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club, established in 1919 (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/32-44)

Notes concerning the history of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club from its origin in 1919, 25 September 1978
(2 papers)


'Keep the Memory Green', a short history of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 17th Battalion The Parachute Regiment and 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, 26 September 1978
(1 paper)


List of officers invited to the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry annual reunion dinner at the Royal Turks Head Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne on 1 November 1946, n.d. [October 1946]
(3 papers)


Newsletters of the annual dinners of officers past and present of the 42 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, the 17th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (9 DLI) T.A., and 'C' and 'D' Companies 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment, c.1966, 1968, 1971, 1976 - 1978, 1980 and 1983
(30 papers)


Report of Hugh L. Swinburne to the members of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Dinner Club concerning the handing over of the 9th Battalion colours to the 17th Parachute Battalion, n.d. [1946 - 1949]
(1 paper)


Copy letter from Kenneth M. Wood, Newcastle upon Tyne, to David R.C. Kelly, concerning the 57th Reunion dinner, and the opening of the 9th Battalion memorial in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, 14 November 1981
(1 paper)

Records concerning the colours of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry and successors (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/45-47)

Copy letter from the Regimental Secretary (Durham) to the officers of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and the 17th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, concerning the 9th Battalion colours, damaged in the fire at Gateshead, St. Mary's parish church in 1979, 14 July 1981
(2 papers)


Circular letter from Nigel L. Swinburne, 7 Walker Terrace, Gateshead, concerning the proposed return of the 9th Battalion colours and other battalion possessions to Gateshead, following the fire in Gateshead, St. Mary's parish church, n.d. [1981]
(1 paper)


Invitation of Major and Mrs. K.M. Wood to the presentation of colours to the 7th Battalion The Light Infantry by H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, at Palace Green, Durham, 14 July 1978
(1 card)

Records concerning war memorials and commemorative services (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/48-60)

Programme of the unveiling and dedication of the memorial to all ranks of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1900 - 1945, at Saltwell Park, Gateshead, 12 July 1981
(1 booklet)


Invitation from the Gateshead and Newcastle Branch of The Durham Light Infantry Association to the unveiling and dedication of a memorial to the 1419 officers and other ranks of the 9th Battalion who were killed in action from 1900 to 1945, on 12 July 1981, n.d. [1981]
(2 papers)


Parade orders for the unveiling and dedication ceremony service at Saltwell Park, Gateshead, on 12 July 1981, n.d. [1981]
(2 papers)


Letter from Kenneth M. Wood, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, concerning the ceremony for the dedication of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry war memorial at Saltwell Park, Gateshead, on 12 July, 22 June 1981
(2 papers)


Letters to Kenneth M. Wood, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, from officers of 151 (Durham) Brigade, in support of the presentation to Martin McLane for his efforts concerning the 9th Battalion war memorial in Gateshead, 21 August - 12 October 1981
(9 papers)


Letter from Kenneth M. Wood, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, to subscribers, concerning the presentation tankard for Martin McLane, 9 October 1981
(2 papers)


Copy of an address delivered by W. Sholto Olleson, on behalf of the Gateshead and Newcastle Branch of The Durham Light Infantry Association, at the presentation made to Martin McLane in appreciation of his efforts concerning the 9th Battalion memorial, 25 October 1981
(2 papers)


Letter from Martin McLane, Secretary of the Gateshead and Newcastle branch of The Durham Light Infantry Association, to Major Ken Wood, concerning the tankard presented to him and Association business, 27 October 1981
(1 paper)


Letter from Major David A. Bower, Regimental County Secretary, The Light Infantry Office, Elvet Waterside, Durham, to Major Kenneth M. Wood, Jesmond Park Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, enclosing a letter from the Mayor of Lingevres, France, inviting veterans of the 50th Division to the dedication of a memorial to all ranks of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, June - July 1944, on 8 June 1989; 10 March - 14 April 1989
(4 papers)


Circular letter from Hugh L. Swinburne concerning the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry war memorials, 1939 - 1945, in France and Sicily, and the need to replace the Primosole Bridge memorial in Sicily, n.d. [after 1945]
(2 papers, duplicated)


