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Durham Light Infantry Records

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Durham Light Infantry Records

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Colonel the Hon. William Lyonel VANE (Ref: Vane D/DLI 7/724/1-19)

68th Regiment, 1st Battalion, 2nd Volunteer Battalion and 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; Second Lieutenant 101st Foot, 16 January 1880 - 11 February 1880; 68th Foot, 11 February 1880 - 1 July 1881; Lieutenant 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1 July 1881 - 29 October 1888; Captain 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 29 October 1888 - 14 September 1898; Major 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 14 September 1898 - 2 August 1902; retired, 2 August 1902; Major 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 3 June 1902 - 27 June 1903; Lieutenant-Colonel 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 27 June 1903 - 12 September 1903; Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 September 1903 - 14 July 1911; temporary Lieutenant-Colonel 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 21 March 1915; resigned, 5 April 1916; Honorary Colonel 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 19 April 1917; served South African War; served in the First World War; Recruiting Officer 68th Area; raised and commanded 2/6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, France and Belgium as Area Commandant, 6 June 1917 - 6 July 1918; Vice-Chairman Durham County Territorial Association; regimental historian.

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/1

Certificate of service of Colonel the Hon. William Lyonel Vane, n.d., [1908]

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/2

Passport of William Lyonel Vane, 19 October 1915

(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/3

Italian military commission of the Hon. W.L. Vane, 28 March 1916

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/4

Postcard from W.L. Vane, on active service with the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Lady Katharine Vane, Haughton Hall, Darlington, saying "Glad to hear that you have the King of Siam's answer; I shall be anxious to see it", 31 January 1916

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/5

Postcard from W.L. Vane, on active service with the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Lady Katharine Vane, 24 Bruton Street, London, with the message "Nothing to report today. Hope all are well", 14 March 1916

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/6

Field service postcard from W.L. Vane to Lady Katharine Vane, Haughton Hall, Darlington, saying "I have received your letter", 17 June 1917

(1 postcard)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/7

Field service postcard from W.L. Vane to Lady Katharine Vane, Haughton Hall, Darlington, with the message " I have received your letter", 4 August 1917

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/8

Drawing of 'my hut' posted by [W.L. Vane], in the field, France, to 'Kate' [Lady Katharine Vane], Christmas 1917

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/9

Railway tickets from Standerton to Cape Town, South Africa, of a detachment of The Durham Light Infantry travelling to the celebration of the coronation of King Edward VII, 4 June 1901

(3 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/10

Italian military transport ticket [from Naples to Modena via Rome, Italy], [14] March 1916

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/11

Transport order for a journey from Abbeville to Boulogne, France, 28 March 1918

(French, 1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/12

Circular memorandum expressing the confidence of the Commander-in-Chief in his troops, 24 September 1915

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/13

Menu of the Christmas dinner of the Headquarters of the 36th Labour Group, Christmas 1917

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/14

Note by [W.L. Vane] concerning the memorial crosses erected on the Butte de Warlencourt, France, 5 January 1918

(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/15

Drawing of 'a Somme battlefield memorial to gallant Durhams' from the Evening Mail, 11 November 1916

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/16

List of souvenirs of the war, including buttons and cartridges, n.d., [8 October 1917]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/17

Newspaper photograph of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Siam, and two envelopes addresssed to Colonel the Honourable W.L. Vane, Haughton Hall, Darlington, and 24 Bruton Street, London, n.d., [1916]

(1 paper and two envelopes)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/18

Label marked 'For the 5th D.L.I.', n.d., [1914 - 1918]

(1 paper label)

Ref: D/DLI 7/724/19

Card displaying the regimental emblems of The Queen's Lancers and The Royal Irish Lancers, n.d., [1914 - 1918]

(1 card, colour)

P. 121637 Lieutenant Rene Edward VANE (Ref: Vane D/DLI 7/982/1)

17th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Joined 17th Battalion at Penzance, Cornwall, 1942 or 1943, billeted in the Land's End Hotel with an infantry company; moved to Seaford, Sussex; left the Battalion at Brighton and Hove to take up a post in Nigeria as Adjutant of the Lagos Transit Camp, then to G III Ops with 1 (West African) Brigade of 92 (West African) Division. Also served in 4th Battalion Green Howards 1938 - 1939

Ref: D/DLI 7/982/1

Group photograph, duplicate of D/DLI 2/17/1(34), of officers of the 17th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Seaford, Sussex, July 1943

(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Sergeant Jack VART (Ref: Vart D/DLI 7/725/1-2)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1933 - [1945]

Ref: D/DLI 7/725/1

Photograph of [Private] J. Vart, n.d., [1930s]

(1 photograph, 9cm. x 13cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/725/2

Photograph of the armoured car 'Consett' of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Tientsin, China, driven by [Private] J. Vart, n.d., [1938 - 1939]

(1 photograph, 30cm. x 23cm., black and white, card mounted)

Lieutenant-Colonel Cuthbert VAUX, M.C. (Ref: Vaux D/DLI 7/726/1-15)

