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Durham Light Infantry Records

Reference: D/DLI 7 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Individual Soldiers - surnames F: Fe to Fl

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105773 Private Ernest FELL (Ref: Fell D/DLI 7/211/1-5)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Slips issued to Private E. Fell, concerning clothing and employment, on demobilisation, 5 January - 28 March 1919
(2 papers)


Protection certificate and certificate of identity of Private E. Fell, 13 September 1919
(1 paper)


Demobilisation account of Private E. Fell, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)


Cover for documents of a soldier on demobilisation, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper)


Daily News Sheet, compiled by Intelligence G.H.Q., British Force in Italy, 28 February 1919
(1 paper)

4455691 Private Charles Henry FELLOWS (Ref: Fellows D/DLI 7/212/1-11)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in Second World War; prisoner of war in Stalag XVII A, Germany.


Postcard, originally accompanying a parcel to Private C.H. Fellows in a German Prisoner of War Camp, from his wife, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 paper)


Soldier's service and pay book of Private C.H. Fellows, 21 September 1945
(1 booklet)


Soldier's release book of Private C.H. Fellows, 4 April 1946
(1 booklet)


Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve of Private C.H. Fellows, 9 April 1946
(1 paper)


Letter from the Dunkirk Veterans' Association to all veterans concerning the Dunkirk Medal, n.d., [c. 1970]
(2 papers)


Photograph, probably of Private C.H. Fellows, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of No. 11 Platoon, unidentified company and battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of No. 12 Platoon, unidentified company and battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified company of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers, of, probably, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [c. 1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Colonel David James FENNER (Ref: Fenner D/DLI 7/213/1-23)

6th Battalion, later 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; Second Lieutenant, Somerset Light Infantry, 1941 - 1942; Lieutenant, 1942 - 1944; Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry, 1944; Captain, 1945 - 1956; Major, 1956 - 1964; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1964 - 1968; Colonel, 1968 - 1976; served in Middle East with 6th Battalion, 1942 - 1943; with 1st Battalion in B.A.O.R., 1950 - 1951; 1st Battalion in the United Kingdom in 1956 - 1957; 1st Battalion in Aden, 1959 - 1962


Account of the Joint Post Action at Conde sur Seulle, France, on 7 June 1944, n.d.
(4 papers)


Account by Colonel D.J. Fenner of an operation carried out by 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in the West Aden Protectorate from 14 - 21 January 1957; compiled, March 1986
(5 papers)


Map of Beihan Al Qasab and District (Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre Series 4, Sheet 2) reproduced by J.A.R.I.C. Aden Detachment, 19 March 1956 This map was used in the operation described in D/DLI 7/213/2 above Scale: 4 miles to 1 inch approximately [1:253,440]
(1 paper, 28cm. x 39cm., duplicated)


Copy of D/DLI 7/213/3, annotated to show the movements of 'A' Company on its operation in Aden in January 1957; copy made, c. 1986
(1 paper, duplicated)


Photograph of D. Fenner, seated, and Richard Gibbons, sleeping, at 'A' Company Command Post east of Nejd Margab, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of David Fenner and Mike Spurrier leaving a Valetta aircraft on their return to R.A.F. Khormaksar, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 10.5cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Philip Windsor-Aubrey washing, and Doctor David Whitehouse, at company base, with A.P.L. [Aden Protectorate Levies] Transport, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Colour-Sergeant Baker, January 1957
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 10.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Corporal Bellas, No. 3 Platoon, and Sergeant Handford, Mortar Section, January 1957
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Dent, batman and wireless operator, January 1957
(1 photograph, 5.5cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Fraser, January 1957
(1 photograph, 5.5cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the company base and rest area, showing Philip Windsor-Aubrey, Colour-Sergeant Baker and Doctor [David Whitehouse], January 1957
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of rifle platoon soldiers resting, and 'interior economy' company base, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of a rifle platoon filling waterbottles at the company base before moving out to Fort Night, Aden, at dusk, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the camp at Beihan Landing Ground, showing 'A' Company cleaning weapons before its move to Nejd Margab, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'A' Company command post east of Nejd Margab, showing Nigel Swinburne and Richard Gibbons, and Jebel Qehdyl, in the background, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 10.5cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Aden Protectorate Levies and one Government guard at Nejd Margab, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 5.5cm. x 4cm., black and white)