Programme of a memorial service and memorial stone dedication to the 6th, 8th and 9th (T.A.) Battalions of The Durham Light Infantry of 151 Brigade, who fought in the Second World War 1939 - 1945, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, 14 August 1993
(1 booklet)


Circular letter from Martin McLane, secretary of The Durham Light Infantry Territorial Army Memorial Committee, concerning a memorial dedication service held at Gateshead on 14 August, September 1993
(1 paper)


Circular letter from Kenneth M. Wood, enclosing details of the veterans' parade to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk, France, in Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 May 1980
(5 papers)

Photographs (Ref: D/DLI 7/1000/61-122)

Photograph of a German soldier, 17 August 1917
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers Adams and Sell, at the back, and Lawson, Ritchie, Dobson and Dempster, front [possibly 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry] at camp, Marske, Yorkshire, 1933
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Major J.W. Porter, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 5 September 1935
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Group photograph of 'C' Company, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, at Long Compton, Warwickshire, 1939 Includes: Second Lieutenant K.M. Wood, Company Sergeant-Major G. Rigg and Captain A. Ritchie
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Company Sergeant-Major Percival, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Abbotsbury, Dorset, August 1940
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Captain H. Dobson, Sergeant Turnbull and Sergeant Cowell, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, at Allennes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Captain Dobson, Sergeant Turnbull, Sergeant Ford, Sergeant Cowell, Kenneth M. Wood and an unidentified private soldier outside a farmhouse at Allennes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Captain H. Dobson, Sergeant Ford, his batman, and an unidentified soldier outside a farmhouse, Allennes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Captain H. Dobson and an unidentified soldier, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, outside a farmhouse, Allennes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier, probably of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, walking along a village street, possibly at Allennes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Regimental Sergeant-Major Wilson, Sergeant Morrow, Private Ridley and an unidentified soldier, beside jeeps near Poix, France, 1940
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of army transport lorries assembled in a square at Montagne, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 50th Division, studying maps during a halt outside a Southern National Parcel Service Agent's office, no location, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Michael Hanmer and Jim Loveridge standing outside a 50th Division command and information post, [France], n.d. [1939 - 11945]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Billy Lowes and Company Sergeant-Major Traffles, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, on a training exercise in the U.K., 1941
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of [ ] John Stoker outside tents, Egypt, May 1941
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Duggie Caldwell, Theo Redway and Jordie Benthall, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Iraq, 1941
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers beside a camouflaged tent in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two officers in camp in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two officers and two other ranks in camp, in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two officers in camp in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers beside a road in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers beside a camouflaged tent, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two officers in camp, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified officer standing beside vehicle tracks, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers at a field kitchen in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier wearing a greatcoat, standing in snow, probably in Iraq, n.d. [1941 - 1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers in camp, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers in camp, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two officers in camp in the desert, Iraq or North Africa, n.d. [1941 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a camp in North Africa, captioned: HBN la[a]ger, desert convoy, Ken, Jack, Ian, 1942
(1 photograph, 5 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Rodney Bateman, Derek Thomlinson and Jim Loveridge, probably in North Africa, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Group photograph of officers at the Officer Cadet Training Unit, Palestine, 1943
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 12 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Officer Cadet Training Unit cadet, accompanying Kenneth M. Wood, left, in a truck, driving through a Christian village at Maj-al-Kurum, Palestine, 1943
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an officer of the Officer Cadet Training Unit, riding a motorcycle, North Palestine, 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Tony Whitlock, possibly in Palestine, May 1943
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of single storey buildings and palm trees, North Africa, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the memorial plaque at Primosole Bridge, Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of buglers on parade, possibly in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified group of officers and men, The Durham Light Infantry, probably in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers, one holding a lute, probably in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers on parade at an inspection, possibly in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers boarding a boat, possibly in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified officer and 'Big' Bill Robinson with a gas mask, 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier standing at the end of Primosole Bridge, watching a vehicle crossing over, Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers outside a tent, possibly in Sicily, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Eric Short and Quartermaster Jack Runciman, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lieutenant and Quartermaster Jack Runciman, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Doc' Rutherford standing beside his Medical Officer's jeep, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified major, n.d. [1935 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 4 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified lieutenant, taken inside a tent, n.d. [1941 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of unidentified service personnel, including Tom Graham, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified officer of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified senior officer, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [c.1945 - 1951]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the Canadian War Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France, n.d. [after 1918]
(1 card, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Great War memorial at Montagne, France, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Newspaper cutting, including a photograph of Northern officer prisoners of war, sent from Oflag VB, Germany, n.d. [1940 - 1945] Back row: Lieutenant Geoffrey B. Wright, 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry; an Artillery Officer from Manchester; [ ] Foreman, The Durham Light Infantry, Shotley Bridge; Norman Henderson, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Gosforth, Northumberland; and [ ] Weallens, Royal Artillery Front row: Captain Blackett, The Durham Light Infantry, of Westerhope, and Lieutenant J.W. Stevens, Royal Dragoon Guards
(1 paper, printed)


