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Durham Light Infantry Records

Reference: D/DLI 13 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Miscellaneous

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MISCELLANEOUS

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899 - 1902

Catalogue Contents

Durham Light Infantry Records (Ref: D/DLI)South African War 1899-1902 (Ref: D/DLI 13/1/1-31)Photographs of the South African War (Ref: D/DLI 13/1/1-28)

Photograph of a group of officers of The Durham Light Infantry in camp, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of a group of officers of The Durham Light Infantry in a tent, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]


Photograph of soldiers drawn up in lines with views over countryside, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of a farm at the foot of Talana Hill, used as hospital by the Boers, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of soldiers by a river, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of people in a town square surrounding a statue, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of a boat on shore and a crowd on the beach, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of two soldiers with a field gun and a group of visitors in background, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of soldiers forming two lines near a camp, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of a troop train, in a station, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of view over countryside, showing a camp, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of a group of seven soldiers in a tent, in camp, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of four soldiers standing behind a table full of trophies, in an officers' mess, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of soldiers setting up a machine gun post on a mountain, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of four soldiers near a field gun post, South Africa, n.d., [c.1900]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., sepia, card mounted)


Photograph of the siege gun, 'Long Cecil', used in the siege of Kimberley, South Africa, 1899-1900
(1 photograph, 23cm. x 19cm., sepia, card mounted)


Negative of building and tents, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7.5cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of an unidentified soldier smoking, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 6cm. x 4cm.)


Negative of the inside of a trench lined with sand bags, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 4.5cm. x 7cm.)


Negative of a group of soldiers in full kit, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 6.5cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of an unidentified soldier standing in front of tents, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 4.5cm. x 7cm.)


Negative of an unidentified soldier standing on top of sand bags, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of a group of soldiers and camels, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of two soldiers washing, South Africa, [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of a group of soldiers washing, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 6.5cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of two soldiers standing outside the 'Regimental Aid Post' tent, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 6.5cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of an unidentified soldier, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 4cm. x 6cm.)


Negative of a group of soldiers and camels, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 8cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of a group of soldiers, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 4.5cm. x 7cm.)


Negative of soldiers standing on the roof of a stone building with sand bags and entrenchments, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 8cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of huts and soldiers, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7.5cm. x 4.5cm.)


Negative of sand bags against a building and two soldiers, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 4.5cm. x 7.5cm.)


Negative of four soldiers, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7cm. x 4.5cm)


Negative of soldiers by a river, South Africa, n.d., [1899-1902]
(1 negative, 7.5cm. x 4.5cm.)

War Memorials (Ref: D/DLI 13/1/29-31)

Extract from the Queensburgh News, concerning the Escombe and Northdene Memorial Hall, South Africa, March 1966
(2 papers)


Photograph of a Durham Light Infantry plaque and flag in Escomb Hall, near Durban, South Africa, n.d., [1977]
(1 colour photograph, 13cm. x 9cm.)


Copy constitution of M.O.T.H. (the Memorable Order of Tin Hats), 1974
(1 booklet)

First World War (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/1-239)

Records of the war in France and Belgium

Christchurch caves, Arras, France (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/1-2)

Diary of events during the occupation of Christchurch caves, Arras, France, by VII Corps, 2 March - 29 April 1917
(3 papers)


Plan of Christchurch caves, Arras, France, February - April 1917
(1 plan, 43cm. x 48.5cm., blue and white)

Toc H, Talbot House, Poperinghe, Belgium (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/2A)

List of Durham Light Infantrymen who signed the visitors' book at Talbot House, Poperinghe, Belgium, 15 December 1915 - 7 April 1916Attached: letters from Charles Williams, on behalf of Rev. P.B. Clayton, of Connah's Quay, Cheshire; from F. Watson of Witton le Wear; and from Mr. Campbell of Ponteland, Northumberland, 18 September - 6 December 1966 Talbot House was established as a rest centre for soldiers by a young Army chaplain, Rev. 'Tubby' Clayton. It was situated a few miles behind the front line trenches
(7 papers and 1 card)

Photographs of the Western Front (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/3-23)

Aerial photograph of Le Transloy, the Somme, France, [9 November 1916]
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 23cm., black white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [15 February 1917]
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [15 February 1917]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [20 September 1918]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [20 September 1918]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [20 September 1918]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [21 September 1918]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of the Western Front, [21 September 1918]
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of an unidentified section of the Western Front, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of trenches [Hebuterne], on the Western Front, 27 June 1918
(1 photograph, 21.5cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified section of trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of a building in ruins, and trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of Crucifix Corner, Loos, Belgium, taken by C.A. Olwen, late 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1920
(1 photograph, 27cm. x 40cm., black and white, card mounted)


Panoramic photograph of Lens [France]: First Army Panorama No. P 123, by Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, 23 June 1917
(1 photograph, 17.8cm. x 17.5cm., black and white)

Photographs of Belgian soldiers on the Western Front (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/24-93(A))

D/DLI 13/2/24-93 are probably from the collection of an unidentified soldier


Photograph of three Belgian soldiers in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers standing on the firing step of trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier standing in a trench, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of three Belgian soldiers standing next to a shelter in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier standing in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of four Belgian soldiers sitting in an area near trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of four Belgian soldiers standing in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers in entrance to an underground shelter in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers standing in trenches, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers strengthening banks of trenches with wood, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of three artillery guns, partially camouflaged, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of gun carriages, partly camouflaged, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a camouflaged field gun with Belgian soldier to the left, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier standing beside a camouflaged field gun, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers firing a field gun, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers in camp, with rifles and kit stacked, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers in camp taking a meal break, with rifles and kit stacked, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of Belgian soldiers sitting in a camp eating a meal, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers in a camp with a pile of wooden barrels in the background, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers sitting outside a cottage, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a soldier wearing a Red Cross arm band, standing in front of a building, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of a soldier in front of a building, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of a soldier standing in a field beside a camouflaged shelter, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a soldier carrying full kit, marching along a road, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 4cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier wearing sheepskin, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers on horses on a road, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of Belgian soldiers standing behind waggons, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers standing behind a horse-drawn cart and waggons, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of three Belgian soldiers wearing Red Cross armbands, playing chess, sitting at table in house, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm. sepia)


Photograph of three Belgian soldiers in a cellar, operating field telephones, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of six Belgian soldiers, four of whom are wearing Red Cross armbands, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a large group of Belgian soldiers, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of seven Belgian soldiers, sitting on the side of a bank, eating, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of six Belgian soldiers, sitting on the side of a bank, eating, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier standing beside a fire engine, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers working with tools, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of Belgian soldiers standing in a road in front of buildings, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers and an officer, taking a rest break, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers marching through a village, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers sitting on wooden planks on decking over water, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier, sitting in a tree, reading, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of two Belgian soldiers standing beside a barbed wire barrier, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of Belgian soldiers climbing into a lorry, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier standing beside a camouflage structure covering a box [of grenades], n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a Belgian soldier lighting the fuse of an incendiary bomb, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of Belgian soldiers reading maps, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a group of Belgian soldiers being instructed to use a machine gun, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a man digging graves, with the bodies of soldiers, possibly Belgian, lying on the grass, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a dead soldier, possibly Belgian, n.d. [ 1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a road bridge, buildings and river with a large group of army horses on the far bank, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of horses in stables, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of ruined buildings, with a river on the right, in an unidentified location, possibly Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of buildings, including a church damaged by shellfire, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of the front of a house, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of a building damaged by shellfire, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a thatched cottage damaged by shellfire, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of a cemetery with a damaged memorial, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of damaged farm buildings, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of ruined buildings, including a church, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of burnt and damaged trees, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of a building seen through trees, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6.5cm. x 6cm., sepia)


