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Durham Light Infantry Records

Reference: D/DLI 7 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Individual Soldiers - surnames W: Wie to Will

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Colonel Francis George Archibald WIEHE (Ref: Wiehe D/DLI 7/768/1)

68th Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; joined 64th Foot, 1871; transferred to 68th Light Infantry, 1873; Captain, 1880; Major, 1884; Lieutenant-Colonel (half-pay), 1894; Brevet Colonel, 1898; Chief Instructor, Hythe School of Musketry, Kent, 1894


Photograph bust portrait of Colonel F.G.A. Wiehe in undress uniform, 1898
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 14cm., black and white)

25601 Lance-Corporal Harry WILBY (Ref: Wilby D/DLI 7/769/1-4)

Volunteer Service Company, The Durham Light Infantry, and 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Burgate, Diss, Suffolk, 1867; attested Durham, no. 8240, 20 January 1900; discharged Newcastle, 24 March 1902; enlisted 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Sunderland, 24 April 1915, on discharge from Royal Defence Corps; discharged on demobilization, 28 March 1919; served South African War and First World War.


Certificate of character of 8240 Private H. Wilby, 24 March 1902
(1 parchment)


Certificate of discharge of 8240 Private H. Wilby, 24 March 1902
(1 parchment)


Soldier's small book of H. Wilby, 8 January 1916
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Certificate of discharge, on demobilization, of H. Wilby, 28 March 1919
(1 paper)

4469377 Lance-Corporal Robert Harold WILD (Ref: Wild D/DLI 7/770/1-2)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, 1920; residence Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; killed in action, 17 July 1943 at Primosole Bridge, Sicily, Italy, aged 23. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Photograph of Private R.H. Wild, n.d. [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the grave of Lance-Corporal Wild in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy, n.d., [1943]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 12cm., black and white)

Colour-Sergeant G. WILKINSON (Ref: Wilkinson D/DLI 7/771/1)

1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion and 11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1896, aged 17; served with 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Ireland and South Africa; wounded in South African War; returned to South Africa, joined 26th Battalion Mounted Infantry, and promoted to Sergeant; discharged, c. 1902; re-enlisted, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, August 1914; promoted to Regimental Sergeant-Major; transferred to 11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry; served in France for 2 years; on return to United Kingdom joined 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on coastal defence duty; promoted to Colour-Sergeant Musketry Instructor, Catterick Camp, Yorkshire; discharged at end of First World War.


Notes by G. Wilkinson, recalling his service with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of The Durham Light Infantry, written following the death of Lieutenant-Colonel A. Howe of Barnard Castle, with whom Wilkinson enlisted in March 1896, n.d., [c. 1962]
(4 papers)

14944824 Sergeant George WILKINSON (Ref: Wilkinson D/DLI 7/772/1-3)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Called up, 1 March 1945; demobilized, 1948


Soldier's release book of Sergeant G. Wilkinson, 1948
(1 booklet)


Pass allowing Private G. Wilkinson to go to Xanthi, Greece, n.d., [1945]
(1 card)


Birth certificate of Christine Wilkinson, 29 December 1952
(1 paper)

Captain Henry WILKINSON (Ref: Wilkinson D/DLI 7/773/1-6)

10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Prisoner of war, Germany, during First World War


Diary of Captain H. Wilkinson, concerning his time as a prisoner of war in Stralsund camp, Germany, 26 May - 30 December 1918
(1 volume, card bound)


Sketchbook of Captain H. Wilkinson, 9 July - 22 December 1918
(1 volume, card bound)


The Outlook, magazine of Stralsund Prisoner of War Camp, Danholm, Germany, first issue, November 1918 Includes: at end, memorial notice of Lieutenant W.R. Hill, M.C., 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d.
(1 booklet, printed)


'A Prisoners-of-War Library', being the History of the British Officers' Library, Stralsund, Germany, by L. Newcombe and J.H.E. Winston, 1919, reprinted from The Library Association Record, vol. XXI, September 1919; Aberdeen, 1919
(1 booklet, printed)


Christmas greetings postcard, unused, for officers imprisoned in Stralsund Prisoner of War Camp, Danholm, Germany, n.d. [1918]
(1 card, printed)


