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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 P: Pi to Po

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Durham Light Infantry Records (Ref: D/DLI)270150 Private Alfred John PICKERING (Ref: Pickering D/DLI 7/537/1-20)

1/6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (also 1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, no. 4164)
Born Brandon, Durham; enlisted Ferry Hill; killed in action, 23 April 1917


Letter from Private A.J. Pickering, Masonic Hall, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, to his father and Mrs Williams, thanking them for the enjoyable time he has spent with them and adding that he does not intend to get married for a while, 26 April 1916
(1 paper)


Letter from Private A.J. Pickering, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [Scotton] Camp, Catterick Bridge, Yorkshire, to his father, describing his life in camp and adding 'I don't think I'll pass the doctor to go to France, on account of having no teeth in my head', 20 October 1916
(1 paper)


Letter from Private A.J. Pickering, 'Hut 62', to his father and Mrs. Williams, concerning letters and parcels, and the possibility of getting a pass, n.d., [1914 - 1917]
(1 paper)


Letter from Private A.J. Pickering to [his father and Mrs. Williams], describing his life in camp and adding 'I feel a little lost and lonely', n.d., [1914 - 1917]
(1 paper)


Letter from [Private A.J. Pickering] to his father and Mrs. Williams, saying that 'we are expecting going out to France some time this week' and hoping that he will be spared to marry 'the one I love most of all, with all her failings', n.d., [1914 - 1917]
(2 papers)


Letter from Private A.J. Pickering to his father and Mrs. Williams, saying that 'we are leaving tomorrow morning - I hope to return alright, if not it cannot be helped', n.d., [1914 - 1917]
(1 paper)


Letter from [Private A.J. Pickering] to his father and Mrs. Williams, concerning letters and parcels, 19 March 1917
(1 paper)


Field service postcard from Private A.J. Pickering to Mr. J. Pickering, 4 Bertha Street, Broom, Ferryhill, saying 'I am quite well', 24 March 1917
(1 postcard)


Letter from [Private A.J. Pickering] to his father and Mrs. Williams, concerning a parcel, 25 March 1917
(1 paper)


Printed letter from the War Office, London, to Mr. J. Pickering, 4 Bertha Street, Broom, Ferryhill, stating that Private A.J. Pickering has been officially reported as missing since 23 April 1917, 27 August 1917
(1 paper)


Letter from the Enquiry Department for Wounded and Missing, the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, 18 Carlton House Terrace, London, to Mr. John Pickering, 4 Bertha Street, Broom, Ferryhill, stating that they have as yet received no news of Private A.J. Pickering, 5 October 1917
(1 paper and 1 envelope)


Printed letter from the Enquiry Department for Wounded and Missing, the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, 18 Carlton House Terrace, London, [to Mr. J. Pickering], stating that they have heard nothing of Private A. J. Pickering, 9 January 1918
(1 paper)


Certificate stating that it appears from the records of the War Office that Private Alfred John Pickering was missing on the 23 April 1917, and that it has been presumed that he has died on or since that date, 7 February 1918
(1 paper)


Printed letter from the Enquiry Department for Wounded and Missing, the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, 18 Carlton House Terrace, London, to Mr. J. Pickering, stating that they have heard nothing of Private A.J. Pickering, 25 February 1918
(1 paper)


Printed letter from the War Office, London, to Mr. J. Pickering, 4 Bertha Street, Broom, Ferryhill, concerning the accounts and personal effects of Private A.J. Pickering, 4 April 1918
(1 paper)


Printed letter from the International Agency of Prisoners of War, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland, to John Pickering, 4 Bertha Street, Broom, Ferryhill, informing him that they have no information concerning Private Alfred John Pickering, 12 September 1918
(1 paper)


Fragment of a letter from M. Botch[ ], 5 Ashefield Terrace West, Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 November 1929
(1 paper)


Letter to "Walter" from his father, saying "I will give you £8. 18s. [£8.90] that will clear you out of the will", 25 April 1933
(1 paper)


Allied propaganda leaflet urging German soldiers to surrender, [1944]
(German, 1 paper)


Allied propaganda leaflet urging German officers to surrender, [1944]
(German, 1 paper)