Photograph of the pass at Nejd Margab, viewed from the top of the fort, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of the fort at Nejd Margab, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 10cm., black and white)


Photograph view of the Wadi Harib, Aden, looking south west from the fort at Nejd Margab, Jebel Manawa on the left and the Yemen to the right, January 1957
(1 photograph, 13cm. 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the three inch mortar detachment in action in the Wadi Harib, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the fort burned by 'A' Company at Bir Suffuq, in the Bir Ragil area, Aden, January 1957
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of troops at the well at Bir Suffuq, Aden, where the water was undrinkable, January 1957
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5.5cm., black and white)

9/2572 Private Isaac FERGUSON (Ref: Ferguson D/DLI 7/214/1)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born 1889; served in First World War, 5 September 1914 - 17 March 1919; died, 1983. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Certificate of disembodiment on demobilisation of Private I. Ferguson, 17 March 1919
(1 paper)

[?4457410] Lance-Corporal S. [Stanley?] FERGUSON (Ref: Ferguson D/DLI 7/215/1-2)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Notes on the care and maintenance of mechanical vehicles (wheeled and tracked), published by the War Office, December 1939
(1 booklet)


Twenty thousand mark banknote, 1923
(1 paper)

Lieutenant (acting Captain) Arnold Edward FIELDING (Ref: Fielding D/DLI 7/216/1-20)

2/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Service pass issued to Lieutenant A.E. Fielding, The Durham Light Infantry, at Archangel, Russia, 3 January 1919
(1 card)


Permit issued to Lieutenant A.E. Fielding to allow entry to General Headquarters, Russia, 15 February 1919
(1 paper)


Certificate that Lieutenant (acting Captain) A.E. Fielding, 2/7th Battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, was mentioned in a despatch for gallant and distinguished services in the field, 3 February 1920
(1 paper)


Menu and musical programme, of 2/7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 28 January 1918
(1 card)


Menu card: "nominal roll of dishes", 28 February 1919
(1 card)


Proclamation explaining that the purpose of the fighting in North Russia was to defeat Bolshevism and restore Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 paper)


Photograph of soldiers on guard in a square, [Archangel], Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of street scene in Pskovsky, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 13.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of street scene [Archangel], Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm.)


Postcard photograph of a street scene, Troitzkaya, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of street scene Troitzkaya, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of fire in Smolny Boyane, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of street scene, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the Church of Resurrection, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 13.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of church, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of church [Archangel, Russia], n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 13.5cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of storm on River Dvina, at Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of boats on the River Dvina, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of masted sailing ships on River Dvina, Archangel, Russia, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of masted sailing boats on River Dvina, Archangel, Russia, in winter, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8.5cm., black and white)

10105 Sergeant George W. FIELDING (Ref: Fielding D/DLI 7/876/1-2)

15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry


Notebook compiled by Corporal George W. Fielding on a Third Army Musketry Course, n.d. [1918] Includes: printed notes issued by Third Army Musketry Camp, December 1917
(1 volume, card bound)


Pass issued by the Adjutant of the 15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, to 10105 Sergeant G.W. Fielding, to be absent from his billet on 11 January 1919 for the purpose of visiting Amiens, France, January 1919
(1 paper)

271278 Lieutenant Harold Wanford George FIFIELD (Ref: Fifield D/DLI 7/877/1-50)

10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Wellington, Shropshire; occupation schoolmaster; enlisted January 1940; served with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry in Iceland as a sergeant c. 1940 - 1941; later commissioned; served with 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment in Italy; wounded 30 August 1944; mentioned in despatches London Gazette 19 July 1945.


Telegram from the War Office to Mrs. M.J. Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning a report from the Central Mediterranean Area that Lieutenant H.W.G. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, was wounded on 30 August, postmark 12 September 1944
(2 papers)


Telegram from the War Office to Mrs. M.J. Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning a further report that Lieutenant H.W.G. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, was placed on the dangerously ill list on 1 September, postmark 12 September 1944
(1 paper)


Telegram from the War Office to Mrs. M.J. Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning a further report that Lieutenant H.W.G. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, was removed from the dangerously ill list and the seriously ill list on 10 September, postmark 18 September 1944
(1 paper)


Letter from the War Office, Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, to Mrs. M.J. Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, confirming telegrams dated 12 September 1944 concerning her husband, 15 September 1944
(1 paper)


Letter from the War Office, Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, to Mrs. M.J. Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, confirming a telegram dated 18 September 1944 concerning her husband, 21 September 1944
(1 paper)


