Durham Light Infantry Records
Reference: D/DLI 7 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Individual Soldiers - surnames T: Ta to Te
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- Durham Light Infantry Records
- 379 Lance-Corporal George Bradley TARN, M.M. (Ref: Tarn D/DLI 7/686/1)
- Edwin TATE (Ref: Tate D/DLI 7/970/1)
- 43417 Private Alex TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/687/1)
- 38881 Corporal Sidney TAYLOR, M.M. (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/688/1-2)
- 37 Sergeant Thomas TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/689/1)
- 10869 Corporal W. TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/690/1)
- 21197 Private William TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/691/1)
- Major Charles BURDON-TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/840/1-4)
- 4452205 Sergeant Alfred TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/971/1)
- 478009 Lieutenant (Quartermaster) M. TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/972/1)
- 4435992 Corporal Archibald Clarence TEAL (Ref: Teal D/DLI 7/692/1-13)
- Sergeant J.G. TEASDALE (Ref: Teasdale D/DLI 7/693/1)
- Lance-Corporal Edwin TEASDALE (Ref: Teasdale D/DLI 7/973/1-11)
- 4222 Private T. TELFORD (Ref: Telford D/DLI 7/694/1)
- W.H. TELFORD (Ref: Telford D/DLI 7/695/1)
- Colour-Sergeant Nicholas G. TEMPERLY (Ref: Temperly D/DLI 7/696/1)
- 7337860 [Warrant Bombardier] Alfred TENNICK (Ref: Tennick D/DLI 7/697/1-4)
- Private John TENNICK (Ref: Tennick D/DLI 7/698/1)
Catalogue Contents
379 Lance-Corporal George Bradley TARN, M.M. (Ref: Tarn D/DLI 7/686/1)
22nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hetton le Hole; awarded the Military Medal for carrying wounded men to safety, 23 October 1916. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Citation for the award of the Military Medal to Lance-Corporal G.B. Tarn, 23 November 1916 - 7 January 1917
(4 papers)
Edwin TATE (Ref: Tate D/DLI 7/970/1)The Durham Light Infantry
Served in North Africa and Italy in the Second World War. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Photograph of Private Edwin Tate standing beside an army transport truck, taken at the Eighth Army Rest Camp, no location [Italy], 28 June [1944]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)
43417 Private Alex TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/687/1)5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Prisoner of War, First World War
Letter from King George V to Private Alex Taylor welcoming him on his repatriation after release from captivity, 1918
(1paper)
38881 Corporal Sidney TAYLOR, M.M. (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/688/1-2)2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Byker, 1898; awarded the Military Medal for his bravery on 21 March 1918 at Morchies, France; joined the Territorial Army and served as a Sergeant with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and REME during the Second World War; mentioned in despatches; died 1962, aged 64. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Certificate recording the gallant conduct in the field of Private S. Taylor on 21 March 1918, in counter-attacking and assisting in the capture of four machine guns near Morchies, France, 5 April 1918
(Parchment, 1 membrane, card mounted)
Ref: D/DLI 7/688/2Photograph of Corporal S. Taylor, M.M., 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1918]
(1 photograph, 33cm. x 43cm., tinted, mounted on card)
37 Sergeant Thomas TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/689/1)4th Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served, 1863 - 1900
Discharge certificate of Sergeant T. Taylor, 5 March 1900
(1 paper)
10869 Corporal W. TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/690/1)1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/690/1The North-West Frontier Province. With a short description and a few impressions, by the Author of 'Camera Shikar in Kashmir, The Rubaiyat of a Bachelor' containing paintings and photographs, mostly by R.B. Holmes, Peshawar, India, n.d. [July 1919]
(1 booklet, printed)
21197 Private William TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/691/1)12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Heworth; enlisted Felling; killed in action at Becourt Wood, Battle of the Somme, 17 July 1916, aged 22. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Memorial card of Private W. Taylor, including portrait photograph, n.d., [1916]
(1 card)
Major Charles BURDON-TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/840/1-4)6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Served in the Second World War; prisoner of war in Oflag 5A, Germany.