Private William PINDER (Ref: Pinder D/DLI 7/538/1)

5th Battalion and 27th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1895; enlisted, August 1914; 31 August 1914 - [1915], 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (No. 5-2667); [1915] - 28 November 1917, 27th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (No. 375449); discharged 1917 after losing an eye; died, 1984. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Character certificate of Private W. Pinder, 28 November 1917
(1 paper and 1 card wallet)

Lieutenant Frank PINDER (Ref: Pinder D/DLI 7/935/1-3(51))

5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hartlepool 1890; residence 49 High Street, East Hartlepool; commissioned 1908; served with 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry during First World War, at Salonika from 1916 to 1918; died 1978. Cigarette box in DLI Objects Collection.


Commission of Frank Pinder as second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Force, 15 July 1908
(2 papers)


Copy extracts from the memoirs of Frank Pinder concerning his service with the Territorials from 1908 to 1911, at training camps in North Yorkshire and Northumberland, n.d. [copy made c.2002]
(3 papers)


Pages from a photograph album containing:


Photograph of Second Lieutenant Frank Pinder, second from the right, with fellow officers of The Durham Light Infantry, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of two staff cars of The Durham Light Infantry, with officers, in front of buildings bedecked with Union Jacks, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Lieutenant Frank Pinder, The Durham Light Infantry, left of three officers in the centre, with bandsmen, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Lieutenant Frank Pinder, 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, left, with Reverend J.E. Preece, Deli Hassan, Macedonia, April 1918


Photograph, captioned: '14.2' Gun Cape Helles - of an officer beside a large gun that has been damaged, Macedonia, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of the SS River Clyde, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, which was used to land troops on V Beach and remained beached for use as a dock and breakwater, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of hilly ground, and buildings, Macedonia, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Chanak with the Dardanelles behind, and military supplies in the foreground, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of a mounted soldier, possibly Lieutenant Frank Pinder, The Durham Light Infantry, location unknown, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of the Narrows at Chanak, Dardanelles, Turkey, with a sailing ship by a jetty, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Tiflis [Tiblisi, Georgia, Russia] taken from a high vantage point, showing buildings and a river, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph, showing the view to the right of D/DLI 7/935/3(11) at Tiflis [Tiblisi, Georgia, Russia], taken from a high vantage point, showing buildings and river, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Tiflis [Tiblisi, Georgia, Russia] taken from a high vantage point, with a view of a quarry in the distance, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Tiflis [Tiblisi, Georgia, Russia] looking down possibly on the main street, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of a group of unidentified army officers, possibly The Durham Light Infantry, on the steps of a building, with a small child at the front, Chanak, Dardanelles, Turkey, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of countryside, with hills in the background, Greece, n.d. [ c. 1916 - 1918]


Photograph of countryside, with hills in the background, Greece, n.d. [ c. 1916 - 1918]


Photograph of open-sided army vehicles in convoy, carrying troops, possibly 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, in a rocky terrain, Greece, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of countryside, with hills in the background, Greece, n.d. [ c. 1916 - 1918]


Photograph of lines of soldiers, possibly 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, marching towards a camp, possibly Greece, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph, looking down onto Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey, a cross marked over the top of one of the hills, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of St. Sophia Cathedral [Hagia Sophia], Constantinople, Turkey, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, taken from an aircraft, with part of a wing visible, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph taken on the quayside, at Constantinople, Turkey, of a group of army dignitaries including General Milne, captioned: now Field Marshal , the French General Franchet D'Esprey and General Wilson; to the side and rear are large ships, one of which is camouflaged, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of soldiers 'No II Class - Head Quarter Gymnasium Aldershot [Hampshire] - July 1915', including the soldier, second right, front row, marked as 'Harold Boulton', 1915