Certificate of a mention in despatches of Lieutenant H.W.G. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, published in the London Gazette, on 19 July 1945, 30 April 1946
(2 papers)


Letter from the War Office, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, to Lieutenant H.W.G. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, to accompany an Oak Leaf Emblem awarded for a mention in despatches in the London Gazette, on 19 July 1945, n.d. [1946]
(1 paper)


Platoon roll and notebook of Lieutenant H. Fifield, 11 Platoon, [ ], 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Italy, 1944 This notebook has been damaged by a bullet hole
(1 booklet)


Notebook of Lieutenant H. Fifield, 11 Platoon, [ ], 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, concerning operations against the enemy in Italy prior to his being wounded, and his treatment in hospital, n.d. - 13 November 1944 This notebook has been damaged by a bullet hole
(1 booklet)


Field message concerning the attack on the Gothic Line in which Lieutenant Fifield was wounded, n.d. [30 August 1944]
(1 paper)


Letter from 4035849 Lance-Sergeant H. Fifield, 'B' Company, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Iceland (C) Force, to Miss Marjorie Morris, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning army life in Iceland, the removal of censorship restrictions, and his feelings for her, 23 November 1941
(7 papers)


Air letter from Lieutenant H.J. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, Italy, to his wife Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning family news and Italian hospitality, 23 January 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Lieutenant H.J. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, Italy, to his wife Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, sending news and indicating that he is 'not in the invasion forces operating in Southern France', 29 August 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Lieutenant H.J. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, Italy, to his wife Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, concerning his being wounded on 30 August in the crossing of the Foglio River in the attack on the Gothic Line; his removal to a Casualty Clearing Station on 31 August; and his transfer by hospital ship to an unspecified destination [Bari, Italy], 15 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Hampshire Regiment, 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, to his wife Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington Shropshire, concerning his progress and family news, 28 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Mrs. Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, re-directed to 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the news of him being wounded, 14 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Mrs. Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, re-directed to 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning a letter from the War Office and home news, 17 September 1944
(1 paper)


Letter from Mrs. Marjorie Fifield, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Hampshire Regiment, 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the arrival of his letters after a period of no news, 18 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from John Ernest Morris, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to his son-in-law, Lieutenant H. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the recent award to the writer, as Clerk of Wellington Rural District Council, of the Order of the British Empire, 10 February 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from John Ernest Morris, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, redirected to 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the latter's recovery and the widespread concern for him in Wellington, 17 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from John Ernest Morris, Kenton, Holyhead Road, Wellington, Shropshire, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Hampshire Regiment, 76th British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, enclosing copies of newspaper cuttings concerning the wounding of Lieutenant Fifield, 22 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Dorothy and Wanford C. Fifield, 'Delapre', Mill Bank, Wellington, Shropshire, to their son, Lieutenant H. Fifield, 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning family news and the A.R.P. wardens going to London, 18 August [1944]
(1 paper)


Air letter from Dorothy and Wanford C. Fifield, 'Delapre', Mill Bank, Wellington, Shropshire, to their son, Lieutenant H. Fifield, redirected to 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the news of him being wounded, 13 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Dorothy and Wanford C. Fifield, 'Delapre', Mill Bank, Wellington, Shropshire, to their son, Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Hampshire Regiment, 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning his recovery, 24 October 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from 'Daff' Fifield, 'Delapre', Mill Bank, Wellington, Shropshire, to her brother, Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Hampshire Regiment, 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning his recovery and family news, 26 September 1944
(1 paper)


Air letter from Mrs. 'Let' Wentbrook, 19 Manse Road, Hadley, Shropshire, to her nephew, Lieutenant H. Fifield, redirected to 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning her hopes for his recovery, postmark 15 September 1944
(1 paper)


Letter from P/63925 Major N.G. 'Patch' Davey, The Essex Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, Central Mediterranean Force, to Lieutenant H. Fifield, Hampshire Regiment, No. 76 British General Hospital, Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the latter's progress, the eventual success of the action in which Fifield was wounded, and promotions and recommendations for decorations within the battalion, 9 September 1944
(3 papers)


Air letter from 13097105 Private J. Gerrard, Headquarters, 46th Division (Rest Camp), Central Mediterranean Force, concerning the soldiers of 11 Platoon, the death of Sergeant Richardson of 12 Platoon, the wounding of Major Davey and action against the Germans, 20 April 1945
(1 paper)