Photograph of the Boer War memorial, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, n.d. [1981]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 15 cm., colour)


Photograph of the war memorial to the 5th Durham Rifle Volunteers, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, n.d. [1981]
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 10 cm., colour)


Photograph of the memorial to all ranks of the 6th, 8th and 9th T.A. Battalions of 151 Infantry Brigade, 1939 - 1945, in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, 1993
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., colour)


Photograph of the Primosole Bridge memorial, at Saltwell Park, Gateshead, n.d. [1993]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., colour)


Copy photograph of the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry war memorial and book of remembrance [probably in Gateshead, St. Mary's parish church] n.d. [late 20th c.]
(1 paper, 13 cm. x 18 cm., black and white)

[ ] Leonard WOODLAND (Ref: Woodland D/DLI 7/1001/1-4)

possibly attached 16th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry


Christmas card, 'Greetings from Italy', of the 16th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, sent by Leonard Woodland, n.d. [1943]
(1 card)


Telegram from [Leonard] Woodland to Mrs. H.L. Woodland, 44 Colum Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan, sending birthday greetings, 27 November n.y. [1939 - 1945]
(1 paper)


List of members of the 16th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Old Comrades Association, 1945
(1 booklet, printed)


Photograph of an unidentified army officer, probably Leonard Woodland, wearing the collar badges of the South Wales Borderers, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 5 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)

441486 Captain William Raymond WOOFF, O.B.E. (Ref: Wooff D/DLI 7/1236/1)

Born Barnard Castle 13 May 1929; 17th Battalion (Dales) Durham Home Guard, 1952; 6th Battalion (Territorial) Durham Light Infantry, 1955, transfer to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, 1967; previous service [National Service] as a private with Durham Light Infantry and Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1947-1949; died September 2006


Obituary of Doctor William Raymond Wooff, entomologist, who served with 6th Battalion (Territorial), Durham Light Infantry, from the Old Barnardians newsletter January 2010
(1 paper)

19555 Lance-Sergeant Frederick George WORMALD (Ref: Wormald D/DLI 7/792/1)

19th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Castleford, Yorkshire; enlisted West Hartlepool; killed in action, 18 July 1916


Memorial scroll commemorating F.G. Wormald, n.d. [c. 1919]
(1 paper)

Lieutenant George Gray WORNUM (Ref: Wornum D/DLI 7/793/1-2)

3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Plan of the coastal defences of the Tyne Garrison, from the River Tyne to Dene Mouth, by Lieutenant G.G. Wornum, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, May 1917 Scale: 1:21,120
(1 plan, 144cm. x 32cm., waxed linen)


Plan of the defences of the Tyne Garrison at West Boldon, Little Usworth, and Springwell, by Lieutenant G.G. Wornum, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, June 1917 Scale: 1:21,120
(1 plan, 24cm. x 48cm., waxed linen)