Trench standing orders of the 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, November 1915
(1 volume)

8103 Armourer Sergeant George WILLERTON (Ref: Willerton D/DLI 7/995/1-9)

2nd Volunteer Battalion and 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Bishop Auckland 4 April 1878; residence Ropemoor Cottages, Rushyford, Ferryhill; occupation joiner; served in No. 1 Volunteer Service Company, The Durham Light Infantry; discharged 8 April 1901; discharged from Cape Colony Cyclist Corps, no. 31157, 11 April 1902; served in 2nd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry March 1895 - March 1908; 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry 1908 - 1910; Royal Engineers 1915 - 1920


Certificate of character on discharge of 8103 Lance-Corporal George Willerton, No. 1 Volunteer Service Company, The Durham Light Infantry, Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 April 1901
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Certificate of discharge of 31157 Corporal George Willerton, Cape Colony Cyclist Corps, 11 April 1902
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Certificate of qualification of Sergeant George Willerton, 2nd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, as an assistant instructor of signalling, Aldershot, Hampshire, 22 April 1903
(1 paper)


Certificate of service of Armourer Sergeant George Willerton in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, from 12 March 1895 to 31 March 1908, n.d. [1908]
(1 card, colour printed)


Certificate of George Willerton's attendance at the course for volunteer Armourer Sergeants at the Small Arms Training Factory, Birmingham, in 1905, and his service in the late 2nd Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry from 1906 to 1910, by Lieutenant H. Shearwood, Brigade Major, 2/1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Rydal House, Durham Road, Sunderland, 10 July 1915
(1 paper)


Certificate of employment during the war of 237416 Sergeant George Willerton, n.d. [April 1920]
(1 paper)


Soldier's demobilization account of 237416 Sergeant George Willerton, Royal Engineers, 20 May 1920
(1 paper)


Certificate of discharge on demobilization of 237416 Sergeant George Willerton, Rhine Signal Battalion, Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 26 May 1920
(1 paper)


Unit register card of 237416 Sergeant George Willerton, Army of the Rhine Signal Battalion, Royal Engineers, n.d. [1920]
(1 card)

6957 Private Thomas WILLIAMS (Ref: Williams D/DLI 7/774/1)

4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 24 May 1901; discharged, 29 August 1908


Certificate of service of Private T. Williams, n.d., [1908]
(1 card)

Sergeant W.W. WILLIAMS (Ref: Williams D/DLI 7/775/1-113)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served with 2nd Battalion in India and the Sudan, 1920s - 1930s


Photograph of six soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in service dress with tin hats, seated in a dug-out, n.d., [c. 1918 - 1920]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of people walking through ruined buildings, Germany, n.d., [c. 1918 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including W.W. Williams, not identified, outside wooden huts, n.d., [c. 1920]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm. black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including W.W. Williams, not identified, possibly in Germany, n.d., [c. 1920]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, possibly a sentry party, and bugler, Germany, n.d., [1920s]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of officers and non-commissioned officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, probably Germany, n.d., [c. 1920]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in service dress, around a tent in camp, including 'Chalky, Toddy, Geordie and Choik', n.d., [c. 1920]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including officers Heslop and Kirby at Longerick, Cologne, Germany, n.d., [1920 - 1921]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., sepia)


Group photograph of officers and non-commissioned officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 18cm., black and white)


Photograph of sergeants of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including W.W. Williams, centre, in Shanghai, China, 12 June 1927
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of a sergeant, probably W.W. Williams, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 10cm., black and white)