Photograph of ruined buildings on a river bank, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of ruined buildings and rubble-strewn streets, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of ruined buildings and roads beside a river, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of a road bridge, ruined buildings, and water-filled ditches, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a tree-lined road, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of the interior of a ruined church, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of the interior of a rubble-filled church, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of the interior of a ruined rubble-filled church, Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., sepia)


Photograph of ruined buildings, with a Belgian soldier in the foreground, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 7cm., sepia)


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings, taken in Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 5cm., sepia)

Postcard photographs and illustrations of the war in France and Belgium (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/94/1-105(20))

Photograph of the church of Notre Dame de Brebieres (east side), Albert, France, before the bombardment, 1915
(1 photograph, 27.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the church of Notre Dame de Brebieres (east side), Albert, France, after several bombardments by the Germans, 1915
(1 photograph, 27.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Rue des Aises, Albert, France, before the bombardment, 1916
(1 photograph, 18cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Rue des Aises, Albert, France, after the bombardment, 1916
(1 photograph, 18cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of the cemetery 'of the little wood', Albert, France, after the Germans had left, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


'Arras Avant et Apres le Bombardement', souvenir photograph album, July 1916
(1 volume, card bound, printed)


Photograph of a view of the Holy Sacrament Church, Amiens Street, Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Arras Town Hall, France, taken 'before the bombardment', n.d. [c.1914]


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Town Hall, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the reception hall of Arras Town Hall, France, c.1914


Photograph of a front view of Arras Town Hall, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Town Hall, as seen from Vacquerie Place, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of St. Gery Street, Arras, showing a belfry in the background, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Town Hall, as seen from St. Gery Street, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Arras Cathedral, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Cathedral, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of an interior view of Arras Cathedral, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined interior of Arras Cathedral, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined interior of Arras Cathedral, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Arras Railway Station, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Arras Railway Station, showing some signs of bomb damage, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Baudimont Gate, Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings at La Petite Place, Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined interior of the Holy Sacrament Church at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the St. John the Baptist Church at Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Holy Sacrament Church at Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of 'the Ancient Bishop's Residence' at Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined 'Ancient Bishop's Residence' at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Arras Museum, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined St. Nicholas Church at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings in Pasteur Street, Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined Montesquieu Barracks at Baudimont Street, Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the 'Little Seminary' at Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined St. John the Baptist Church at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined Baudimont Gate, taken at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the Ursuline Convent at Gambetta Street, Arras, showing some bomb damage, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of buildings in Gambetta Street, Arras, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruined interior of the St. John the Baptist Church at Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of Gambetta Street, Arras, showing the railway station in the background, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings in Gambetta Street, Arras, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Museum, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Museum, taken in France, c.1916


Album of postcard photographs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 volume containing 24 postcards, black and white, paper bound)


Photograph of a view of St. Pierre Quarter, and the Court of Justice, at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral and the 'Dernier Sou', taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of an interior view of Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of the Statue of Notre-Dame in Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral, France, c.1914


Photograph of a street scene at Frederic Sauvage Square, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of a fish market, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of St. Nicholas Church, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Saint Sang Chapel, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Boulogne-Sur-Mer Town Hall, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Mariette Monument, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Coquelin Brothers Monument, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of Boulogne-sur-Mer Castle, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the entrance to Boulogne-sur-Mer Castle, taken in France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Dunes Gate, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Gayole Gate, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the Column of the Great Army, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the ruins of the Caligula Tower, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of the terrace of St. Beuve Parade, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of St. Beuve Parade, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a view of a casino and a pier, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of the Au Revoir , taken from the West Pier, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a beach scene at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Photograph of a fisherwoman in ceremonial dress, taken at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, c.1914


Album of postcard photographs of the British advance on the Somme, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 volume containing 20 postcards, black and white, paper bound)


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings at Peronne, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings at Peronne, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined church, taken at Peronne, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings at Peronne, France, c.1916


Photograph of soldiers standing beside a ruined building, taken at Peronne, France, c.1916


Photograph of soldiers repairing a road, taken at Nesle, France, c.1916


Photograph of a French soldier standing in a ruined railway station, taken at Nesle, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined bridge over a canal, taken at Ham, France, c.1916


Photograph of 'the American journalist mission' standing in front of a ruined castle, taken at Ham, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of the entrance to a ruined sugar refinery, taken at Biaches, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings, taken at Feuilleres France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings, taken at Combles, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined church, taken in France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings, taken at Estrees, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined church, taken at Lacourt, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of ruined buildings, taken at Fay, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined church, taken at Assevillers, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a ruined church, taken at Frise, France, c.1916


Photograph of French soldiers in a ruined village, taken at Herbecourt, France, c.1916


Photograph of a view of a street in a ruined village, taken at Flaucourt, France, c.1916


Postcard photograph of Black Watch pipers playing to the 'Tommies' who captured Longueval [France], Daily Mail Battle Pictures, Series III, no. 21, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., coloured)


Postcard photograph of 'Tommy' in German dugouts, Daily Mail War Pictures, Series VIII, no. 63, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a wounded 'Tommy' being carried to camp by four German prisoners, Daily Mail War Pictures, Series VIII, no. 57, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of British machine gunners wearing gas helmets, Daily Mail War Pictures, Series VIII, no. 62, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a large mine exploding, Daily Mail War Pictures, Series VIII, no. 64, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Booklet entitled: 1914 - 1915 - 1916 Episodes de Guerre , published by E. Le Deley, 127 boulevard de Sebastopol, Paris, January 1917
(1 booklet)


Postcard drawing, entitled The Dead, Stand Up , showing a wounded French soldier exhorting his comrades to re-take a trench, which has been invaded by the Germans, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing, entitled A Shower of Arrows , showing gunners at a German battery being 'decimated' by Allied aeroplanes, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing Foch's army crushing Prussian guards to the west of the Saint Gond marshes [France], 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing the taking of German trenches at Neuve Chappelle [France] by the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing the taking, by the Allied forces, of a cemetery in the suburbs of Arras [France] occupied by the Germans, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing the Russians repulsing the Turks at Tchorockh in the Caucasus [Russia], 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing the Russian Army charging, despite heavy fire, in the neighbourhood of Przemysl, [Poland], 1914-1915


Postcard drawing of the German army repulsed by the Russian army, in the environs of Warsaw [Poland], 1914-1915


Postcard drawing, by Frederic Villiers, of the French infantry taking the 'Labyrinth' at Neuville-Saint-Vaast, [France], 1914-1915


Postcard, entitled Une batterie de 75 allant prendre position, showing soldiers on horses galloping furiously across a landscape, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing, entitled Our Alpine soldiers at Estaires, France, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing a German regiment caught in the beams of a searchlight, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing French soldiers advancing through 'asphyxiating fumes', 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing a company of the 'Xme d'infanterie' driving the Germans from 'Ablain ridge', 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing French sappers invading a German tunnel, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing depicting the sinking of the Lusitania after her being torpedoed by a German submarine, 7 May 1915


Postcard drawing showing a British warship with its searchlights picking out those laying mines near Zeebrugge, Holland, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing British warships bombarding the Bosphorus, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing the Turkish defence of the fort at Chanak, Dardanelles, Turkey, during bombardment by Allied navies, 1914-1915