The Busy 'B' , the magazine of 'B' Company, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, April 1941 (6 papers) (D/DL 7/877/30) Souvenir booklet commemorating the visit of Winston Churchill to Iceland on 16 August 1941 and the first occasion during the war of a joint parade of U.S.A. and British armed forces, n.d. [1941]


Photograph of the Rt. Hon. W.S. Churchill, C.H., Prime Minister of Great Britain, taken on his arrival, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of military and civilian personnel on the parade ground 'Waiting for the arrival', Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Brigadier-General J. Marston, Commanding General, U.S. Marines, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the guard of honour, awaiting inspection, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting the guard of honour, Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of civilian crowds waiting behind perimeter fencing, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill walking past crowds, captioned: Iceland waits to welcome, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill getting into an official car, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill and his aides, walking along a street 'On his way to the Alpingishus', Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Icelandic policemen saluting at Alpingishus, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill, Hermann Jonasson, Premier of Iceland and Sveinn Bjornsson, Regent of Iceland, on Alpingishus balcony, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill leaving the parliament building, Alpingishus, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill walking past crowds, captioned: Leaving the oldest of parliaments, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of U.S. Marines before parade, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of U.S. Marines being inspected by Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill saluting the U.S. Army colours, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of U.S. Army personnel on parade, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of women members of the nursing services, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting women members of the Q.A.I.M. N.S. and T.A.N.S. nursing services, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting the Royal Norwegian Navy, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting Corps troops, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Marine Corps band and troops on parade, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting U.S. Marine Corps troops, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting the Royal Navy, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill and heads of services at the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of troops marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Admiral R.J.R. Scott, Allied Commander in Chief; Major-General H.O. Curtis, General Officer Commanding; Brigadier-General J. Marston, Commander General U.S. marines; Air-Commodore Primrose A[ ] Officer Commanding, and others marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Marine Corps band, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Marine Corps marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Marine Corps marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of more U.S. Marine Corps troops and colours, marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Army Air Corps, marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the U.S. Army Air Corps, marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Allied Commanders on the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Royal Navy seamen at the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the Royal Australian Airforce at the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Yorkshire Infantry bandsmen marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill and Allied commanders at the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Tyneside Scottish bandsmen marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill saluting British Infantry, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of British Infantry marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of British infantry marching past the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of more British infantry, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Allied commanders standing at the saluting base, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill, taken at the end of the parade, captioned: Not a bad show, boys, Iceland, 16 August 1941/


Photograph of Lieutenant F.D. Roosevelt, U.S. Navy, and Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Hr. Hjalti Jonnsson, Polish Consul, greeting Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Mr. Kuniholm, U.S. Consul, and Mrs. Kuniholm, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Madame de Fontenay, Monsieur de Fontenay, Danish Minister, Monsieur Brun and Monsieur Volillery, Free French Consul, meeting Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of the Diplomatic Corps, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Hr. Sigurdur B. Sigurdsson, British Vice-Consul, and Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Major-General H.O. Curtis, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill meeting servicemen of the Royal Dutch Navy, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill meeting servicemen of the Royal Air Force, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill leaving the parade, captioned: Good luck and God Bless you, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Dominion Airmen on parade, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of a woman standing beside Winston Churchill, captioned: She got his autograph, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting Iceland's flowers, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill with Hr. Valtyr Stefansson at Reykir, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill smelling a bunch of Icelandic flowers, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting a hot spring, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill standing beside a hot spring, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill and an Icelandic pony, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill inspecting a Nissen hut, Iceland, 16 August 1942


Photograph of Winston Churchill walking past crowds, captioned: Leaving Iceland, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Hr. Hermann Jonasson, Prime Minister of Iceland, with Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill taking the last salute, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill taking the last salute, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill bidding farewell to Hr. Hermann Jonasson, Prime Minister of Iceland, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Major-General H.O. Curtis in conversation with Winston Churchill, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill having a last word with Major-General H.O. Curtis, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill preparing to board ship, Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill and crew on board ship, on his departure from Iceland, 16 August 1941


Photograph of Winston Churchill waving farewell to the crowds as his ship casts off from the quayside, Iceland, 16 August 1941
(1 booklet, printed)


Certificate of pilgrimage of Lieutenant H. Fifield, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, May 1944
(1 paper)