Photograph of a camp of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Sergeant W.W. Williams, with transport mules in background, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a machine gun, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in camp using a pickaxe and shovel, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in dug outs with machine-guns, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers sitting round a table, including Sergeant W.W. Williams, second right, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers, including two sergeants, of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing in front of a tree, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers on horses, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers beside a signpost reading 'Razmak Narai', India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of group of soldiers in camp, including Sergeant W. Williams, back row, second right, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including W.W. Williams, third left, on the North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers removing a flag-draped coffin from an Army medical lorry, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers on the side of a road with a large herd of transport mules in background, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers, including W.W. Williams, eating in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers sitting in a tent-opening, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers and pack mules, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers, including W.W. Williams, far right, in camp receiving instructions for their next move, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of group of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, sitting in and around a tent, cleaning rifles, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, sitting by a river bank, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers resting by the road, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a camp, and soldiers with [water] barrels, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers sitting on wooden boxes in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers sitting in front of a tent in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of group of soldiers sitting in front of a tent in camp, Sitaram, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of Indian soldiers with rifles and kit laid out, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers with a machine gun, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Indians digging in a camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers in camp, India, [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Group photograph of British soldiers and Indian soldiers in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers, resting, on a mule column march, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in full service dress with chained rifles, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers in camp inspecting blankets, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers sitting under trees, possibly preparing food, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers with their wives and children at a meal, possibly a children's Christmas party, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers in camp, digging, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers in front of a cart, in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers and Indians in camp, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of British soldiers and Indian men cooking, Razmak, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a column of soldiers on the march, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a column of soldiers and pack mules moving across hill country, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers marching through a river, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers crossing a river, India, [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers marching through a river, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers marching into Razmak camp after a six-day march, India, 1929
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers crossing a river, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Indian soldiers marching, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, crossing a river, including Sergeant W. Williams nearest to the camera, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of British and Indian soldiers, including W.W. Williams, third right, crossing a river, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Indian soldiers assembled in camp, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a lorry in a ditch, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph view across a valley with mountains in the background, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of the army camp at Ladha, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Wazir village and watch tower, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of villages and watch towers, on the North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Wazir village watch tower being demolished, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of a view over mountains, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of the army camp at Ladha, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a view across a valley to watch towers on the opposite ridge, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of the army camp at Ladha, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ladha army camp, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Datta-Khel fort, Waziristran, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the army camp at Tal, Waziristran, North-West Frontier, India, 1919
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a view of a valley through hills with a village in the background, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a valley through mountains, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of hills with a column of soldiers and artillery in the foreground, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Solan' in the Simla Hills during the monsoon season, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the British portion of the Simla Hills, showing army barracks in the centre, a football field behind, and 'Palpitation Crawl' Hill, used for training, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 postcard, 12cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Indian soldiers, Razmak, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1929 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of a Wazir camel train 'moving in from the hills to a warmer district', North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Khassadar' or 'Levy' local police, North-West Frontier, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of Mullick Zangi Khan, a mounted tribesman, at Datta Khel, North-West Frontier, India, n.d,. [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, a sergeant, and another soldier in standard service dress, standing by an ornamental fountain, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 postcard, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Bill', probably W.W. Williams, India, 1929
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Gilmore of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing beside a table with trophies and cups, Razmak, North-West Frontier, India, 1930
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of Corporal N. Harrison, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified boxer, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers on a parade ground, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers with the battalion colours, India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers marching through Darjeeling, India, 1933
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lebong near Darjeeling, India, the scene of the attempted assassination of Sir John Anderson in 1935, n.d., [c. 1935]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white, coloured)


Photograph of a football team, possibly of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1920s]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm. black and white)


Photograph of a football team, possibly of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d,. [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of a football team, possibly of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [Bombay, India], n.d., [1934 - 1936]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of a football team, possibly of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [Bombay, India], n.d., [1934 - 1936]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Photograph of a sports team [2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry], probably tug-of-war, with trophies, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 24cm. x 17cm., coloured)


Group photograph of non-commissioned officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, members of the shooting team, with trophy shield for Best Shooting Companies, and two other unidentified shields, probably in India, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 26cm. x 20cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of soldiers, possibly of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, dressed as soldiers of the Peninsular War, marching past a model castle, [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 15cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers, possibly of 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, dressed as soldiers of the Peninsular War, on parade in front of a model castle, n.d., [1927 - 1930]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and white)


Photograph of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, arriving at Khartoum, Sudan, [1936]
(1 photograph, 35cm. x 23cm., black and white)