877988 Major Frederick William Gordon WORRALL, M.M. (Ref: Worrall D/DLI 7/1002/1-116)

6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served as Warrant Sergeant, Royal Artillery, attached C Batt. Layforce, Middle East; awarded Military Medal for the action at Letani River, Syria, on 9 June 1941, in which he was wounded and taken prisoner, and later liberated; served with 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry in North Africa in 1942


War Department driving permit issued to Major F.W.G. Worrall, for use on Government duty from 17 September 1945 to 16 September 1946, 1945
(1 card)


Postcard from Captain Richard Philip Carr, Camp 35, taken prisoner of war by the Italians, to Second Lieutenant F.W.G. Worrall, c/o British P.O.W. Bureau, Cairo, Egypt, 28 September 1942
(1 card)


A humorous poem concerning officers serving in Cairo, Egypt, during the North African campaign, n.d. [c.1941 - 1942]
(3 papers)


Photograph of soldiers lined up with rifles in the foreground, soldiers of a Scottish regiment behind, in the centre of an unidentified British town; on the reverse 'P. Wilfred [Gillhespy?], North Road, Ponteland', n.d. [c.1940]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 6.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: View of gardens just over Ismail Ridge, possibly in Egypt, March 1940
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers lined up on a parapet, captioned: Italian fort captured by Jack Hasey & Co., near Tobruk [Libya], May 1941
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a dead Italian gunner at Tobruk, Libya, taken after the final assault by commandos who came in behind the Italian lines, May 1941
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of graves with wooden crosses, captioned: Where they fell. Lieutenant-Colonel Pedder, Sergeant Burton, Lieutenant Coode, Lance-Corporal Eardley, Corporal Dibb, Private Campbell and one unknown, Litani River, Syria 9 June 1941
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Bill, Royal Artillery, machine-gunned in Syria, badly burned, from Grimsby; Peter, Royal Corps of Signals, broken nose, from London, and Second Lieutenant Frederick William Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry, 60th General Hospital, [Jerusalem], October 1941
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the exterior of 60th General Hospital, Jerusalem, n.d. [c. October 1941]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: The graves of the first two men to be killed in the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, after rest in the back areas, Privates Smallman and Robinson, Stuka'd Munassib, Egypt, August 1942
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 10 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Denis Hurst (N.Z. ) in my [Second Lieutenant F.W. Gordon, The Durham Light Infantry] truck - the only one the army ever trusted me with, recognition sign for aircraft on the bonnet, Munassib, Egypt, August 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German plane brought down by the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Munassib Depression, Egypt, August 1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 10 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lieutenant J.R. Ormsby, 28 Battalion, New Zealand [Regiment] and Second Lieutenant J. Seal, 26 Battalion, New Zealand [Regiment], at Tel-Aviv, Palestine, 17 September 1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers [one possibly Second Lieutenant F.W. Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry] in front of a tent, Palestine, 1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers seated, captioned: last few words to a battle patrol before pushing off, probably Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified captain using a wireless in a fortified position, captioned: worried and with good cause this time, Munassib Depression, Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier, captioned: taking shelter from the sun, heavy air raid on, Munassib Depression, Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier sitting on the turret of a tank, endorsed: New Zealand Box M.13 tank useful O.P. (also very handy to jump into). At this moment - 18 Boston Bombers were going over in their beautiful formation, as one bunch came back so another one would start out, probably Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the grave of an unknown Italian soldier captioned: This laddie lay partially buried in the next slit trench to mine for a week before I discovered where the smell came from - we uncovered him and cremated (poured petrol on and lit it) him, Munassib, Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'S' Company cookhouse, north of Munassib, Egypt, captioned: usual tin of petrol and flynets, and one bad boy peeling oranges, September 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a 'Lone lookout post', possibly in Egypt, September 1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: The Durhams moving up, of soldiers on foot with various military vehicles behind, probably Egypt, October 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Lieutenant E.R. Stone (Doc. or Butch) an American volunteer - joined us at Mariopolis as M.O., grand scout - from Washington D.C. Killed doing his job, Alamein, November 1942, and 'Porky ' Blezard - mysteriously collects bullet hole in foot prior to a suicidal attack that was eventually called off. Nice fellow for all that, possibly in Egypt, n.d. [c. August - October 1942]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Brigadier Percy D.S.O., M.C. and Stooge [possibly Second Lieutenant F.W. Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry], 151 Brigade at crossroads leading to Daba. Now what do I do??, Egypt, n.d. [November 1942]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Spitfire aircraft on patrol between Tel-el-Eisa and El Daba, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of trunk and field gun, just outside El Daba, Egypt, captioned: Looks rather pleasant doesn't it?, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm., x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a temporary signpost to Daba, and beside it a sign 'Acqua Wasser, Ga. Idrici', and a destroyed vehicle behind, Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a notice erected by Allied Forces on the coast road, captioned: These notices are rather terrifying, but they have the desired effect, probably in Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Another notice on the coast road, erected by the Desert Rats, probably in Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Italian soldier riding a bicycle in desert conditions, captioned: Funniest sight I' d seen for weeks an Iti in a hurry to be put in the bag, Galal [Egypt], November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Just about to try out one of our new Bennings, a personnel carrier, Himeimat, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers [one possibly Second Lieutenant F.W.G. Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry], on a Benning, a tracked personnel carrier, and other armoured vehicles in the distance, Egypt, n.d. [1942]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: Cooking our last 'big' meal prior to Alamein attack November 1942. Batmen and drivers - very amused, Egypt, 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry marching up to assembly area, our parties in background, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, captioned: 2 pounder Anti-Tank guns moving up to Tel el Eisa, November 1942 Each vehicle completely self-contained - for 3 days no need to worry about cookhouses, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Lance-Corporal Plumb, now Corporal, my driver, one of the most intelligent soldiers I 've met ... and not afraid of anything , Alamein, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Medway, second in command, Carriers; Allan, Mortars and my [Second Lieutenant F.W. Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry] gunner, New Zealand Box, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of German graves between Tel el Eisa and Daba, along the coast road, Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11.5 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Batman very browned off and doing his best to show it; behind him 'Tubby' Turnbull, Platoon Sergeant, and a first rate soldier, possibly in Egypt, November 1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German plane that 'we shot down', probably in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German cemetery in the desert, marked with various types of crosses, some identifying the person buried, probably Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Some of John' s unit marching in the desert, probably Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a carrier vehicle with unidentified soldiers, possibly belonging to The Durham Light Infantry, just outside Gazala, Libya, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a manned carrier vehicle out on patrol in the desert, possibly in Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph, probably of Second Lieutenant F.W. Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry, in front of tents, captioned: very serious over something can't think what now. Just live!! and you'll never know how much, probably Middle East, [c.1940 - 1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: A man and his jeep, possibly in Egypt, n.d. [c.1940 - 1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a frying pan with contents, captioned: Who dares to doubt my cooking ability - Bully beef, biscuits soaked in water, margarine, tomato sauce - cook until frying pan starts to burn, serve with biscuits preferably issue, possibly in Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers starting an ascent, with hills behind, captioned: 79614 Sgt. O.H. Dagnall-Quinn, M.T. Head Qua, 3rd Transvaal Scottish, U.W.F.M.E.F., A.P.O., Durban, location unknown, probably Middle East, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Our second in command 'Big Bill ' grand scout!!, possibly in Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of unidentified soldiers, possibly in an Egyptian town, n.d. [c. 1942]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: 88mm gun being put to a better use - our shower, food eh?, possibly in Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German Volkswagen vehicle, hit by rifle fire, possibly in Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier in a foxhole, possibly in Egypt, [c. 1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier in a foxhole in the desert, probably Egypt, [c. 1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified army officer, possibly Worrall, and a soldier, in the desert, probably Egypt, 1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, in the desert, with a folding bed and chair, possibly in Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of large trucks with trailers, marked on the side with the words 'Beyrouth, Damasque.....Baghdad', and the Tyne Tees emblem 'T.T.', location unknown, [North Africa], [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of large trucks with trailers, marked on the side with the words 'Beyrouth, Damasque....Baghdad', and the Tyne Tees emblem 'T.T.', location unknown, [North Africa], [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of palm trees beside a walled entrance, possibly in Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a modern shopping area set around an inner circle with water fountain, location unknown, probably Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of buildings, fronted by columns, with a tram passing in front, and in the foreground, parked military vehicles, probably Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Drum and Fife Band, Northern Counties Battalion, I.B.D. [Infantry Brigade Depot], possibly in Egypt, December 1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph, captioned: Little waiter at Summer Palace, Alexandria, Egypt, December 1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph taken from the window of a train, showing a woman travelling on the outside, captioned: This is how 75% of the Egyptians travel - not being able to afford the extremely high railroad fares they travel on top of the carriages, inside corridors - and on all the steps - this old dear stayed like this for some 2.5 hours, Egypt, December 1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers [one possibly Second Lieutenant F.W.Gordon Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry] playing poker at 13th General Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 1943
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of four soldiers, captioned: Evans, Red, Bottles, Spencer, 13th Gen [13th General Hospital], Suez, Egypt, February 1943