Copy obituary, from the Evening Chronicle newspaper, concerning Major Charles Burdon-Taylor of Gosforth, Northumberland, former deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 October 2001
(1 paper, duplicated)
Ref: D/DLI 7/840/2Copy of the room regulations for officers, prisoners of war, at an unidentified camp in Germany; and on the reverse, a plan of part of the camp, n.d. [1940 - 1945]
(1 paper, duplicated)
Ref: D/DLI 7/840/3Copy notes by Charles Burdon-Taylor for a talk concerning his experiences as a prisoner of war at Moosburg, Strasburg, Weinberg and Schlossburg Camps, Germany, during the Second World War, compiled n.d. [1990s]
(16 papers, duplicated)
Ref: D/DLI 7/840/4Copy extracts from For You the War is Over, by Gordon Horner, concerning Moosburg prisoner of war camp, Germany, n.d. [1948]
(7 papers, duplicated)
4452205 Sergeant Alfred TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/971/1)11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/971/1Certificate of appreciation of the good service of Sergeant A. Taylor, 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, from Lieutenant-General J.G. Swayne, Chief of General Staff, General Headquarters, Home Forces, 11 June 1942
(1 paper)
478009 Lieutenant (Quartermaster) M. TAYLOR (Ref: Taylor D/DLI 7/972/1)1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/972/1Identity certificate of Lieutenant (Quartermaster) M. Taylor, Headquarter Company, 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, as a member of the British Force in Cyprus, 23 April 1968
(1 paper)
4435992 Corporal Archibald Clarence TEAL (Ref: Teal D/DLI 7/692/1-13)The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted The Durham Light Infantry, 23 April 1918; discharged, 12 November 1923; A.M. Pioneer Corps, 8 December 1939 - 25 August 1941; King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 26 August 1941 - 14 February 1942; Royal Army Service Corps, 15 February 1942 - 18 September 1945
Discharge certificate of Private A.C. Teal on 12 November 1923, 6 November 1939
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/2Soldier's service and pay book of Corporal A.C. Teal, 1939 - 1945
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/3Letter from Major H.J. White, 57 Company, Pioneer Corps, R.A.F. Station, [Cosford], Warwickshire, to Mrs. Teal, informing her that her husband is getting on well after his operation, 13 February 1941
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/4Letter from Captain Burt, 'E' Company, 30th King's Shropshire Light Infantry, to [Corporal] Teal, sending his best wishes, 10 March 1942
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/5Daily orders, Part I, by Major C.F. Eastwood, R.A.S.C., including a note that Corporal Teal has passed his Tank Transporter Instructors' Course with distinction, 10 December 1943
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/6Record of service of Corporal A.C. Teal, 3 August 1945
(1 card)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/7Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of Corporal A.C. Teal, 3 August 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/8Soldier's release book of Corporal A.C. Teal, 1945
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/9Postcard photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry writing a letter to his family, from [A.C. Teal] to his mother and father, sending New Year greetings, 1 January [1919]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/10Letter from A.C. Teal, aboard the Canadian Pacific Liner, Duchess of York, to his wife, Mrs. A. Teal, 6 Pembroke Street, Burley Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, telling her that he is coming home [after the Dunkirk evacuation], postmark Liverpool, 18 June 1940
(2 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/11Envelope addressed to Mrs. Teal, 50 Oatland Heights, Leeds, Yorkshire, 15 July 1980
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/12Group photograph of No. 1 Platoon, 'A' Company, unidentified battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1922
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/692/13Photograph of A.C. Teal, and an unidentified soldier, at Nantes, France, n.d. [1940]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 12cm., black and white)
Sergeant J.G. TEASDALE (Ref: Teasdale D/DLI 7/693/1)8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/693/1Newspaper cutting from the Darlington and Stockton Times, Ripon and Richmond Chronicle of an account by Sergeant J.G. Teasdale of his experiences between 19 and 26 April 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, n.d., [July 1915]
(1 paper)
Lance-Corporal Edwin TEASDALE (Ref: Teasdale D/DLI 7/973/1-11)13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/1Certificate of the award of War Certificate 'A' to Edwin Teasdale, 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, on 10 June 1945; issued by Lieutenant-Colonel G. Spanton, Officer Commanding the 13th Cadet Battalion, Bishop Auckland, 24 August 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/2Certificate of the award of Army Cadet Force Certificate 'T' to Lance-Corporal Edwin Teasdale, 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, issued by Lieutenant-Colonel G. Spanton, Officer Commanding the 13th Cadet Battalion, 30 November 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/3Recruiting leaflet entitled 'Who Me? Yes You', for regular soldiers in The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1960s]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/4Lists of war graves and memorials, 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945, in Bishop Auckland Town Cemetery; Eldon Lane Cemetery; Rosemount Cemetery, South Church; the parish church of Bishop Auckland St. Anne; Newfield Cemetery; West Auckland Cemetery, and Witton Park Cemetery, n.d. [1960s]
(7 papers)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/5Newspaper cutting from the Evening Gazette concerning the success of Clyde Weighell of the 13th Cadet Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Bishop Auckland, in the Army Cadets All-Britain National Boxing Championship finals at Manchester, n.d. [1960s]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/6Group photograph of 'A' Company, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1913
Back row: Robinson; Nicholson; Mason T.; Newton; Fenwick; Brannon; Whitton R.; unidentified; unidentified; Middlewood C.; unidentified; unidentified; King G.; unidentified; Hawman W.; unidentified; unidentified; Heslop; Bland J.