Postcard drawing showing a German U-boat sinking a steamer, 1914-1915

Rolls of Honour (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/106)

Salvation Army roll of honour, probably from the Winlaton area, n.d. [c. 1918]
(1 paper)

War Memorials and Cemeteries (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/107-111)

Souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922 containing photographs:
(1 booklet)


Copy of the print entitled 'Abide with me', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Drawing of Gateshead war memorial', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of the Bishop of Durham (Dr. H. Hensley Henson)', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of Major-General Sir Percy S. Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of the mayor of Gateshead (Alderman Sir John Maccoy)', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of Alderman W. Clough, J.P., ex-mayor of Gateshead', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of Mr. George Gill (Joint Honorary Secretary)', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of Major E.G. Crouch, D.S.O.', from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Photograph of Mr. Frank Winter (Honorary Treasurer), from the souvenir programme of the opening ceremony of the Gateshead war memorial, 14 May 1922


Postcard photograph of the National Cemetery and Ossuary, Douaumont (Meuse), France, containing the graves of soldiers killed at Verdun, 1968 On reverse: note referring to De Gaulle's refusal to allow Petain to be buried here because of his 'so-called treachery' in 1940, 1968
(1 postcard, 21cm. x 15cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a brick mausoleum built over the 'trench of the bayonets' in the National Cemetery, Douaumont (Meuse), France, n.d. [1968]
(1 postcard, 16.5cm. x 11.5cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a trench dug during the battle of Verdun in 1916, containing the remains of French soldiers who were buried alive after heavy German bombardment, n.d. [1968]
(1 postcard, 16.5cm. x 11.5cm., colour)


Card describing the trench dug during the battle of Verdun in 1916, containing the remains of French soldiers who were buried alive after heavy German bombardment, n.d. [1968]
(1 card)


Poster illustration, by A. Goethals Van Reck, of the Last Post, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Menin Gate, [Belgium] and the sixtieth anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele [Belgium], 3-4 September 1977
(1 poster, 35cm. x 49cm., black and white)

Hospitals (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/112-118)

Album of autographs, cartoons, poems, drawings and jokes by soldiers of the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and the 2nd Scottish Horse, convalescing in the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Chilton Moor Hospital, 26 December 1914 - 11 May 1915
(1 volume, card bound)


Cartoon, captioned A Coming Event, Downfall of Germany , showing Kaiser Wilhelm II, and a witch, by R. Marshall, December 1914


Red, one-penny postage stamp, c.1914


Cartoon depicting two Scottish soldiers standing outside a dentist's premises, by Trooper D. Cummings, 'E' Squadron, scottish Horse, New Lambton, c.1915


Sketch of a woman wearing a hat, by 'D.E.', c.1915


Sketch of a French linnet, 1 January 1915


Sketch of a country church, by Private H. Dixon, 'B' Company, 18th Service Battalion [Durham Light Infantry], c.1915


Sketch of a soldier's legs, showing his puttees, c.1915


Sketch of the insignia of the 2nd Scottish Horse, 1915


Sketch of a nurse attending to patients at Chilton Hospital, 1915


Cartoon of an irate golfer and a caddy, by Private T.R. Heslop, Chilton Moor Hospital, February 1915


Cartoon of a boy eating a meal, c.1914


Sketch of a view of Durham Cathedral, by Bugler F. Walker, 18th Service Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Cocken Hall; Chilton Moor Hospital, 5 March 1915


Sketch of 'Jock' Leith, by Tyson Rigg, c.1915


Sketch of a soldier [possibly named 'Coventry'], by Tyson Rigg, c.1915


Cartoon of a woman standing on a window ledge to escape a fire, by Private T.R. Heslop, Chilton Moor Hospital, February 1915


Sketch of a ram's head, 1 February 1915


Sketch of Kaiser Wilhelm II's profile, c.1915


Sketch of a soldier with a bandaged head, captioned 'The bonnie wee Laddie, Hoots'; Happy though Wounded, by T.R. Heslop, Chilton Moor Hospital, 16 February 1915


Sketch of two hearts pierced by an arrow, c.1915


Cartoon of John Bull confronting Kaiser Wilhelm II, showing the Kaiser dressed as a jester, by Private R.E. Morgan, 'E' Company, 18th Service Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Cocken Hall, c.1915


Cartoon, captioned The Lost Chord , showing a monkey sitting on a barrel organ, c.1915


Sketch of a curate holding a baby, c.1915


Sketch of a candlestick, c.1915


Sketch of a thistle, captioned 'Bonnie Scotland', 12 April 1915


Sketch, captioned Two of the b-hoys!, showing a soldier and a sailor, by Private Tyson Rigg, 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Chilton [Moor] Hospital, c. 1915


Sketch of a woman's profile, wearing a hat, c.1915


Sketch of a woman's profile, c.1915


Photograph of nurses and patients in Chilton Moor Hospital, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of nurses and patients in Chilton Moor Hospital, n.d. [1914-1918] 1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white


Postcard photograph of nurses and patients in a ward at the Voluntary Aid Hospital, Chilton Moor, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a group of soldiers and three V.A.D. [Voluntary Aid Detachment] nurses, Chilton Moor Hospital, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a group of V.A.D. [Voluntary Aid Detachment] nurses, Chilton Moor Hospital, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a nurse wearing the badge of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm. x 13.5cm., black and white)

Rationing (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/119/1-5-121)

Ration books owned by various members of the Crittenden family of Auckland Rural District, 1 November 1918
(5 booklets)


Rationing registration cards belonging to the Crittenden family, 1918
(5 cards)


Purchaser's shopping card belonging to the Crittenden family, 13 October 1919 - 5 January 1920
(1 card)

Prisoners of War (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/122-123)

Souvenir programme of the reception and welcome home of repatriated prisoners of war, Durham, 29 March 1919 containing photographs:
(1 booklet)


Photograph of the Earl of Durham, K.G., G.C.V.O., Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, 1919


Photograph of Mrs. C.D. Shafto, South Bailey, Durham, Honorary Secretary D.L.I. Prisoners of War Fund, 1919


Photograph of the mayoress of Durham (Mrs. Procter), 1919


Photograph of the mayor of Durham (Alderman George H. Procter, Flass House, Durham), 1919


Photograph of Durham Cathedral, 1919


Letter from a German prisoner of war to Lieutenant J. Mack attesting to his good treatment in various British prisoner of war camps, 25 September 1919
(1 paper)

Documents taken from German soldiers (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/124-144)

Contents of a wallet belonging to R. Dronz


Indemnification clarification concerning Robert Dronz, Lensburg, 21 May 1917
(German, 1 paper)


Post Office receipt for an item to be sent to Gustav Dronz, n.d. [c. 1917]
(German, 1 card)


Receipt for the deposit of 100 marks, 1 May 1917
(German, 1 card)


Field hymn book issued to Pionier Dronz, printed in Berlin [Germany], 1897
(German, 1 booklet)


Group photograph of German soldiers, Hamburg, Germany, 1914
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of a German woman standing on the steps of a building, 27 July 1915
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of a house, probably in Germany, with several persons standing next to building, 15 January 1917
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of five French soldiers seated round a table, 12 August 1917 Endorsed: 'souvenir de guerre'
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a German soldier seated at a table answering a telephone, 8 March 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of German soldiers in hospital, with a doctor and nurses in attendance, 24 March 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of German soldiers, nurses and civilians, 14 May 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of German soldiers on a damaged bridge, 12 June 1918
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