Identification photograph of Lance-Sergeant H. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 photograph, 3 cm. x 4 cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier and Sergeant Harold Fifield, probably taken shortly after enlistment, n.d. [after January 1940]
(1 photograph, 7 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers training in a field with apparatus constructed from wooden poles and rope, probably taken in the U.K., n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers doing physical training exercises in a field, probably in the U.K., n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers doing physical training exercises in a field, probably in the U.K., n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers being carried 'piggy back' during physical training in camp, probably in the U.K., n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of officers and non-commissioned officers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, taken outside Nissen huts, probably in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, second row, first left
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the cast of a concert party, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, second row, first left
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of five performers from a concert party, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of non-commissioned officers, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, front row, third right
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of officers and non-commissioned officers, 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry and children outside a house with steps leading to the first floor, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, back row, first left
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and a young boy, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, back row, first right
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and a young boy, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, back row, first right
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and a young boy, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, back row, first right
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and a young boy, probably taken in Iceland, n.d. [ c.1941] Includes: Sergeant H. Fifield, back row, first right
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lieutenant H. Fifield, n.d. [ c.1943 - 1944]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Marjorie Fifield and her husband, Lieutenant H. Fifield, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [ c.1945]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Harold Fifield and his wife, Marjorie, wearing bathing costumes, taken at the seaside, n.d. [ c.1943 - 1944]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)

8/2976, later 300537 Corporal James Watson FISH (Ref: Fish D/DLI 7/217/1-5)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in First World War; prisoner of war in Rennbahn Camp, Munster, Germany.


Extract from Echo du Camp de Rennbahn, [Germany], n.d., [October 1916]
(1 paper)


'Souvenir of Captivity in Germany', August 1917
(1 volume, paper bound)


The Rennbahn Review, no. 3, May 1918
(2 papers)


The Rennbahn Review, no. 4, June 1918
(2 papers)


Photograph album of portraits of soldiers [prisoners of war in the prisoner of war camp at Munster, Germany, possibly collected by Jim Fish], 2 April 1915 - 20 September 1918, containing photographs as follows:


Photograph of a prisoner of war in a uniform with a kilt, endorsed: A[lbert] Croucher, 16 Deal Street, Southampton, Hants, c.1914-1918


Photograph of a group of soldiers, captioned: Boxing group, Rennbahn, Germany, 1915, 1915


Photograph of J.P. Carroll taken in the prisoner of war camp at Munster, Germany, endorsed: from your old pal Joe in remembrance of the days at Rennbahn, Munster, 1916


Photograph of a prisoner of war, signed: yours sincerely, Gerry; endorsed:'Bandsman G. Grant, 1st Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, c.1914 - 1918


Photograph of a prisoner of war in Munster, Germany, signed: yours truly, P.J. Dunlop; endorsed: To My dear friend Jim Fish, with kind regards from your friend Paddy, In remembrance of our holidays on the Continent under the Starvation Act, 1915-16, P.J. Dunlop, 12th Royal Lancers, c.1916


Photograph of a man in a boxing pose, signed: yours sincerely, Albert Croucher, taken in Munster, Germany, 1916


Photograph of a man in a boxing pose, captioned: A. Croucher, Middleweight champion [ ] South of England; endorsed: Prisoner of war, Rennbahn Camp, Munster, Germany, 7/12/15, A[lbert] Croucher, 16 Deal Street, Southampton, [Hampshire], c.1918


Photograph of a corporal with a medical orderly armband, a prisoner of war, endorsed: [Bandsman] G. Grant, [1st Battalion] Welsh Regiment, to remind you of happy times spent in swinging the hammer, 1916


Photograph of a sergeant in a Scottish Regiment, a prisoner of war, signed: yours sincerely Nick, 9 September 1915; endorsed: A. Nicholson, 8 Ettrick Place, Newlands, Glasgow, c.1915


Photograph of an unknown medical orderly from the Durham Light Infantry, a prisoner of war in Munster, Germany, c.1914-1918


Photograph of a medical orderly, possibly a French prisoner of war, signed: En souvenir de nos heures d'esal A Guéury. Mon meilleur souvenir; endorsed: Mr Fish, c. 1914-1918


Drawing of a soldier in Munster, 22 April 1915 Endorsed: To my dear companion of captivity at the camp of Munster i. W. Fich, Remember! Jacques Ruffin, 24 Rue Duroc, Paris, c. 1914-1918