Photograph of a fort in the Dardanelles, Turkey, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of a group of army officers, some of The Durham Light Infantry, and a chaplain standing by a tent, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of a wedding group including unidentified officers of The Durham Light Infantry, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Lieutenant Frank Pinder, The Durham Light Infantry, on a rifle range, location unknown, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of a cultivated hillside, with a river at its base, in Italy, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of the fort at Taranto, Italy, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of Taranto Harbour, Italy, with large naval ships, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of an unidentified Italian town, with hills in the background, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of the waterfront at Taranto, Italy, including some ships, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of open-sided army vehicles in convoy, carrying troops, possibly 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, in a rocky terrain, Greece, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of an unidentified soldier, possibly a Company Sergeant-Major, The Durham Light Infantry, in front of an institutional building, probably Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of an unidentified Second Lieutenant, possibly Frank Pinder, The Durham Light Infantry, probably at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of an unidentified Second Lieutenant, The Durham Light Infantry, probably at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of an unidentified Second Lieutenant, The Durham Light Infantry, probably at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of a group of Durham Light Infantry soldiers in front of an institutional building, probably Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of a group of Durham Light Infantry soldiers in front of an institutional building, probably Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of Company Sergeant-Major Kay, The Durham Light Infantry, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of two Lieutenants, The Durham Light Infantry, sitting in deckchairs by a tent, possibly Frank Pinder on the right, location unknown, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]


Photograph of two ships, part of the escort outside Taranto, Italy, n.d. [1916 - 1918]


Photograph of troops going on leave, Salonika, Greece, with tented encampment behind, n.d. [c.1916]


Photograph of Lieutenant Frank Pinder, 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, standing by the entrance to a dug-out in Macedonia, n.d. [c.1918]


Photograph of a tented encampment at Itea, Greece, n.d. [c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph, possibly of Lieutenant Frank Pinder, 2/5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, dressed in Greek costume, probably Greece, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of two unidentified officers of The Durham Light Infantry, one on horseback, the other holding a horse, on the edge of a camp, possibly in Greece, n.d. [ c.1916 - 1918]


Photograph of two officers of The Durham Light Infantry, possibly Lieutenant Frank Pinder on the right, standing in snow by the side of an unidentified institutional building, n.d. [ c.1918]


Photograph of Second Lieutenant Frank Pinder, The Durham Light Infantry, on a rifle range, location unknown, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]
(5 cards containing 51 photographs, black and white)

4438949 Platoon Sergeant-Major George PINKNEY, D.C.M. (Ref: Pinkney D/DLI 7/539/1-8)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, c. 1919 - 1920; Lance-Corporal, c.1923; Corporal, 'D' Company, 1926; Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, 1930; taken prisoner of war at St. Venant, France, 1940; P.O.W. no. 2895 at Stalag XXIB, Germany. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Note concerning George Pinkney's military service, n.d.
(1 paper)


Copy list of warrant officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, wounded or taken prisoner of war on 10 May 1940, n.d.
(1 paper, duplicated)


List of prisoners of war, including George Pinkney, n.d., [post 1940]
(1 paper, duplicated)


Copy extract from the supplement to the London Gazette, concerning the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to George Pinkney, 20 December 1940
(2 papers, duplicated)


Photocopy of the Durham Light Infantry Monthly Newsletter, number 8, mentioning the action for which George Pinkney was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1 June 1942
(7 papers, duplicated)


Memorandum, and extract from a sale catalogue, concerning the Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded to George Pinkney, October - December 1991
(5 papers, duplicated)


Copy extract from Faithful : the Story of the Durham Light Infantry by S. G.P. Ward, n.d.
(3 papers)


Copy extract from The D.L.I. at War by D. Rissik, concerning the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to George Pinkney, post 1952
(1 paper)

Bandsman T. E. PITT (Ref: Pitt D/DLI 7/540/1)

The Durham Light Infantry
Of Stockton-on-Tees


Group photograph of a Durham Light Infantry band, including Bandsman Pitt, front row, second from right, n.d. [1920s]
(1 photograph, 21cm. x 16cm., black and white, card mounted)

Captain R. Ian PITT (Ref: Pitt D/DLI 7/936/1)

8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry


War diary covering the service of Captain Pitt with the 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry from 3 May to 2 June 1940, n.d.
(15 papers, typescript)

10963 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Isaac PLEWS (Ref: Plews D/DLI 7/541/1-29)

2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1891; enlisted 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 7 July 1910; served overseas, 1915 - 1916 (Battle of Hooge); invalided home; Company Sergeant-Major, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry; discharged, 19 April 1919. Medals in DLI Medal Collection. Had a younger brother, Albert Edward Plews.