Group photograph of an officer, a non-commissioned officer, and men, of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1936 - 1937]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers playing water polo, including W. W. Williams, Khartoum, Sudan, June 1937
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers in swimming costumes, possibly Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1937]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of group of soldiers on the beach, possibly Khartoum, Sudan, n.d., [1937]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 7cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers and their wives in civilian dress at a railway station, probably in the Sudan, n.d., [c. 1936]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., sepia)


Photograph of 'Uncle Bob', in a dressing gown and fez, Khartoum, Sudan, June [1936 or 1937]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Captain Arthur Reginald WILLIAMSON, M.C. (Ref: Williamson D/DLI 7/776/1-94)

7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Embodiment notice for Lieutenant A.R. Williamson to join the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 4 August 1914
(2 papers)


Telegram from the Adjutant of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to Lieutenant A.R. Williamson, ordering him to report to Sunderland Drill Hall following the mobilization order, 4 August 1914
(1 paper)


Letter from Major-General P.S. Wilkinson, Headquarters, 50th Division, to 'Vaux', remarking that General Shea wishes to have Williamson and Vaux's machine gun section, as good machine-gun officers are very hard to find, 31 December 1915
(1 paper)


Field service correspondence book of Captain A.R. Williamson, commanding 'C' Company, 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 17 - 31 October 1916
(1 volume, card bound)


Field messages from Captain W.F. Laing, Adjutant of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to the Officer Commanding 'C' Company, 1 November 1916 Includes: a list of the railway workers in 'C' Company 1/7th Battalion, 19 October 1916 Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/776/4
(3 papers)


Army message code book, Secret - 'A', of [A.R. Williamson], 'C' Company, [7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry], n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 booklet, printed, and 1 paper)


Army message form from the Officer Commanding 151st Infantry Brigade to the Officer Commanding 'C' Company, 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning the latter's position in Abbaye Trench, France, and asking him to consult Lieutenant-Colonel Bradford, commanding 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to arrange cover for 'C' Company, in readiness for the task when the situation permits, 5 November n.y.
(2 papers)


Order of the day, issued by Major-General P.W. Wilkinson, Commanding 50th Division, congratulating his men, 3 October 1916
(1 paper)


Secret order of the 50th Division concerning an attack on the Gird Line, 31 October 1916
(1 paper)


Information summary of II Army Corps, 24 June 1915
(1 paper)


Intelligence summaries of the 50th Division, 13 October and 31 December 1915, 2 - 4 and 8 - 12 January 1916
(12 papers)


Fifth Corps summaries of information, 31 December 1915, 2 - 4 and 9 - 12 January 1916
(9 papers)


Letter from [W.] F. Laing to Mrs. Williamson informing her that A.R. Williamson has been wounded, 6 November 1916
(2 papers)


Letter from the Territorial Force Records Office, 9 Clifton, York, to Mrs. Williamson, informing her that A.R. Williamson has been transferred to the No. 1 Western General Hospital, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Lancashire, 30 November 1916
(1 paper)


Copy letters from Roland Bradford to A.R. Williamson congratulating him on his Military Cross and expressing his hope that his wound is healing, 18 December 1916 and 5 January 1917
(2 papers, duplicated)


Letter from J.H. Claxton, British Expeditionary Force, France, to [A.R. Williamson], thanking him for the receipt of fifteen francs via Second Lieutenant McDonald, and wishing him a good recovery in England, 16 December 1916
(1 paper)


Letter from J.H. Claxton, British Expeditionary Force, France, to [A.R. Williamson] sending news of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and congratulations on the award of the Military Cross, 20 January 1917
(2 papers)


Letter from the War Office, London, to Captain A.R. Williamson, M.C., advising him of the grant of a wound gratuity, 2 February 1918
(1 paper)


Cards authorising A.R. Williamson, an official of the Ministry of National Service, to act as a justice of the peace for the purposes of the attestation of soldiers, to conduct proceedings before courts of summary jurisdiction, to require the production of certificates of exemption and to require the production of registration certificates, 23 February - 17 June 1918
(4 cards)


Pass admitting Captain A.R. Williamson to the Headquarters Offices, Middlesbrough Area, of the Ministry of National Service, 15 April 1918
(1 card)