Photograph of three soldiers, prisoners of war, one from the 4th, one Gordon Highlander, and one from The Durham Light Infantry, signed: Sincerely yours J.L. Williams 4th Gordons 18.6.1917; endorsed: I'll be richt pleased tae ha'e a bit news wi ye in the Hielans' Jamie lad; and addressed to J.L. Williams, Park House, 120 Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, c.1917


Photograph of four unidentified soldiers, prisoners of war, signed: yours very sincerely Sydney L. Summers Company Sergeant-Major, 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment; endorsed: To an interesting companion and a good chum in a dry time viz:- Jimmy Fish, Rennbahn, Germany, 1916


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers from Scottish regiments, prisoners of war, c.1916


Photograph of a French medical orderly, endorsed: A mon ami Fish, En souvenir d'une douloureuse epoque vecue ensemble, Ch[ ] Cahn, St. Pair Sur Mer Manche, France, c.1914-18


Photograph of a French officer, signed: Souvenir en Captivite 1914 15 16, G. Cully, c.1916


Photograph of a French medical orderly, a prisoner of war, endorsed: A mon ami Jas. W. Fish souvenir de captivite, Loridan J. Bte, 30 Rue de Beauvais, Courcoing, Nord., c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier and a corporal [French], prisoners of war, endorsed: Gustape Leroy, Rue Laponnerasie, no 28 a Cours (Toulre et Loire) Barrier Raoul 18 Rue de Bastes, St Pierre des Corps extra, jares, Cours, a notre ami Mr Fisch Tufinnier Anglais Rennbahn, 28 March 1916


Photograph of a soldier [French], endorsed: Souvenire de capetivite, Sauvebois, Josephe, Francai, Rennbane, 23 Marse 1916


Photograph of a soldier, signed: yours sincerely Private John Lee Royal W. Kents; endorsed: Yours till the blosem blooms, merry legs, in remembrance of friendship at Rennbahn Camp, 11 Queen Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier, a prisoner of war, endorsed: at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, Courtrai Belgium, 29 December 1918, with best wishes, W.D, c.1918


Photograph of a soldier, possibly French or Belgian, prisoner of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a French medical orderly, signed: souvenir de captivite; endorsed: Serneuil Arthur a Haybes L/meuse, Ardennes, France, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified sergeant, prisoner of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a man, signed Bon souvenir à'un lion comarade de captivite, 20 November 1917, Amerougen; endorsed: Guy Amerougen, 16 Rue Victor Masse, Paris, 1917


Photograph of a boxing match with crowd taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, c.1916


Photograph of a French medical orderly, signed à mon ami Fisch Souvenir de notre captivite [Munster] Allemagne, 12 December 191[5]; endorsed: Monsieur Auguste Defosset, Receveur D'octroi 2 Rue de la Gare, Le Cateau, Nord, France, c.1914-18


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/217/23


Photograph of a [French] soldier, endorsed: Souvenir d'une villégiature en Westphalie (Münster 1914-1916), Maurice [Falett], 16 Rue Suzanne, Le Mans (Sarthe) France, c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier, a prisoner of war at Munster, Germany, 12 November 1916, endorsed: mein adresse, Riga Suworow Str, 82.K.6 Doctor Strg, W. Sepulz, [unreadable] E. Willes, Hagodpsy[w] [unreadable], c.1914-18


Photograph of two prisoners of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a prisoner of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a prisoner of war [possibly Indian], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Drawing of an unidentified French prisoner of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, 19 July 1915


Photograph of a prisoner of war [Asian], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a prisoner of war [Indian], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a prisoner of war [Indian], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical purposes, a prisoner of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Drawing of a French prisoner of war of African origin at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, April 1915


Photograph of a prisoner of war [African], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of two [Indian] soldiers, prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a group of unidentified prisoners of war [some Indian], at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of Asian and African prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of Indian prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers, prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a group of French soldiers, prisoners of war, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, endorsed: Souvenir de Mon Ami Boterf Jean Mar[ie] Barayan Nivilloce Par la Roche-Bernard Morbiham, c.1914-18


Photograph of a prisoner of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, on stage, c.1914-18


Photograph of a group with tennis racquets, prisoners of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, signed Les vieux groguards!; endorsed: A mon vieux Jimmy, tres amicale meut, espere rencontre le Hapre en 1916, S.H. [Sesanpags] 66 Rue Franklin, Le Havre, September 1915