Second row: Fisher J.; Potts; Thirkell (or Clark); Thompson; unidentified; unidentified; Howard; Barker W.; unidentified; unidentified; Barker J.; unidentified; Sanderson T.; unidentified; unidentified; Nicholson; Morland; unidentified; Stott
Third row: Conlon; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Miller P.; Sloan; Sherwood, R.S.M.; Clemenson, Lt; Spedding, Capt.; Holmes, Lt.; Revd. Theodore Woods; Haley; Bradley; Green; Hobson; Dunn
Front row: Garrett, H.; Tuck, B.; Hetherington; Ridley, J.; Preshous, A.;Kell, H. (killed at Ypres); Smith, E.; Potts, R.; Barron, R.; Strophair, M.; unidentified; Walton, H.; Race, B. (Ginger); unidentified
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/7Photograph of Clyde Weighell, 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Army Cadet Force National Ten Stone Boxing Champion, taken by Ernie Johnson of the Evening Gazette newspaper, Bishop Auckland, n.d. [1960s]
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 25 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/8Photograph of cadets of the 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Bishop Auckland, at Ramsay, Isle of Man, August 1964
Left to right: Lance-Corporal Longstaff; Corporal Pincher; Sergeant White; Corporal Maddison; Lance-Corporal Robson
(1 photograph, 21 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/9Photograph of cadets doing butt duties for the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry at an unidentified location, n.d. [1960s]
Includes: second right, Lance-Corporal O'Neil, 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/10Photograph of cadets of the 13th Cadet Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, observing a training demonstration, n.d. [1960s]
Left to right: W. Lowther; K. Pinder; R. O'Neill; Lance-Corporal C. Hubery
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 16 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/DLI 7/973/11Photograph of Band Major Fallon, 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1960s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
4222 Private T. TELFORD (Ref: Telford D/DLI 7/694/1)2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/694/1Plague duty certificate of Private T. Telford, stating that he was employed on plague duty, from 13 March to 2 May 1897, and from 5 November 1897 to 26 March 1898, in Poona, India, 21 June 1899
(1 paper)
W.H. TELFORD (Ref: Telford D/DLI 7/695/1)8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/695/1Photograph of the signal section of the 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in service dress, including W.H. Telford, 1932
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 9cm., sepia)
Colour-Sergeant Nicholas G. TEMPERLY (Ref: Temperly D/DLI 7/696/1)1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Tyneside; served with 49th Division and No. 2 Commando during Second World War; joined 1st Battalion before Korea; served in Korean campaign and later in Cyprus and Aden; retired, 1965; died, 1988. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
Photograph of Sergeant N.G. Temperly, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 7.5cm. x 12cm., black and white)
7337860 [Warrant Bombardier] Alfred TENNICK (Ref: Tennick D/DLI 7/697/1-4)1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Attestation, 9 July 192[1]; 1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (54th Searchlight Regiment), [9 July 1921 - 1940]; 6th Green Howards, [1940] - n.y.; The Royal Artillery, n.y. - 11 October 1943; discharged, 11 October 1943
Descriptive return concerning the wish of Corporal Alfred Tennick to be transferred from the first line of the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to the 6th Battalion, The Green Howards, 22 January 1940
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/697/2Discharge certificate of [Warrant Bombardier] Alfred Tennick, 4 October 1943
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/697/3Statement of final payment of Army pay to [Warrant Bombardier] Alfred Tennick, 11 October 1943
(1 paper)
Ref: D/DLI 7/697/4Note authorising the release of the Post Office savings bank account of Alfred Tennick, 26 September 1945
(1 paper)
Private John TENNICK (Ref: Tennick D/DLI 7/698/1)The Durham Light Infantry
Ref: D/DLI 7/698/1Group photograph of No. 1 Squad, Militia Company, at The Durham Light Infantry Depot, Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1939
Front row: Private Baldwin; Private Wright; Private Wiseman; Private Holmes; Private McLoran; Private Hall
Second row: Private Howarth; Lance-Corporal Humphreys; Lance Sergeant Patterson; Sergeant Anderson; Sergeant Eldrett; Lance-Corporal Hudson; Private Armstrong
Third row: Private W. Robson; Private Bainbridge; Private McArdle; Private Walkin; Private Richardson; Private Cross; Private White; Private Watts; Private Griffiths; Private Tennick
Fourth row: Private Raine; Private Thomasson; Private Candler; Private Coxon; Private Bulmer; Private Thompson; Private Ingram; Private Hannah; Private Fallon
Back row: Private Telfer; Private Chapman; Private Gilbert; Private Hull; Private Banks; Private Watson; Private C. Robson; Private Gibson
(1 photograph, 26cm. x 20cm., black and white, card mounted)