Telegram from Buckingham Palace, London, to Captain A.R. Williamson, 8 Victoria Crescent, Cullercoats, Northumberland, requiring his attendance on 27 February, 20 February 1920
(1 paper)


Letter from 'Birchy', 7 St. George's Square, Sunderland, to A.R. Williamson, asking him to accept command of a company in the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1 July 1920
(1 paper)


Certificate of appointment, and of declaration of, A.R. Williamson as a special constable in the County Borough of Tynemouth Police, Northumberland, 10 May 1926
(1 paper)


Order of service for the unveiling of the memorial to the officers of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, killed during the Great War, Sunderland, 15 June 1922
(1 paper, printed)


Rule book of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Old Comrades Association, 16 November 1928
(1 booklet)


Autographed menu of the tenth Officers' Reunion Dinner of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 12 January 1929
(1 card, printed)


Menu of the twenty-ninth Officers' Reunion Dinner of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and associated territorial battalions of the Royal Engineers and the Royal Artillery, held at the T.A. Centre, Dykelands Road, Sunderland, 7 March 1959
(1 card, printed)


Menu of the thirty-second Officers' Reunion Dinner of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and associated territorial battalions of the Royal Engineers and the Royal Artillery, held at the T.A. Centre, Dykelands Road, Sunderland, 24 March 1962
(1 card, printed)


Menu of the thirty-third Officers' Reunion Dinner of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and associated territorial battalions of the Royal Engineers and the Royal Artillery, held at the T.A. Centre, Dykelands Road, Sunderland, 23 March 1963
(1 card, printed)


Family tree diagram of the 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, and the Royal Artillery, showing the volunteer and territorial units descended from the Loyal Sunderland Volunteers, 1797 - 1955, n.d., [c. 1955]
(1 card, printed)


Menu of a dinner given in honour of General Sir J.S.M. Shea, who commanded 151st Infantry Brigade from 4 July 1915 to 17 May 1916, by the officers, named, who served with him, Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 August 1958
(1 card)


Letter from the War Office, Stanmore, Middlesex, to Miss E.T. Williamson, Spread Eagle Hotel, Thame, Oxfordshire, confirming the award of the Military Cross to A.R. Williamson, 11 September 1963
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting containing the announcement in the London Gazette that Captain A.R. Williamson, M.C., is to have precedence from 1 June 1916 in The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [post August 1917]
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting from the Daily Mail of a map of the Lys-Yser advance, 2 August 1917
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting photograph of Major-General John S.M. Shea, C.B., D.S.O., following his entry into Jerusalem at the head of the London Regiment he trained, 19 September 191[9]
(1 paper)


Christmas card of 151st Infantry Brigade, British Expeditionary Force, featuring a cartoon depicting Tommy in pursuit of the Bosche, by Gerald Palmer, December 1915
(1 card, printed)


New Year greetings card of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, featuring an illustration of an infantryman at sunrise, captioned 'greet the unseen with a cheer!', December 1916
(1 card, printed)


Ink drawing, by Jim Hays, of a German sniper firing from the shelter of a crucifix, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(2 papers)


Ink drawing, by Jim Hays, of Tommy in the trenches, captioned 'he's a lucky man who goes through this without a scratch', n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)


Die Winterschlacht in der Champagne (16 Februar bis 18 März 1915) by Oskar, Prince of Prussia, 28 - 30 Auflage, n.d., [1915]
(German, 1 booklet, printed)


Smoke Room Stories, an anonymous collection of humourous stories for servicemen, n.d., [c. 1914 - 1918]
(1 booklet, printed)


Railway tickets for the area of Ypres, Belgium, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(6 cards)


Imperial War Museum : Photographic Records of the Great War, 1914 - 1918 (Army), illustrated guidebook, 1936
(1 booklet, printed)


Mariners' compass chart, published by John Lilley and Son Limited, chart sellers, London and North Shields, n.d., [early 20th c.]
(1 card, printed)


Anonymous verse on a maritime theme, n.d. [early 20th c.] Originally enclosed in D/DLI 7/776/44
(1 paper)


Ordnance Survey map of France, Sheet 57C, N.W.4: Beugny, 1916 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 93cm. x 68cm., linen backed)