Photograph of an Indian soldier, prisoner of war, taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, c.1914-18


Photograph of French officers and a group of soldiers, prisoners of war at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers in a classroom, at Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a boxing match held at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of French soldiers with a placard reading: Amis de captivite a Rennbahn, c.1914-18


Photograph of a group of soldiers, Munster, Germany, captioned: postal staff, Munster; endorsed: To Jim with good wishes and remembrances of a long stay in the continent from Percy Bramwell, Rennbahn, Munster, Germany, July 17/17, 34 North Road, Durham City, c.1917


Photograph of a group of medical orderlies from various regiments, including The Durham Light Infantry and The West Yorkshire Regiment, taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, endorsed: A souvenir you were too God-damned conceited to join, your Gerry, c.1916


Photograph of an unidentified group of medical orderlies taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a nun for theatrical entertainment, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier, signed: Sincerely yours Archie, 20 September 1918; endorsed: Rennbahn, [Munster, Germany], 20 September 1918 With many thanks for many kindnesses, Archie G. Hawkes, 11 Cowland Grove, Clapham SW8 London, c.1918'


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a woman for theatrical entertainment, at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a crowd of soldiers at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, with a delivery of parcels, c.1914-1918


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play, taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play, taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play, taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of War camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier signed: yours aye John Gourlay, 2nd Battalion Canadians, Rennbahn, 24 June 1917; endorsed: Here's to a speedy return to Cornhill Jamie, John Gourlay, 40 Ardgowan Street, SS Glasgow, c.1917


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany,c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn Prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a sports event [football match] taking place at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a boxing match taking place at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of a boxing match taking place at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of soldiers at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1916


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a scene from a play taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a soldier [African] taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of an unidentified group of soldiers taken at Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of Rennbahn prisoner of war camp, Munster, Germany, c.1914-18


Photograph of a graveyard and memorial, including the grave of Arthur Crisp, 1/8 Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, c.1915-18


Photograph of a man endorsed: Britischer Kriegsgefangener, 2976 L/C Jas H. Fish, 8th Durham Light Infantry British Prisoner of War Lazarett Ba[ ] 2 Camp de Rehnnban Munster Westfalen Deutschland, 1914-1918


Photograph of a soldier, endorsed: William Burchall Pickard, Middlesex Hussars, of 33 West Kensington Terrace, London, 1915
(1 album, containing 112 photographs, black and white, various sizes, cloth bound)

4436569 Lance-Corporal Joseph FITZJOHN (Ref: Fitzjohn D/DLI 7/218/1-2)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Certificate of service of Lance-Corporal J. Fitzjohn, 14 February 1919 - 13 February 1931
(1 booklet)


Letter from John Anderson, Under Secretary of State, The Home Office, Whitehall, London, to Henry Arnott, forwarding an Imperial Service Medal, n.d. [ ]
(1 paper)

35913, later 50736 Private Joseph F. FLEMING (Ref: Fleming D/DLI 7/219/1)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served with 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India; later served with The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers


"By land and sea to India": an account of J.F. Fleming's journey with the lst Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, aboard the Caronia to Bombay, India; overland to Nowshera on the North West Frontier, India; to Ahmednagar, India, with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers; and to Poona, India, with the Military Department, December 1916 - [December 1917]
(10 papers)

2773 Corporal William FLETCHER (Ref: Fletcher D/DLI 7/220/1)

68th Light Infantry
Enlisted Galway, Ireland, 1849; gained Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1855; awarded French Legion of Honour, 1856; died of disease, Burma (now Myanmar), 1859. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Certificate of the Legion of Honour awarded to Corporal Fletcher, 21 June 1856
(1 card)

28313, later 75657 Sergeant, later Captain Walter FLOWER, D.C.M. (Ref: Flower D/DLI 7/221/1-3)

The Durham Light Infantry
Served in The Durham Light Infantry, 11 December 1915 - [ ]; 3rd (Light) Battalion, Tank Corps, [ ] - 8 March 1919; 22nd Durham (Wheatley Hill) Battalion, Home Guard, [1939 - 1945]


Protection certificate and certificate of identity of Sergeant W. Flower, 8 February 1919
(1 paper)


Certificate of transfer to reserve on demobilisation of Sergeant W. Flower, 8 March 1919
(1 paper)