Summary of the history of the Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1905]
(1 booklet)


Soldier's small book of I. Plews, 7 July 1910
(1 booklet)


Certificate of education, third class, awarded to Private I. Plews, 3 August 1910
(1 paper)


Illustration of The Durham Light Infantry badge with battle honours, n.d., [1910 - 1914]
(1 translucent card)


Order of ceremony of the presentation of colours to the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, by the Earl of Durham, 9 July 1912
(1 card)


Army form granting furlough, from 15 November to 14 December 1912, to Private I. Plews, 15 November 1912
(1 paper)


Pass giving Private I. Plews permission to be absent, from 14 to 18 December 1912, from his quarters, 11 December 1912
(2 papers)


Official programme of the Army Cup Final, 24 March 1913
(1 booklet)


Battalion Orders, Part I, of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 2 May 1914
(1 paper)


Certificate of education, second class, awarded to Lance-Corporal I. Plews, 25 May 1914
(1 paper)


Battalion Orders of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 16 March 1915
(1 paper)


Memorandum from the Officer Commanding, No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to the Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion, concerning [the marriage of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant I. Plews], 18 December 1916
(1 paper)


Letter from Acting Company Quartermaster-Sergeant I. Plews, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Mortimer Road Schools, South Shields, to the Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, applying for permission to be married, 9 January 1917
(1 paper)


Printed letter from Infantry Records, York, to Mrs. I. Plews, returning her marriage certificate, 5 December 1917
(1 paper)


Ministry of Food sugar registration card of I. Plews, n.d., [30 December 1917]
(1 paper)


Character certificate of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant I. Plews, 19 April 1919
(1 paper)


Discharge certificate of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant I. Plews, 19 April 1919
(1 card and 1 envelope)


Certificate of honourable discharge of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant I. Plews, disabled in the Great War, 19 April 1919
(1 paper, printed)


Letter from the Infantry Record Office, York, to Mr. I. Plews, accompanying the 1914 - 1915 Star, 12 February 1921
(1 paper)


Typescript account of the Battle of Hooge, Netherlands, by Sergeant I. Plews, 5 - 10 August 1915
(1 paper)


Letter from [Captain A. S. Davey], 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 49 Ravensworth Terrace, South Shields, to [Sergeant I. Plews, enclosing a gift, 5 [February] 1918
(1 paper)


Notebook [of Sergeant I. Plews], containing poems, notes on musketry, the Platoon Roll, and fragments of a diary, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 volume, card bound)


Newspaper cutting concerning the deposit in Durham Cathedral of the colours of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1902]
(1 paper)


Postcard photograph of Private [Jack Plews], of The Durham Light Infantry, from 'Jack' [Plews], postmark Wheatley Hill, to his brother Private ['Ike'] Plews, "H" Company, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, Essex, sending greetings, and commiserations on his accident, 3 July 1911
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry undergoing physical training, n.d., [1910 - 1914]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of [The Durham Light Infantry] on the parade ground, n.d., [1910 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Regimental Football Team Army Cup finalists, 1913
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of the [2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Regimental Football Team], n.d., [1913]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Sergeant Isaac Plews], n.d., [1914 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 25cm., black and white)

2046 Sergeant John William PLEWS (Ref: Plews D/DLI 7/542/1-5)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sadberge; attested, Sunderland, 14 February 1880, aged 18; 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, February 1880 - 22 March 1886; discharged, 1892; Army Reserve, 19 February 1892 - 18 February 1896; 3rd Royal Northern Reserve (no. 388), 4 April 1900 - 3 April 1901; medals: Egyptian Medal and Khedive's Star. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Reserve certificate of Sergeant J.W. Plews, 10 April 1886
(parchment, 1 membrane)


Discharge certificate of 2046 Sergeant John William Plews of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 February 1892
(parchment, 1 membrane)


Discharge certificate of Sergeant J.W. Plews, 18 February 1896
(parchment, 1 membrane)


Discharge certificate of Sergeant J.W. Plews, 3 April 1901
(parchment, 1 membrane)