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


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


Photograph of an unidentified German man, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified German soldier, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 13cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of a German woman, taken by Ludenett and Nickel, photographers, Konigsberg, Germany, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 5.5cm. x 12cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of an unidentified German woman, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of three German women seated on a fallen tree, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of three German women, one seated, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of persons with a dog standing in front of building, possibly a shop, probably in Germany, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Wallet belonging to, possibly, Pionier Dronz, manufactured by Albert Ziemer, Konigsberg, Germany, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 leather wallet)

Greetings cards and postcards (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/145-230)Christmas cards from Army units in France and Belgium (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/145-147)

Christmas card of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division of the Territorial Force, showing the badges of all divisional troops, n.d. [1917]
(1 card, printed, coloured)


Christmas card of the Territorial Battalions (50th Division) Sergeants' Mess, featuring the regimental badge, the caption 'South Africa 1900 - 1902', and a nominal roll of members, December 1917
(1 card, printed)


Christmas card of the British Expeditionary Force, featuring the emblem of a unicorn's head with a garland, and bearing the dedication 'from your loving husband Will', December 1917
(1 card, printed, coloured)

Embroidered greetings cards from France and Belgium (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/148-218)

Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a horseshoe and a spray of small flowers, and the words Forget me not, sent to Mrs. T. Bell from her son, Tom, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a pocket flap decorated with birds and pansies, and the words For you alone, and a printed card insert Souvenir from France , sent 'to dear mother from your son, Tom', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a pocket flap decorated with violets, and the words Loving thoughts of someone dear , a printed card insert conveying birthday greetings, sent 'to my dear father from your son, Tom', n.d. [ c.1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring an angel bearing a decorated Christmas tree above a rural village scene, with a church and poplar trees, in a coloured embossed card mount, printed with the word Remembrance, sent 'from your loving son to my dear mother', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 10cm. x 16cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the Australian national flag, a spray of small yellow flowers, and the word Australia, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 4cm.)


Greetings card, mounted with a machine-embroidered silk portrait of General Joffre, within a cartouche, above the crossed flags of the French Republic, sent to Mrs. T. Bell, Wolsingham, from her son, Tom, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a spray of roses and forget-me-nots, and the words England for ever, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral decoration of roses and forget-me-nots, and the words To my dear father, n.d. [c.1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a pocket flap decorated with the flags of the allied nations, and the words God be with you till we meet again , and a printed card insert, sent 'to my dear mother from your son, Tom', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a rose and carnations, and the words To my dear mother, sent 'to Mrs. Bell from son, Thomas', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 90cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a holly garland decorated with shields in the colours of the allied national flags, a spray of forget-me-nots and the words Good time, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas Bell', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a pocket flap decorated with a pansy and forget-me-nots, the words With kindest regards , and a printed card insert, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a banner of five shields in the colours of the allied national flags, against a background of flowers, and the words For right and liberty, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a six point star in the colours of the allied national flags, and the words Happy New Year, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the allied national flags above a forget-me-not spray, and the words To greet you, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a cross wreathed with ivy, in front of the crossed flags of the Merchant Navy and the Union Jack, and the words God be with you till we meet again, sent from son, Tom to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring an aeroplane and field gun upon a shield, flanked by the flags of the Merchant Navy and France, with flowers beneath, and surmounted by a star and the legend 1915, sent from 'son' to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, 1915
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the British Merchant Navy flag and floral decoration, and the words To Mum and Dad, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas Bell', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a rose on the pocket flap, and a printed card insert To my dear Mother, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Greetings card, featuring an embroidered silk insert of a bunch of roses or carnations within a diagonal border of ribbon and lace, and printed with the words Flowers of France Gathered for You, sent from 'son' to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a spray of blue and white flowers, and the words To my dear Mother, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a basket of flowers decorated with a bow and the Union and French flags, and the word Remembrance, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas Bell', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the flag of the Merchant Navy crossed with an anchor and oak branches, and the word Hope, sent 'from your son to mother', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a machine-embroidered view of Ypres Cloth Hall, Belgium, in flames, and the words Martyr Ypres, sent from 'son' to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the crossed flags and crown of Belgium beneath photograph portrait inserts of Queen Elizabeth and King Albert of Belgium, each within a circular garlanded border, sent 'to mother from son, Thomas', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a British naval vessel sailing through a circlet of flowers and a red, white and blue riband, surmounted by a dove, and the words A Kiss from Home, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral spray and the flags of the allied nations, and the words A Kiss from France, sent 'to mother from son', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring bluebirds perched on telegraph wires, floral decoration, and the words Yours always, sent from 'son' to Mrs. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring conifer and holly branches, and the words To My Dear Mother , in a coloured embossed card mount, sent 'from your loving son to my dear mother', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 10cm. x 16cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the union flag, small flowers and the words Forget-me-not, 1914 - 1915, sent 'to mother from son', 1915
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a church beside a stream, and flowers at either side, on the pocket flap, and the words To my dear Mother, sent from Tom to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 13.5cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring small pink flowers across a padded gold border, and the words Best Wishes, sent from son to Mrs. T. Bell, 9 Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring small flowers, a blue ribbon tied in a bow, on a padded background, and a card insert printed with the words To my dear Mother, sent from Tom to Mrs. T. Bell, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a horseshoe tied with a blue ribbon, and flowers, on a padded background, a card insert printed with the words To my dear Mother, sent from Tom to Mrs. T. Bell, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the flags of the allied nations, and the words In Honour Bound, sent 'from son to mother', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring Christmas roses and the union flag, the words Christmas Greetings, sent from Jack to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, Durham Road, Wolsingham, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card containing a machine-embroidered portrait of General Joffre within a printed frame, sent by Willie to Mrs. W. Banks, 41 Princess Road, Seaham Harbour, 7 January 1918
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring roses on the pocket and pocket flap, and a printed card insert with the words To my dear Mother, sent from Bob, 4 August 1916
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a carnation spray on the pocket flap, the words I'm Fine, How are You , and a printed card insert in the pocket bearing the initials 'W.B.', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14 cm. x 9 cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a heart and flowers motif, ribbons in the colours of the allied national flags, and the words Remember me, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring five butterflies in the colours of the allied national flags, the words Towards Victory, and a new year's dedication from Alfred, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the crossed flags of the British merchant marine and of Belgium, a holly branch, and the words Memory of Belgium, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a winter scene of a snow-covered log cabin against a background of pine trees, and the crossed flags of England and France, the words Greetings from France, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring forget-me-nots, four-leafed clover, and the flags of the allied nations on a diagonal banner, the word Honneur, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring pink rosebuds and the union flag, the words Loving Remembrance, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a spray of poppies, cornflowers and daisies, the words Flowers from France, sent from Ned, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the flags of the allied nations and a field gun firing, and the words Ypres 1915, 1915
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the flags of the allied nations on the pocket flap, and the legend 1914 - 1915, 1915
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring two pennants, suspended from poles, in the colours of the French national flag and the British Merchant Navy flag, a spray of flowers, and the words Love from the Front, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a cross, in the colours of the allied national flags, above a circlet of roses, and the words The Cross of the Allies, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a horseshoe, forget-me-nots and carnations, tied with the British and French national flags, and the words To my old Pal, sent from Ned to Frank, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a pocket flap decorated with an anchor and Merchant Navy flags, and the legend 1914-1915, n.d. [1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a coastal scene with church and mountains, surmounted by the dove of peace and a banner bearing the words Home Sweet Home, sent to Mrs. Wilson from Ned, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the Royal Arms flanked by foliage garlands, and the words Souvenir from France, n.d. [c.1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the initials A.S.C. [Army Service Corps], a motor vehicle, flags of the allied nations, and roses, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a butterfly in the colours of the allied national flags against a background of forget-me-nots, and the words A Kiss from Belgium, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the motto To the End on a scroll flanked by the flags of the allied nations, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a British Army cap, four-leafed clover and a banner in the colours of the allied national flags, and the words Souvenir from the Front, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a village scene in a roundel within a floral decoration, and the words God bless you until I return, sent to sis from Jim, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a Punch and Judy style scene between a British and a German soldier, and the words Hurrah for Tommy, sent by Fred [ ], n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the date 1916 in the colours of the allied national flags, and the words A Happy New Year, January 1916
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a basket of holly and the crossed flags of Britain and France, the words A Happy Christmas, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a wooden clog filled with holly, and the words Christmas greetings, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring the Union Jack, a horseshoe and flowers, insert card with a floral design, and the words With Sincere Good Wishes for a Happy Future, sent from your loving son, Bob, France, 24 June 1916
(1 postcard)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral design and the words Happy Birthday, with a silk handkerchief with a design of flags and flowers and the words Happy Birthday , and with an insert card with a floral design and the words I'm thinking of you, inscribed: 'your loving son, Bob', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral design and the words Forget-Me-Not, inscribed 'to Mother from Bob', n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral design and the words To my sweetheart, inscribed 'Charlie', 1 July 1917
(1 postcard)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a floral design and the words Best Wishes from France, with an insert card bearing the words To my dear Wife, sent to Mrs. Banks, 9 Salisbury Terrace, Darlington, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard)