Postcard photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry training with machine guns, sent by A.R. Williamson to Miss L. Wilson, Marden, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, postmark Scarborough, Yorkshire, 4 August 1913
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Vaux, 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of officers of The Durham Light Infantry, in camp, possibly on the North Yorkshire moors, n.d. [c. 1913 - 1914]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of four officers and men of The Durham Light Infantry, France, n.d., [1914 - 1918] The officers are named: 'Reg [A. R. Williamson], Morant, Hunt and Laing
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'C' Company, 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at La Clytte, France, 16 April [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Bedford House, near St. Éloi, France, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph showing 'fire borages' [sandbag defences], looking across the Lille road from Bedford House near St. Éloi, France, during fighting, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of an avenue lined with trees, probably in northern France, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of trees and fields, probably in northern France, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of dogs ploughing near Locre, [Loker], Belgium, 16 April [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of officers, probably 7th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified harbour, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of four officers and men of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of officers including some from The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Buckingham Palace, London, sent by A.R. Williamson to Mrs. A.R. Williamson, Marden, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, postmark 25 January 1916
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Aerial reconnaissance photograph of trench system and shell craters near the Bois de Wisschaete [Belgium] taken by Squadron No. 1, 16 May 1916
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Official War Photograph, Series VII, No. 49 : "Sir D. Haig introducing Sir Peertab Singh to General Joffre", n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Offical War Photograph, Series VII, No. 50 : "decorating a Canadian on the field of battle", n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Official War Photograph, Series VII, No. 51 : "star shell bursting near British lines", n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Offical War Photograph, Series VII, No. 52 : "army chaplain tending British graves", n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Official War Photograph, Series VII, No. 54 : " 'Tommy's' look-out in a captured trench at Orvilliers" [France], n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Official War Photograph, Series VII, No. 55 : "London Scottish going into their trenches", n.d., [1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Official War Photograph, Series VII, No. 56 : "The glorious first of July 1916 - our first prisoners", [1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium: the Museum, 22 November 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : la Rue au Beurre, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Grand Place at the corner of the Rue de Lille, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the New Museum, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the burning of the church of Saint-Martin, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the Marché Bas and the Museum, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Place Vandenpeereboom, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : effect of a bomb at the Town Hall, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Place du Musée at Halles, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : La Rue du Verger, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : St. Martin's cathedral, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : St. Martin's cathedral, the Dean's Chapel, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : St. Martin's cathedral, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : La Rue au Beurre and the Museum, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : corner of La Rue au Beurre and Rue du Veiger, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the Hall and the Rue de Lille, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the Cloister Gate, Place Vandenpeereboom, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Ypres Hall - La Salle Pauwels, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : the interior of Ypres Hall, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Ypres Hall - the Great Butter Market, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Ypres Hall - the Butter Market, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Ypres Hall - the Deputy Mayor's Room, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm. black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Ypres Hall and the tower of St. Martin's, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm. black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : St. Peter's church, 1914
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm. black and white)


Postcard photograph showing the ruins of Ypres, Belgium : Maison Baus, Rue de Lille, 1914
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm. black and white)

8082 Private J. WILLOUGHBY (Ref: Willoughby D/DLI 7/996/1-4)

1st Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Pockley, near Helmsley, Yorkshire, 23 June 1878; residence West Hartlepool; served in the South African War in 1st Volunteer Service Company; died 1 December 1964. Medal in DLI Medal Collection.


Diary of Private J. Willoughby, covering his service in the South African War with the Special Service Company, Durham Light Infantry South African Field Force, from 20 January 1900 to 27 February 1901
(1 volume, card bound)


Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. H. Palmer, 73 Alma Street, West Hartlepool, December 1900
(1 card, colour printed)


Newspaper cutting concerning the issue of a special Army Order to raise fresh companies of infantry volunteers to replace those serving in South Africa, 10 January 1902
(1 paper, printed)


Group photograph of the 1st Volunteer Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, at Castleford Camp, Yorkshire, 1904 Includes: Private J. Willoughby, marked, second row
(1 photograph, 38 cm. x 27 cm., black and white, card mounted)