Character certificate of Sergeant J.W. Plews, 3 April 1901
(parchment, 1 membrane)

14425435 Private Norman POLLARD, M.M. (Ref: Pollard D/DLI 7/543/1)

10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Citation concerning the award of the Military Medal to Private Norman Pollard, 17 June 1944
(1 card)

4607255 Private John POLLOCK (Ref: Pollock D/DLI 7/544/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Sunderland; residence Sunderland; killed in action, France and Belgium, 25 May 1940


Memorial scroll of Private J. Pollock, n.d., [1947]
(1 paper)

7673463 Warrant Officer I Thomas Victor POMFRET (Ref: Pomfret D/DLI 7/937/1-8)

70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Attached from Army Education Corps


Battalion orders, no. 160, issued by Lieutenant-Colonel G.S. Fillingham, M.C., commanding 70th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 8 July 1943
(4 papers, typescript)


Programme of a performance of Shakespeare's play 'Henry V' by the soldiers of the 70th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry at Westwick Camp, Barnard Castle, in aid of the D.L.I. Prisoners of War Fund, n.d. [April 1943]
(1 card, printed)


Reprint, from The Yorkshire Post newspaper, of a report of the production Shakespeare's 'Henry V' by the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 24 April 1943
(1 paper, printed)


The Teesdale Mercury newspaper, containing a report of the presentation of certificates of good service to the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry by Major-General R.L. Petre, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., G.O.C. Northumbrian District, 14 July 1943, including photographs:


Photograph of Major-General R.L. Petre, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., inspecting the Young Soldiers' Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, somewhere in the Northern Command, July 1943


Photograph of the presentation to Lance-Corporal W.L. Surtees, 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, by Major-General R.L. Petre, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., July 1943


Photograph of a gymnastic display by men of the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, July 1943
(1 paper, printed)


A Short History of The Durham Light Infantry (1st and 2nd Battalions) 2nd edition, January 1935
(1 booklet, printed)


History and Traditions of The Durham Light Infantry, containing a brief history of the regiment from 1756 to 1937, n.d. [ c.1938]
(1 card, colour printed)


The Durham Light Infantry: the Story of the Regiment , by Lieutenant E.W. Short, April 1943
(1 booklet, printed)


Group photograph of the Sergeants' Mess, Headquarters, 77 Division, August 1944 Back row: Sjt. L. Beardmore; Sjt. W.C. French; Sjt. W. Emmerson; Sjt. K.W. Taylor Middle row: Sjt. T. Barnes; S/Sjt. J. Davidson; Sjt. A. Chapman; Sjt. T. Griffiths; S/Sjt. G. Jope; Sjt. R.H. Dawson; S.Q.M.S. K. Moss Front row: S.Q.M.S. W. Arnott; S.Q.M.S. J. Rothwell; Q.S.M.I. W.J. Lewis; Maj-Gen. W.G. Michelmore; S.S.M. G.T. Weller; Col. A.M. Toye; W.O.I. T.V. Pomfret; S.Q.M.S. F.E. Walker; R.Q.M.S. A.G. Wright
(1 photograph, 35 cm. x 29 cm., black and white, card mounted)

91526 Private H. A. POSTLES (Ref: Postles D/DLI 7/545/1-3)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Attested, 26 March 1917; discharged [1919]


Soldier's active service pay book of Private H.A. Postles, 26 March 1918 - 31 July 1919
(1 booklet)


Soldier's pay book, part II, of Private H.A. Postles, 1 August - 15 October 1919
(1 booklet)


Blank field service postcard, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 card)

Second Lieutenant W. Edward POTTER (Ref: Potter D/DLI 7/546/1)

18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Postcard photograph of officers of 'D' Company, 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1918, sent by Second Lieutenant W. E. Potter, British Expeditionary Force, France, to Miss Weaver, with personal greetings, [1918]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

78424 Private Herbert POULTER, M.M. (Ref: Poulter D/DLI 7/938/1)

13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born c. 1900; awarded the Military Medal 3 March 1919 for bravery in the Field, rescuing an officer under fire; died in 1958.


Photograph half-portrait of Private Herbert Poulter, M.M. in service dress tunic, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 38 cm. x 45 cm., colour, card mounted)