Embroidered silk greetings card, of the Royal Naval Division, France, 1917
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Greetings card, with a felt texture, of the Royal Naval Division, with the words 'Souvenir from France: Ancre, Vimy, Scarpe ', n.d. [1917]
(1 card, 14cm. x 9cm.)


Embroidered silk greetings card, featuring a photograph of General Kitchener in a gold circle surround, and the Union flag, n.d. [c. 1915]
(1 card, 9cm. x 14cm.)

Humorous postcards (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/219-226)

Postcard, featuring a cartoon of a trooper of the Prussian Guard, captioned: for gootness sake Halt! der Durham L[ight] I[nfantry] are koming, sent from Jim Stanley to Miss Laura Spark, Vale House, Tunstall Vale, Sunderland, postmark [4] August 1915, 1915
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., colour)


Postcard, featuring a cartoon, in decoupage using postage stamps, of a woman in pursuit of a cockerel, pulling out its tail feathers, captioned: He loves me, he loves me not! Let go Flora, I'm off to the Front, endorsed: 2704 Private J.M.G. Wanliss, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 13.5cm. x 8cm)


Postcard, featuring a cartoon, in decoupage using postage stamps, of a mule eating a highland soldier's kilt, captioned Leave Go Lassie, endorsed 2704 Private J.M.G. Wanliss, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 card, 8cm. x 13.5cm.)


Postcard from the series, Sketches of Tommy's Life : Up the Line, No. 1, illustrated by F. Mackain, Paris, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., printed, coloured)


Postcard from the series, Sketches of Tommy's Life : Up the Line, No. 2, illustrated by F. Mackain, Paris, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., printed, coloured)


Postcard from the series, Sketches of Tommy's Life : Up the Line, No. 3, illustrated by F. Mackain, Paris, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., printed, coloured)


Postcard from the series, Sketches of Tommy's Life : Up the Line, No. 10, illustrated by F., Mackain, Paris, n.d. 1914-1918]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., printed, coloured)


Postcard cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, entitled: No possible doubt whatever, sent by Ralph to Lizzie containing personal news, 17 February [1918]
(1 postcard)

Miscellaneous postcards (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/227-230)

Postcard photograph of a pipe band, sold in aid of the Newcastle and Gateshead Veterans' Association Highland Pipe Band Fund, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


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


Postcard photograph of Kitty, the Willington Quay donkey, captioned: who has been the means of raising over £300 for charities during the war, n.d. [1914-1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard of the Paris Building, Winnipeg, Canada, n.d. [1914]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 13.5cm., black and white)

Banknotes (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/231-236)

Fifty mark bank note, 30 November 1918
(1 paper)


Fifty mark bank note, 24 June 1919
(1 paper)


Five mark bank note, issued 5 August 1914
(1 paper)


Two mark bank note, issued 12 August 1914
(1 paper)


One mark bank note, issued 12 August 1914
(1 paper)


Fifty centimes bank note, 23 February 1915
(1 paper)

Army of the Rhine, 1919-1922 (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/237-238)

Album of coloured postcards, Cologne, Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 volume, card bound)


Coloured postcard of a view of the Deutscher Ring, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Station, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Hahnentor Gate, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Leystapel area of Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Apostelkirche, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Gurzenich Festival Hall, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the River Rhine at Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of the St. Maria im Kapitol Church, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Kunstgewerbe Museum, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Richmodis-Haus, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of the Gurzenich Festival Hall, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Town Hall, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Opera house, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of St. Gereon's Church, Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of a suspension bridge over the River Rhine at Cologne, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Central Station, Germany, n.d.


Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, n.d.


Five hundred mark bank note, issued 7 July 1922
(1 paper)

Peace Celebrations (Ref: D/DLI 13/2/239)

Souvenir programme of the Sunderland peace celebrations, 19 July 1919
(1 booklet)


Front cover of Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations , showing a colour sketch of St. George slaying a dragon, 1919


Photograph of Alderman W.F. Vint, Mayor of Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Mrs. Vint, Mayoress of Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Alderman George New, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations , 1919


Photograph of H. Craven, Town Clerk of Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a view of the Queen Alexandra Bridge, Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of His Royal Majesty King George V, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a view of Sunderland Harbour, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a view of Sunderland, taken from Mowbray Park, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a view of 'The Ravine', taken from Roker Beach, Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a beach scene, taken near Holey Rock, Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of William Milburn, Chairman of the Sunderland Recruiting Committee, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of a view of Wearmouth Bridge, and the Railway Bridge, Sunderland, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Councillor S.M. Swan, Chairman of Sunderland Education Committee, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Colonel C.W.P. Barker, 160th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Major J. Lynn Marr, 1st Durham Heavy Battery, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Vaux, 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel K.J.W. Leather, 20th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919


Photograph of Major R.C. Hudson, Durham Light Infantry Brigade Company, from Souvenir of the Peace Celebrations, 1919

Second World War (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/1-96)Records concerning the North Africa and Italy campaigns, 1940-1945 (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/1-23)

Allied safe conduct pass for Axis soldiers wishing to surrender, with translations in German, Italian and Polish, n.d. [c. 1944] This pass was picked up in Northern Italy
(1 paper, printed)


Facsimile one pound bank note containing a propaganda message, in Arabic, issued by the German Army in North Africa, n.d. [1940-1945]
(1 paper)


Propaganda leaflet, in Arabic and other languages, n.d. [December 1944]
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: Men in the Shadow, No - Men in the Sun , concerning the war in Italy, August 1944
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: One More River! , concerning the war in Italy, January 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: The Po seen by P.O.W. , concerning the war in Italy, January 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: Gentlemen prefer Blondes but Blondes don't like Cripples, concerning the war in Italy, February 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: Gentlemen prefer Blondes but Blondes don't like Cripples, concerning the war in Italy, February 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: Rich Man's War - Poor Man's Fight, concerning the war in Italy, February 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: Rich Man's War - Poor Man's Fight, concerning the war in Italy, February 1945
(1 paper, printed)