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified army captain ['Red'] with an eye patch, Suez, n.d. [February 1943]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of nurses, with wounded servicemen, captioned: Houghton, RIASC; Smith, C.L.Y; Worrall, The Durham Light Infantry; Evans, Roy Suss; Simmonds, Recce Reg; Bates, R.A.; Baynes, R.A.O.C.; Smail, R.N.R.; two sisters, Potterton, R.A.F.; Spencer, R.A.F. Reg., Middle East, n.d. [c.1943]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an army medical vehicle, with an unidentified British officer standing in the desert, North Africa, [c.1940 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an army vehicle travelling along a mountain road, with a town in the distance, probably North Africa, [c.1940 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Sergeant, from an unidentified Scottish Regiment, with tam o' shanter, on board a ship, waterfront buildings to the left, possibly on the River Nile, Egypt, n.d. [1940 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, sitting in a military vehicle in the desert, and to the rear the remains of destroyed vehicles, probably Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified British officer in front of destroyed enemy vehicles, including a tank, probably Egypt, [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of field guns, manned by African soldiers, wearing legionnaire-style caps, being fired in the desert, probably North Africa, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers walking across a field, with a truck being unloaded in the background, location unknown, possibly in Egypt [c.1940 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers of a Scottish regiment, sitting on the edge of a grass sports ground, North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Arab workmen and sailors, with the letters AAN on their tunics, beside gangplanks, probably North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a North African soldier, walking past groups of women and children, who are possibly in front of a prison building, North Africa, c.1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a cart pulled by a mule, carrying an excessive number of African men, Cairo, Egypt, c.1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Arab man leading a horse and cart with two women, through a street, location unknown, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of Arab people, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a walled building with tower, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a walled building with tower, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a domed mosque with graves in front and a tower behind, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a seashore, with a breakwater and tower, possibly the entrance to a port, North Africa, c.1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of snow covered mountains, with a truck, probably North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph view overlooking a mountainous area, in Syria, n.d. [1940 - 1943]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of buildings in a town, including a minaret and hills in the distance, location unknown, probably in North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a town looking down from the walls, with hills in the distance, location unknown, probably in North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a town, taken from a high vantage point, with hills in the distance, location unknown, probably in North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a tramcar crossing a bridge over a river, and hills in the background, probably North Africa, 1940 - 1943
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Arab tribeswoman and child, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Arab girls with watering cans, at the side of a wooden framework, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a tree-lined road, with a building with ornamental garden to the right, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an aged Arab man, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of Arab men on mules, travelling on a road, with arched wall to the rear, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an aged Arab man, seated, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Arab, with village to the rear, possibly in Egypt, c. 1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Arab women and children, standing, with seated Arab men, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a seated Arab tribeswoman, possibly in Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a pair of camels, probably Egypt, c.1942
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a pyramid with reflection in the river, probably at Ghiza, Egypt, n.d. [ c.1942]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a pyramid, probably at Ghiza, Egypt, n.d., [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a pyramid, possibly at Ghiza, Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the pyramids at Ghiza, Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Egyptian ruin, with a statue of a pharaoh, Egypt, [c. 1942]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an Egyptian ruin, and a statue, possibly of Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing, Egypt, n.d., [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the statue of Suleiman Pasha, in front of New London House, Cairo, Egypt, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Montazah Palace, built east of Alexandria, Egypt, near to the site of the Battle of El Alamein, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 12 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Bethlehem, Palestine, n.d., [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the German Compound, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Church of the Agony, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d. [c. 1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the exterior of the Mosque of Omal, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d. [c.1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the old city, Jerusalem, and two unnamed British soldiers, Palestine, n.d. [c.1940 - 1942]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the New Royal Hotel, built next to the sea, location unknown, possibly North Africa, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)