Part I orders of the 22nd Durham (Wheatley Hill) Battalion, Home Guard, concerning a ceremonial parade in London, at which Captain W. Flower will command the Durham contingent, 30 November 1944
(1 paper)

4455810 Private Norman FLYNN (Ref: Flynn D/DLI 7/222/1-7)

8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Flynn of 10 Kepier Crescent, Durham; mobilised with 8th Battalion at outbreak of war; served in France, Belgium and Middle East; presumed to have been taken prisoner in the retreat from Libya to Egypt; died as a prisoner of war in a field hospital at Benghazi, Libya, 31 October 1942; buried in Tripoli Military Cemetery, Libya. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Memorial scroll from King George VI in commemoration of Private N. Flynn, n.d. [1945]
(1 paper, printed)


Memorial scroll from the City of Durham in commemoration of Private Norman Flynn, n.d. [1945]
(1 card, printed)


Letter from the Under-Secretary of State for War [to the parents of Private Flynn] to accompany awards granted for his war service, n.d. [1945]
(1 paper, printed)


Cutting from the Durham County Advertiser, including a report of Private Flynn, missing in the Middle East since 14 June, being held prisoner of war at an unknown location, 21 August 1942


Group photograph, from a newspaper, of officers of Stanley Wing Air Training Corps, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Group photograph, from a newspaper, of prisoner of war, including 'Durham men', in Germany, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of soldier Stanley Kipling, Royal Artillery, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of soldier 'Harry' Kipling, Royal Artillery, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Sergeant 'Fred' Kipling, Green Howards, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Corporal John Kipling, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Airman Robert Kipling, Royal Air Force, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Stoker Douglas Kipling, Royal Navy, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private Ralph Readman, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Sergeant Thomas Hepple, Royal Air Force, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Airman John Thomas Anderson, Royal Air Force, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Seaman John Douglas Haig Carter, Royal Navy, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Corporal George Whitfield, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private James Gilbert, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Signaller Richard Ridler, Royal Artillery, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private William Curry, Royal Army Medical Corps, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private John Simpson, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Seaman Leslie Winter, Royal Navy, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Airman Malcolm Rogers, Royal Air Force, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of soldier Wilfred R. Sarsfield, left, and Seaman Edwin H. Sarsfield, Royal Navy, right, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Driver Robert Morris, Royal Army Service Corps, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private E.J. Newton, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private Norman Flynn, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942


Photograph, from a newspaper, of Private Joseph Ashworth, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from the Durham County Advertiser, 21 August 1942
(1 paper, printed)


Cutting from the Durham County Advertiser, including a report of the death of Private Flynn while a prisoner of war in a field hospital in Benghazi, Libya, 25 December 1942
(1 paper, printed)


Photograph half-portrait of Private N. Flynn, n.d. [c. 1940 - 1942]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)


Photograph of the grave of Private N. Flynn in the British Military Section of Tripoli Cemetery, Libya, n.d. [post 1942]
(1 photograph)

14/18004 Private Thomas FLYNN (Ref: Flynn D/DLI 7/223/1-10)

14th Battalion, 16th Battalion, later 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 7 August 1896; served in 14th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 9 September 1914 - n.d.; later served in 16th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d.; 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. - 7 March 1919; signaller; worked as an electrician after leaving the army; employed at Birtley, 1919 - 1920; died, 27 January 1965


Diary of Private T. Flynn, 9 September 1915 - 9 September 1916
(1 booklet)


Diary of Private T. Flynn, 10 September 1916 - 22 March 1917
(1 volume, leather bound)


Diary of Private T. Flynn, 23 March 1917 - 25 January 1919
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Certificate of transfer to reserve on demobilisation of Private T. Flynn, 7 March 1919
(1 paper)


Map of Asiago, Italy, showing the trench system, 10 August 1918 Scale: 1:25,000
(1 plan, 51cm. x 58cm., printed, coloured)


Postcard photograph portrait of Private T. Flynn, The Durham Light Infantry, in overseas service dress, n.d. [1914 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of two soldiers of the Durham Light Infantry, including Private T. Flynn, seated, n.d., [1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a platoon of newly-enlisted soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, including Private T. Flynn, back row, third from left, n.d., [1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a group of Durham Light Infantry soldiers with goat mascot, n.d., [1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 5?cm., sepia)


Notes on the career of Private T. Flynn, 1919 - 1961, after leaving the army, compiled post 1965
(2 papers)