German propaganda leaflet, entitled: What the Red Dictator refused to sign, concerning the war in Italy, February 1945
(1 paper, printed)


British propaganda leaflet concerning Austria, n.d. [1944-1945]
(German, 1 paper, printed)


British propaganda leaflet, entitled: Patrioti Di Ferrara, n.d. [1944-1945]
(Italian, 1 paper, printed)


Illustrated Fascist postcard, entitled: Ritorneremo!, n.d. [1944-1945]
(Italian, 1 postcard, printed)


Illustrated Fascist postcard, captioned: L'Europa Contro L'Antieuropa , n.d. [1944-1945]
(Italian, 1 postcard, printed)


Illustrated Fascist postcard, depicting a tank crushing the flags of the Allied powers, n.d. [1944-1945]
(Italian, 1 postcard, printed, colour)


Special order of the day, issued to the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theatre, by Field Marshal Alexander, Allied Force Headquarters, April 1945
(1 paper, printed)


Special order of the day, issued by Field Marshal H.R. Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theatre, concerning the victory in Italy, 2 May 1945
(1 paper, printed)


Message, from General Mark Clark, to the soldiers of the 15th Army Group, concerning the victory in Italy, May 1945
(1 paper, printed)


Programme of Eighth Army service of thanksgiving, n.d. [1945]
(1 paper, printed, colour)


Services Guide to Cairo , information booklet published by the Coordinating Council for Welfare Work in Egypt, n.d. [1940s]
(1 booklet, printed)


The Road Home , guide for veterans of the African and Italian campaigns taking the overland route from Austria to England, n.d. [1945]
(1 booklet, printed)


'The Two Types' by Jon: a cartoon booklet produced by the British Army Newspaper Unit, Central Mediterranean Forces, n.d. [1944]
(1 booklet, printed)


Photograph of 'Jon' [J.W. Jones] drawing a 'Two Types' cartoon, c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Obviously a this year's model old man!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned And the Q said: 'Want a pair of ammunition boots, Sir?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'As if anyone really dresses like that!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'He wants to know if they're the desert variety!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'No thanks, old boy, we only smoke Vs', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'You know - the things we used to wear in England', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'What IS this Social Security?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'May I borrow your - er - penknife, old man?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Have a V.2, old man?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'I thought I'd break in a pair for a change' , c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'She says she IS Lili Marlene', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Pass the sand, old man!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'These fellahs seem to be getting the right idea', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Give me a sand-storm any day', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'It's good to get news of the old home town', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Don't you dare, Sir!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Bit browned off this morning - he's gone on leave', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Damned good job there were no walls in the desert!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Last saw these two at El Agheila', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'As P.M.C., old man, I think you should get some dates for the mess' , c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'I see old Ponsonby is still dining and wining in a good cause', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'I bet this will shake him!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Bit unnecessary isn't it, old man?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Remember the week without water at Wadi Zem-Zem?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'What - go home on leave in an English winter!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Hard luck, old man!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'We'll never get a light now, old man - I've only one left!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Won't it be grand when we can get back into civvies?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned '- and precisely what do you mean by improperly dressed?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Just the job, old man, only three thousand lire', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'I want to perfect my El Alamein punch and Mareth left hook', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Are you sure we aren't dreaming, old man?' , c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Bet old Monty would have liked one of these', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Gully? Gully? - I suppose they DO mean Wadi?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'What - no corduroy!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'These plains are not as flat as the desert, old man', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Rather embarrassing, old man!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Bit cheaper than Naples, old man - he only wants 10,000 lire!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Looks like the same crowd we caught at Mareth', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Would you care for a nice drop of desert port, Sir?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Gad, sir, this never happened in the desert!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Any complaints, old man?', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Careful, careful, old man, it'll mean sending to Cairo for a new pair' , c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'He said to me 'What mob is this?' and I replied 'You mean shower, don't you?'', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned 'Must be a soldier!', c.1944


'Two types' cartoon, captioned '126 - that can't be right, old man', c.1944


Aerial photograph of Capo Negro, Sicily, Italy, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 19cm. x 23cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of Capo Negro, Sicily, Italy, n.d. [1943]
(1 photograph, 19cm. x 23cm., black and white)

Records concerning the Normandy campaign, France, 1944 (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/24-26)

Personal message from General B.L. Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, concerning the Allied strike on the Western Front, 1944
(1 paper, printed)


Leaflet, issued by the Allied Expeditionary Forces Supreme Command to French inhabitants, warning them to disperse into the countryside to avoid planned Allied air attacks on transport and communication networks, designed to prevent enemy troop movements, n.d. [c. 1944]
(French, 1 paper, printed)


British propaganda leaflet to German forces, n.d. [1944-1945]
(German, 1 paper, printed)

Photographs of the British Army, including The Durham Light Infantry, in Normandy, France (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/27-51)

Photograph of a tank making its way through rubble, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a tank with group of British soldiers below, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of British soldiers walking in pairs along a path, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a British machine gunner, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of four British soldiers with a mortar in a dug-out, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of British soldiers, by the side of a road, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers guarding a track, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a tank and British soldier with anti-tank gun, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of two British soldiers in undergrowth with an anti-tank gun, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a British soldier in a sniper position, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers advancing across countryside, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers with a field gun, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a camouflaged field gun, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers with a machine gun in an underground dug-out, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers behind a partially demolished wall, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of a British soldier firing a gun through the window of a building, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of British soldiers walking across fields, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers advancing across a field, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers advancing across a field, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers walking past ruined buildings, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers, Normandy, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of three British soldiers in a defensive position, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)


Photograph of two British soldiers with machine and anti-tank guns, Normandy, France, 1944
(1 photograph, 22cm. x 17cm., black and white)

Records concerning the British Army on the Rhine, 1945 (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/52-52(56))

Poster setting out British Army on the Rhine formation signs, 8 May 1945
(1 paper, printed, colour)


Formation sign of the First Canadian Army, 1945


Formation sign of the 21st Army Group, 1945


Formation sign of the Second Army, 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the 'L of C HQ's', 1945


Formation sign of the 7th Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 33rd Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 162nd (Independent) Infantry Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 'Beach G.P.S.', 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Canadian Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the 'G.H.Q. and L of C TPS', 1945


Formation sign of the 11th Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 3rd Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 4th Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 34th Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Canadian Army Group Royal Artillery, 1945


Formation sign of the Airfield Construction GPS, 1945


Formation sign of the 2nd Canadian Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the Guards Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 79th Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 5th Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 6th (Guards) Tank Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 4th Commando Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 2nd Canadian Army Group Royal Artillery, 1945


Formation sign of 'R' Force, 1945


Formation sign of 8th Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of Airborne TPS, 1945


Formation sign of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 8th Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the Royal Netherlands Brigade (Prinses Irene), 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Independent Belgian Brigade Group, 1945


Formation sign of 12th Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 43rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 59th (W.L.) Infantry Division (59th Army Group Royal Artillery), 1945


Formation sign of the 27th Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 115th (Independent) Infantry Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the Czech Independent Armoured Brigade Group, 1945


Formation sign of the Netherlands Dist., 1945


Formation sign of 30th Corps, 1945


Formation sign of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 49th (W.R.) Infantry Division, 1945


Formation sign of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 31st Tank Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the 116th (Independent) Infantry Brigade, 1945


Formation sign of the General Headquarters Liaison Regiment, 1945

Propaganda leaflets (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/53-58)

Luftpost , an Allied propaganda leaflet dropped by air on Germany, 14 October 1941