21015306 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant A. WORTHY (Ref: Worthy D/DLI 7/794/1-2)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Sergeants' Mess membership card of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant A. Worthy, 3 June 1951
(1 card)


Old Comrades' Association membership card of Quartermaster-Sergeant Worthy, 14 April 1952
(1 card)

36611 Private Joseph Patrick WRIGHT (Ref: Wright D/DLI 7/795/1)

19th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sunderland; enlisted Sunderland; died of wounds, 6 May 1917


Letter from the Army Record Office, York, to Mr. A. Wright, Sunderland, accompanying the British War Medal awarded to J.P. Wright, 21 December 1920
(1 paper)

46115 Private Robert WRIGHT (Ref: Wright D/DLI 7/796/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Attached to the Intelligence Corps


Demobilization papers of R. Wright, 22 October and 22 November 1919
(2 papers)

Second Lieutenant Samuel Robert WYLD (Ref: Wyld D/DLI 7/797/1-9)

18th Battalion, 22nd Battalion, later 1/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Copy diary of Second Lieutenant S.R. Wyld, 4 August 1914 - 19 March 1919
(1 volume, card bound)


Album of photographs of officers and soldiers of the 18th, 22nd and 1/7th Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, 1914 - 1918:


Group photograph of the officers of the 1/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Second-Lieutenant S.R. Wyld, third right, third row, taken in Belgium, 11 November 1918


Photograph of the soldiers of 'D' Company, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at West Rainton, October 1914


Photograph of pioneer soldier Doherty [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of pioneer soldier Dewell [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of pioneer soldier 'Ginger' Ure [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Walker [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], in civilian dress, c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of pioneer soldier Herron [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Sheldon [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Woodward [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph, captioned Cadets awaiting entrance to 'O.C.B.s', showing a group of soldiers at a camp, taken at Brocton, Staffordshire, July 1917


Photograph of soldier Torr, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Ridley [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of a group of pioneer soldiers [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry] in a garden, c.1916 - 1918 Back row: Dannes, Cook, Thompson Front row: Sergeant Halfpenny, Company Sergeant-Major Hicks


Photograph of pioneer soldier Donkersly, c.1914 -1918


Photograph of soldier Mazingham, c.1914 -1918


Group photograph of 15 Platoon, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Cocken Hall, 1914


Photograph of pioneer soldier Mellows [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of Lance-Corporal Miller, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Lawson [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Linley [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of pioneer soldier Bedford, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1914 - 1918


Group photograph of 14 Platoon, 'D' Company, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Cocken Hall, c.1914


Photograph of soldier Waterfield [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Trevitt [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of soldier Gaffney [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of four officers of The Durham Light Infantry standing on the steps to a building, taken at Triaucourt, France, May 1919 Back row: Shepherd, Bowmaker Front row: Wyld, Blades


Postcard photograph of a soldier, signed by 'Alf P. Humble', 10 July 1917


Photograph of a group of officers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing in a garden, taken at Triaucourt, France, c.1919 Named officers comprise, S.R. Wyld, 'Percy' W. Saint Clair, Harford, 'Dicky', and 'Scotty'


Photograph of a group of officers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing in a garden, taken at Triaucourt, France, c.1919


Photograph of 'B' Company [possibly of the 1/7th Battalion], The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Triaucourt, France, June 1918


Photograph, captioned After lunch, showing a group of officers of The Durham Light Infantry, relaxing on the steps to a building, taken at Triaucourt, France, c.1919