4th Battalion and 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1914 - 1916; Lieutenant, 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1916 - 1918; 68th Brigade Headquarters 23rd Division, 1918 - 1919; Lieutenant, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 1920 - 1924; Captain, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 1924 - 1928; Major, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 1928 - 1935; Lieutenant-Colonel, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 1935 - 1939; Brevet Colonel, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 1939; served in France, 1916 - 1917; Italy, 1917 - 1919

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/1

Citation for the award of the Military Cross to Lieutenant C. Vaux, 16 June 1917

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/2

Certificate that Lieutenant Vaux has attended a course of instruction in anti-gas measures, 1 May 1918

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/3

Identification card of Lieutenant C. Vaux, 12 May 1918

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/4

Certificate of leave of absence of Lieutenant C. Vaux, 27 June 1918

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/5

"Short summary of operations of 68th Infantry Brigade Group, 27 - 30 October 1918", 1 November 1918

(5 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/6

Combined leave and railway ticket from Sunderland to Italy of Captain C. Vaux, 9 June - 4 July 1918

(1 ticket)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/7

Combined leave and railway ticket, from Sunderland to Italy of Captain C. Vaux, 18 December 1918 - 12 January 1919

(1 ticket)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/8

London hotel card, 22 December 1918

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/9

Record of service of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel C. Vaux, n.d., [1939]

(2 papers)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/10

Trench map of France, sheet 57c N.W. [north of Bapaume], 9 August 1916 Scale: 1:20,000

(1 plan, 90cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/11

Map of the 'Dispositions of the British and German Artillery, 14 September 1914', 1934 No scale

(1 plan, 62cm. x 34cm., printed, tracing paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/12

Map of 'Battle Wood', n.d., [1919 - 1939] Scale: 1:6,690

(1 plan, 32cm. x 43cm., coloured)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/13

Luggage label of Lieutenant C. Vaux, n.d., [1917 - 1919]

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/14

Newspaper cutting describing a dinner of the 1st Durham Artillery Volunteers held on 19 December 1877, 1927

(1 paper)

Ref: D/DLI 7/726/15

Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel B. [Sapolicè] to G.J. Stroh, Dankerhack, Des Rustinberg, [South Africa], stating that 'having surrendered his arms and ammunition and having undertaken not to take up arms against Her Majesty he is permitted to remain at his residence and his property is protected', 23 June 1900

(2 papers)

Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest VAUX, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D. (Ref: Vaux D/DLI 7/727/1)

1/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Commanding officer of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1911 - 1918; honorary colonel of the 7th Battalion, 1922 - 1925

Ref: D/DLI 7/727/1

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel E. Vaux, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., n.d.

(1 photograph, 30.5cm. x 40cm., black and white, mounted on card)

308 Sergeant Thomas VENN (Ref: Venn D/DLI 7/728/1-4)

6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted Crook, 1899; of Willington; killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 27 April 1915

Ref: D/DLI 7/728/1

Christmas card of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry, including a photograph of an army camp at Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead, sent by Sergeant T. Venn to his wife and children, Christmas 1914

(1 card)

Ref: D/DLI 7/728/2

Photograph of Sergeant Thomas Venn, sent by Sergeant Thomas Venn, [Ypres, Belgium], to Mrs. Venn, 24 Catherine Street, Willington, with a Christmas greeting, 1914

(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/728/3

Postcard photograph of Sergeant Thomas Venn and, on reverse, a printed biography of Sergeant Venn of 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [1915] The postcard was sold in aid of his widow and orphans

(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Ref: D/DLI 7/728/4

Postcard photograph of Sergeant Venn, as in D/DLI 7/728/3, n.d., [1915]

(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

Private W.H. VICKERS (Ref: Vickers D/DLI 7/729/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted Green Howards, transferred to 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, later Royal Engineers; served in First World War and Ireland, 1920 - 1922

Ref: D/DLI 7/729/1

Programme of an Army Athletic Meeting, Aldershot, Hampshire, including a photograph of Lord Kitchener presenting prizes to Private W. H. Vickers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 26 - 27 July 1911

(1 booklet)

2972 Sergeant Thomas VINT (Ref: Vint D/DLI 7/730/1)

2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1891; died, 1965

Ref: D/DLI 7/730/1

Group photograph of staff sergeants and non-commissioned officers of 'B' Company, 2/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Scotton Camp, Yorkshire, 27 July 1916 Back row: Corporal W. Dixon, 3553; Corporal L. [Dobbinson]; Lance Sergeant F.W. [Hill], 3659; Corporal [Barraclough]; Sergeant R. [Chompley], 3373; Lance Sergeant [J.] Hodgson Front row: Sergeant J Rilson; Sergeant T. Vint; Company Quartermaster-Sergeant G Summerbell; Company Sergeant-Major [H.] Drysdale; Sergeant [Grainger]; Sergeant S. [Gayter]

(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white, card mounted)