Photograph of an aircrew attending to a Hurricane fighter aircraft, c.1941


Photograph of Viggo Hansteens [executed by the Nazis in 1941], Norwegian National Workers' Union, c.1940


Photograph of a German newspaper, c.1941
(German, 1 paper, printed)


Terror!, an Allied propaganda leaflet, n.d. [1940-1945]
(German, 1 paper, printed)


Typescript translation of D/DLI 13/3/53-54
(2 papers)


Number not used


German propaganda leaflet, containing lists of merchant ships sunk by the Germans, Italians and Japanese, between 1 June 1941 and 1943, which was dropped during an air raid on Sunderland, 15 May 1943
(1 paper)


Bookmark with a photograph of British forces in training and with British propaganda, n.d. [July 1941]
(1 card, printed)

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/59)

Booklet containing addresses delivered by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, at the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London, on 18 July 1946, and of the City of Portsmouth, on 26 July 1946, n.d. [1946]
(1 booklet, printed)

El Alamein reunions (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/60-63)

Programme of the El Alamein Reunion, Royal Albert Hall, London, 23 October 1947
(1 booklet, printed)


Programme of the El Alamein Reunion, Royal Albert Hall, London, 22 October 1948
(1 booklet, printed)


Programme of the El Alamein Reunion, Royal Albert Hall, London, in the form of a Daily Graphic souvenir, 22 October 1948
(1 booklet, printed)


Programme of the El Alamein Reunion, Empress Hall, London, 21 October 1949
(1 booklet, printed)

Prisoners of War (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/64-67)

Souvenir book produced in Spittal Prisoner of War Camp, Austria, 2 February - 7 May 1944
(1 volume, leather bound)


List of members of the Durham area of the Northumberland and Durham Prisoner of War Association who had been held prisoner in Stalag VIII B at Lamsdorf, Germany), n.d. [1945-1971]
(19 papers)


A blank British prisoner of war lettergram, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)


Photograph of officers of The Durham Light Infantry, prisoners of war at Oflag VII C, Germany, August 1941
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white, card mounted)

Cinemas (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/68)

Programme of a concert in aid of the Troops' Comforts Fund, held at the Majestic Cinema, Darlington, 2 March 1941
(1 paper, printed)

Greetings cards (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/69)

Christmas card sent by the British troops in Austria, probably 1st Armoured Division, 1945
(1 card)

Bank notes (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/70-87)

One shilling bank note issued by the British military authority, possibly North West Europe, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)


One shilling bank note issued by the British military authority, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)


Ten lire bank note of Allied military currency [Italy], 1943
(1 paper)


Two lire bank note of Allied military currency [Italy], 1943
(1 paper)


Ten dollar bank note of Japanese occupation money, n.d. [c. 1941-1945]
(1 paper)


One hundred dollar, ten dollar, five dollar, one dollar, fifty cent, ten cent, five cent, one cent and one rupee bank notes of Japanese occupation money [purchased in Singapore after the Japanese surrender], 1945
(10 papers)


One rupee bank note issued by the Japanese occupation government of Burma (now Myanmar), n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)


Half rupee bank note issued by the Japanese occupation government of Burma (now Myanmar), n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)


Quarter rupee bank note issued by the Japanese occupation government of Burma (now Myanmar), n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 paper)

Weapons (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/88-96)Projector Infantry Anti-Tank (P.I.A.T.) Weapon (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/88-90(5))

The P.I.A.T. was made at the I.C.I. works on Teesside. The following negatives have been taken from a booklet, entitled: How to Make a P.I.A.T.


Negatives concerning the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 strip of 5 negatives)


Negative showing the arc welding booth, used in the construction of the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapons, 1939-1945


Negative showing a specially adapted spot welding machine, used in the construction of the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing a general view of the main assembly bench, used in the construction of the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing one of the sub-assembly benches, used in the construction of the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing the setting of the sights on the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negatives concerning the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 strip of 5 negatives)


Negative showing the sub-assembly of the internal parts of the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing heading covers for P.I.A.T. cartridge, on the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing mass inspection of small fuse components, on the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing a close up of frame arming sleeves on the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing one of several final assembly lines for P.I.A.T. rounds for the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negatives concerning the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, n.d. [1939-1945]
(1 strip of 5 negatives)


Negative showing the assembly of the webbing parts for the P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing the transit bay with completed P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing the completed P.I.A.T. anti-tank weapon, 1939-1945


Negative showing the P.I.A.T. in action, Italy: making a direct hit on an enemy tank, 1939-1945


Negative showing a soldier using a P.I.A.T. to fire at a German tank, 1939-1945

Mark II Artillery Gun (Ref: D/DLI 13/3/91-96)

Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 2, of the screw, breech, for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun, 20 September 1941 Scale: 1:1
(1 plan, 69cm. x 71cm., waxed linen)


Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 3, of the vent, axial, for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun, and the carrier frame for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun and the B.L. 5.5 inch Mark III Gun, 20 October 1941 and 20 September 1941 Scale: 1:1 and half scale
(1 plan, 61cm. x 76cm., waxed linen)


Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 5, of the bolt for Ord. B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun, 20 October 1941, amended to 15 May 1944 Scale: 1:1
(1 plan, 69cm. x 55cm., waxed linen)


Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 7, of the breech screw [for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun], 20 September 1941 Scale: 1:1
(1 plan, 101cm. x 74cm., waxed linen)


Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 8, of the frame [for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun], 20 September 1941, amended 10 November 1941 Scale: 1:1
(1 plan, 100cm. x 70cm., waxed linen)


Drawing, no. N32550, sheet 10, of the obturator, disc, pad and rings for the B.L. 4.5 inch Mark II Gun, 20 September 1939, amended to 30 September 1941 Scale: 1:1 and 2.5:1
(1 plan, 96cm. x 78cm., waxed linen)

Records concerning the Ulster Volunteer Force 1912-1914 (Ref: D/DLI 13/4/1-23)Postcard photographs of Ulster (Ref: D/DLI 13/4/1-23)

This group is possibly from the collection of an unidentified soldier.


Postcard photograph of the audience at the Ulster Hall Meeting, addressed by Sir Edward Carson and other prominent leaders, on Ulster Day Eve, 27 September 1912
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of General Richardson giving instructions to his galloper F.E. Smith at the Balmoral Review, 27 September 1913
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the South Belfast Regiment of the Ulster Volunteer Force passing the saluting base, Balmoral Review, 6 June 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Sir Edward Carson inspecting the Young Citizens Volunteers at Balmoral, 6 June 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the West Belfast Volunteers drawn up at Glencairn, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6 June 1914
(1 photograph, 28cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Sir Edward Carson and General Richardson addressing Lady Kennedy when inspecting the parade of nurses connected with the West Belfast Regiment of the Ulster Volunteer Force at Glencairn, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6 June 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the West Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force Special Service Corps carrying Mauser rifles at a Review, "described by Sir Edward Carson as some of the cargo of the Mountjoy", 6 June 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of the Mountjoy unloading 'the stuff' [arms] at Larne Harbour, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of the review of the Central Antrim Regiment by Sir Edward Carson at Drumalis, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 11 July 1914
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of the review of the Central Antrim Regiment by Sir Edward Carson at Drumalis, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 11 July 1914
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of the Ulster Volunteers protecting a Sunday School excursion in Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d. [1914]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Sir Edward Carson, n.d. [1912-1914]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Sir Edward Carson, n.d. [1912-1914]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of Sir Edward Carson, First President of the Ulster Provisional Government, n.d., [1913]
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the principal members of the Provisional Government of Ulster, named, n.d., [1913] Front row: Mr. William Moore, M.P.; Duke of Abercorn; Lord Dunleath; Sir B. Lonsdale, M.P.; Lord Londonderry; Sir Edward Carson In the second row can be seen: Mr. C.C. Craig, M.P.; Mr. C. Featherstonehaugh, M.P.; Mr. H.T. Barrie, M.P.; Captain J. Craig M.P.; General Sir George Richardson; Mr. W.J. Macgeath MacCaw, M.P.; Mr. P. Kerr-Smiley, M.P.; Colonel Hacket Pain; Captain the Honourable Arthur O'Neil, M.P. etc.
(1 photograph, 13.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of the opening of the Provisional Government, n.d., [1913]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 8.5cm., colour)