Photograph, captioned Taken at Port Said, showing a group of soldiers of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken in Egypt, December 1915


Postcard photograph of a pioneer officer of The Durham Light Infantry, signed by 'Harry', c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of Sergeant Frank Reay, left, and Sergeant 'Sam' Wyld, right, of The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Bethune, France, August 1916


Photograph of soldier S.R. Wyld, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, right, with soldiers 'F.H.', left, and 'H.P.', centre, taken in the United Kingdom [possibly at West Rainton], 1914


Photograph of soldier S.R. Wyld, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, left, with soldiers 'R.C.', centre, and 'F.B.', right, taken in the United Kingdom [possibly at West Rainton], 1914


Photograph of Sergeant Bill Farrar [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry], c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of a soldier, 'Jerry', standing by a wall, c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of four officers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing in a garden [possibly at Triaucourt, France], c.1919 Named officers: Upton, Hall, Leach, and Rothery


Photograph, captioned A pal on the Aisne, showing officer Polhill relaxing in a garden, taken in France, c.1914 - 1918


Group photograph of officers, non commissioned officers, and soldiers of 'B' Company, 22nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 'who were in the original Battalion', c.1918


Photograph of Captain Andrews, 22nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in a trench near the River Aisne, France, 'the day before the big German attack', c.1916 - 1918
(1 album, card bound)


Group photograph of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914] Includes: Samuel R. Wyld, front row, third from left
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Group photograph of the [22nd] Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1 July 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers of the 22nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Second Lieutenant S.R. Wyld, 3 July 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers of the [22nd] Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Second Lieutenant S.R. Wyld, n.d., [3 July 1918]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers of the [22nd] Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Second Lieutenant S.R. Wyld, back row right, n.d., [3 July 1918]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers of 'C' Company, 22nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1919 Named Officers: Brown; Leach; [Ray]; [Rothing]; Palmer; Owen
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of the 'Old Pals' of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 25 March 1949
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

39718 Private Alexander WYLIE (Ref: Wylie D/DLI 7/798/1)

1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Died of wounds, 10 April 1918


Letter from the Army Record Office, York, to Mrs. A. Wylie, 5 York Street, Monkwearmouth, accompanying the Victory Medal awarded to A. Wylie, 15 August 1921
(2 papers)

Brigade-Major William Thomas WYLLIE (Ref: Wyllie D/DLI 7/1003/1-4)

4th Battalion, 2nd Battalion and 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born 20 July 1882; served as bombardier in the Elswick Battery; served with 4th Battalion in the South African War; helped to raise the 10th Service Battalion in 1914; mentioned in despatches, London Gazette, 1 January 1916; killed in action 19 July 1916


Group photograph of an unidentified battalion, probably the 4th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, taken in Newcastle upon Tyne, prior to departure for South Africa, 1902
(1 photograph, 50 cm. x 41 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, possibly Private Wyllie, of an unidentified battalion, possibly 4th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1902 - 1905]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 24 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of an unidentified group of signallers, 'No. 1 Signalling Stores', possibly of the Royal Garrison Artillery, taken by H.C. Absalom, The West of England Studio, Union Street, Stonehouse, Devon, n.d. [c.1908]
(1 photograph, 39 cm. x 32 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of a group of soldiers and a sergeant, possibly of the Royal Garrison Artillery, at camp, the winners of an unidentified trophy shield, n.d. [c.1908]
(1 photograph, 37 cm. x 29 cm., black and white, card mounted)

Lieutenant Leonard WYNN (Ref: Wynn D/DLI 7/799/1-2)

11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born County Durham; residence County Durham; killed in action, 29 June 1944


Letter from Mr. and Mrs. George Wynn and Jack, Masonic Hall, Silver Street, Bishop Auckland, to Mr. and Mrs. Hillyel, Woodlands Road, Bishop Auckland, expressing their gratitude for the sympathy shown to them after the death of Lieutenant L. Wynn, July 1944
(1 paper, printed, and 1 envelope)


Photograph of Lieutenant L. Wynn, n.d., [1939 - 1944]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white, mounted on card)