Postcard cartoon of policemen searching for Unionist arms in Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard cartoon of a policeman searching for Unionist arms in Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard cartoon of policemen searching for Unionist arms in Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard cartoon of policemen being attacked by a Billy goat while searching for Unionist arms in an Orange Lodge, Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 8.5cm. x 13.5cm., black and white)


Postcard cartoon of policemen searching for Unionist arms in Ulster, Northern Ireland, n.d., [1914]
(1 postcard, 13.5cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard issued by the Unionist Clubs of Ireland, concerning opposition to Home Rule, n.d. [1912-1914]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., colour)


Postcard published by the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, depicting the results of 'Free trade', n.d., [1912-1914]
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., colour)

Records of Veteran's Association (Ref: D/DLI 13/5/1-8)Records of the Old Contemptibles' Association, Newcastle upon Tyne Branch (Ref: D/DLI 13/5/1-8)

The Newcastle upon Tyne branch was inaugurated in March 1930. Headquarters were at the Hotspur Hotel, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne


Minute book of Branch Meetings and General Management Committee meetings of the Newcastle upon Tyne Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association, 7 June 1957 - 26 September 1958
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Minute book of Branch Meetings and General Management Committee meetings of the Newcastle upon Tyne Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association, 26 February 1960 - 25 March 1967
(1 volume, card bound)


File of applications for membership of the Newcastle upon Tyne Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association, indexed, 28 February 1930 - 25 May 1961
(1 file)


Subscription card and rules of the Old Contemptibles' Association, 1948
(1 booklet, printed)


Rules of the Old Contemptibles' Association, 1961
(1 booklet, printed)


Subscription card of the Newcastle upon Tyne Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association, n.d., [ c. 1950]
(1 card, printed)


Membership card of the Newcastle upon Tyne Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association, n.d., [ c. 1950]
(1 booklet, printed)


Branch register and price list of the Old Contemptibles' Association, 1 November 1960
(1 booklet, printed)

Records of Navy Servicemen (Ref: D/DLI 13/6/1-2)Able Seaman David Allan (Ref: D/DLI 13/6/1/1-2)

Royal Navy
Born Alnwick, Northumberland; residence King Street, Seahouses, Chathill, Northumberland; volunteered, 23 March 1915


Certificate of the service of D. Allan in the Royal Navy, 1915-1923
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Certificate for wounds and hurts, concerning a fracture of the right leg on 29 January 1919, on H.M.S. Godetia while on minesweeping operations, 14 February 1919
(1 paper)

Seaman James Hunter (Ref: D/DLI 13/6/2/1)

Royal or Merchant Navy
Possibly a Royal Navy reservist; born Sunderland; engaged, 25 November 1894; discharged Penarth, Glamorgan, South Wales, age 28, 27 November 1894


Certificate of discharge of James Hunter from the ship George Allen , 27 November 1894
(1 paper)

Records of Air Force Servicemen (Ref: D/DLI 13/7/1-2)Benjamin Donaldson (Ref: D/DLI 13/7/1/1-2)

No. 937 Squadron, Royal Air Force
For Donaldson family papers and photographs, see: D/DLI 7/178/24-75


Christmas cards of No. 937 Squadron, The Royal Air Force, sent from Benny [Benjamin Donaldson] to his mother, December 1940 and n.d., [1940s]
(2 cards, printed)

2309698 Aircraftman Raymond Simons (Ref: D/DLI 13/7/2/1-55)

Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Station, Woodbridge, Sutton Heath, Suffolk, 1946
Fire Section, R.A.F. Unit, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1947


Notification that R. Simons is to attend a National Service medical, 18 February 1946
(1 paper)


Royal Air Force postcard from Aircraftman R. Simons to Mr. and Mrs. Simons, 10 Brankley Road, Witton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, giving his overseas postal address, 31 May 1947
(1 card)


Service Sea Landing Permit for the United Kingdom, allowing R. Simons to travel from the Levant to the United Kingdom on release, 31 December 1947
(1 paper)


number not used


National Insurance card belonging to R. Simons, 5 September 1949 - 3 September 1950
(1 card)


Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance benefits due to R. Simons, n.d., [1956]
(1 card)


Letter from Aircraftman R. Simons, Fire Section, Royal Air Force Unit, Jerusalem, Palestine, to 'Joyce and Bert', concerning personal news, n.d., [1947]
(1 paper)


Royal Air Force Christmas card sent by R. Simons to his mother and father, 25 December 1946
(1 card)


Christmas card sent from the Holy Land by R. Simons to his mother and father, 25 December 1947
(1 card)


Birthday card, sent by R. Simons to his mother, n.d., [1947]
(1 card)


Birthday card, sent by R. Simons to his father, n.d., [1947]
(1 card)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, 2 August 1946
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)


Group photograph of Royal Air Force Aircraftmen, including R. Simons (second row, extreme left), n.d., [1946]
(1 photograph, 28cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Group photograph of Royal Air Force Aircraftmen, n.d., [1946]
(1 photograph, 28cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, in Jerusalem, Palestine, June 1947
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons washing clothes at Royal Air Force Unit, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons washing clothes at Royal Air Force Unit, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Aircraftman R. Simons] playing tennis, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Aircraftman R. Simons] playing tennis, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and 'Taffy' in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1947
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and 'Taffy' in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1947
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons with 'Jack' and 'Taffy' at Jaffa Beach, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons with 'Jack' and 'Taffy' at Jaffa Beach, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons with 'Jack' and 'Taffy' at Jaffa Beach, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen sitting in the doorway of their billet in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and 'Wal' from Manchester, in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and fellow servicemen, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons, and Charlie Meakin, from Erdington, Warwickshire, reading a newspaper, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of two friends of Aircraftman R. Simons in Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Aircraftman R. Simons and a fellow serviceman, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of two fellow servicemen of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of two fellow servicemen of Aircraftman R. Simons, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a serviceman beside a lorry, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of fellow servicemen of Aircraftman R. Simons, beside vehicles, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of servicemen playing football, Jerusalem, Palestine, n.d., [1947]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/DLI 13/8/1-2)

'Wanderings in War Tracks', a paper read before the Stockton on Tees Literary and Philosophical Society, illustrated with lantern views, by W.S. Fothergill and W. Moult, 11 February 1891 The paper was based on their journey through Belgium and northern France in the summer of 1890, and refers to military campaigns from the sixteenth century to Waterloo, 1815, and the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 - 1871. A slide lecture from these notes was given by E.J. Vie, headmaster of Stockton High School, at the National School Room on 19 February 1897
(1 volume, card bound)


Photograph view of Antwerp, Belgium, n.d. [before 1914]
(1 photograph, 40cm. x 45cm., black and white, card mounted)