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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 B: Br

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INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMEN OF THE DURHAM
LIGHT INFANTRY

Catalogue Contents

98034 Colonel Thomas Andrews BRADFORD D.S.O. (Ref: Bradford D/DLI 7/1137/1)

4th Volunteer Battalion, 8th Battalion, and 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, and 17th Battalion The Parachute Regiment
Second Lieutenant, 4th Volunteer Battalion, 1906; Captain, 8th Battalion, 1910; commanded 'D' Company; served overseas April - July 1915; wounded; resigned commission, 4 April 1919; Honorary Colonel, 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (T.A.), 1940-1949; Honorary Colonel, 17th Battalion Parachute Regiment (T.A.), 1947-1955; knighted 1939; High Sheriff of County Durham, 1942; died 30 December 1966; McGregor index card


Dean's Waistcoat Pocket Dictionary, an English-French dictionary, inscribed 'T.A. Bradford, 8th D.L.I. October 1914'
(1 volume)

2538 Private John Thomas BRADLEY (Ref: Bradley D/DLI 7/834/1-2)

5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Great Ayton, Yorkshire; enlisted Stockton-on-Tees; residence Thornaby-on-Tees; killed in action 30 July 1915


Copy photograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, Private J. Bradley, standing, and Joe Clark, seated, taken at the Day Schools, South Shields, n.d. [ c.April 1915]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Copy photograph of 'D' Company, 5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

4465369 Lance-Corporal William BRADY (Ref: Brady D/DLI 7/835/1-14)

The Durham Light Infantry
Born 25 September 1911; residence Edinburgh and Blackhill; occupation steel works labourer; served in The Durham Light Infantry 24 July 1940 - 6 October 1944, and Corps of Military Police 7 October 1944 - 16 November 1945; embarked for India 14 April 1942; appointed P/Lance-Corporal and W.P. to 125 YPP Unit, Corps of Military Police, 4 February 1944; transferred to Corps of Military Police 6 October 1944


Soldier's service and pay book of Lance-Corporal William Brady, 1943 - 1945
(1 booklet)


Record of service card of P/A/Lance-Corporal W. Brady, The Durham Light Infantry and Corps of Military Police, from 24 July 1940 to 16 November 1945, 3 November 1945
(1 card)


Patrol notebook of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, 125 V.P.P. Unit, India, 17 November 1944 - 5 May 1945
(1 booklet)


Army in India warrant and identity card of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, 125 V.P.P. Unit, Corps of Military Police, Calcutta, India, 1 January 1945 Includes: identity photograph
(1 card, containing 1 photograph, 5 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)


Movement order for the permanent transfer of 4465369 Lance-Corporal W. Brady, Corps of Military Police (1) to Deolali, India, on his release from military service, 21 August 1945
(1 paper)


Certificate of release of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, Corps of Military Police, to the Territorial Army Reserve, Aldershot, Hampshire, 24 October 1945
(1 paper)


Pass for Lance-Corporal W. Brady, Corps of Military Police, to be absent from his unit until demobilisation, 26 October 1945
(1 paper)


Roman Catholic Church registration card of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, 5 Dobson Street, Blackhill, n.d. [ c.1944 - 1945]
(1 card)


Ministry of Labour and National Service direction for the employment of William Brady as a labourer at the Consett Iron Company Limited, Consett, 16 November 1945
(1 paper)


Notice of the war gratuity and post-war credits due to William Brady, n.d. [after 16 April 1945]
(1 paper)


Card from William Brady to his wife advising that he is on board ship and due to arrive in the U.K. on 15 October, Egypt, n.d. [1945]
(1 card)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, n.d. [1942 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Copy photograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, The Durham Light Infantry, in battledress, n.d. [ c.1942]
(1 paper, 12 cm. x 18 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, The Durham Light Infantry, taken while on active service, India, December 1943
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)

12685 Sergeant (later Second Lieutenant) William BRAMMER (Ref: Brammer D/DLI 7/83/1-2)

22nd Battalion, later 14th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Protection certificate and certificate of identity of Sergeant (Cadet) W. Brammer, 8 January 1919
(1 paper)


Commission of W. Brammer from 4 February 1919, as second lieutenant in the Land Forces, 10 February 1919
(1 card)

Lieutenant-Colonel John BRAMWELL (Ref: Bramwell D/DLI 7/84/1-33)

8th Battalion (WW1) and 11th Battalion (WW2), The Durham Light Infantry


Company Drill Illustrated, by Captain C.C. Esson, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 booklet)


Duties for Officers, Non-Commissioned and Men, by F.A.M. Webster, 19 March 1915
(1 booklet)


Small Arms Training: Light Machine Gun, volume 1, pamphlet no. 4, 1939
(1 booklet)


Small arms training: Anti-tank Rifle, volume 1, pamphlet no. 5, 1937
(1 booklet)


First Aid for Fighting Men, published by the War Office, 26 May 1943
(1 card)


Map of France, sheet 17: Amiens, 2nd edition, 1916 Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., colour, linen backed)


Map of France, sheet 36A (part): Aire, St. Venant and Lillers, n.d. [1914 - 1918] Scale: 1:40,000
(1 plan, 67cm. x 49cm., colour, linen backed)


Map of France, sheet 62C: Ponne, edition 1, December 1917 Scale: 1:40,000
(1 plan, 88cm. x 63cm., colour, linen backed)


Trench map of France, sheet 36, 36A: Lacouture, n.d., [1914 - 1918] Scale: 1:20,000
(1 plan, 88cm. x 55cm., colour)


Trench map of Croix du Bac, France, 4 March 1918 Scale: 1: 20,000
(1 plan, 87.5cm. x 57.5cm., coloured)


Map of Belgium, sheet 1: Ostend, 1911 Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 53cm. x 81cm., colour, linen backed)


Map of Belgium, sheet 12: Valenciennes, May 1915 Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 85cm. x 71cm., colour, linen backed)


Map of Belgium, sheet 28: Ypres,1913 Scale: 1:40,000
(1 plan, 91m. x 65cm., colour, linen backed)


Trench map of Belgium, sheet 28NE: Passhendaele, edition 9A, 5 December 1917 Scale: 1:20,000
(1 plan, 90cm. x 66cm., colour, linen backed)


Photograph of John Bramwell, as a young officer of a territorial battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of John Bramwell, as a young officer of a territorial battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of officers of various regiments, probably in France, including Second Lieutenant Bramwell, far right, n.d. [1915 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 11.5cm., black and white)


Group photograph of officers, probably 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, second row, third from right, n.d. [c. 1915.]
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Group photograph of officers, probably 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, second row, third from right, n.d. [c. 1915.]
(1 photograph, 29cm. x 22cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of a signals section, Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, centre, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 18.5cm. x 13.5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the wedding of Captain John Bramwell and Isabella Arthur, [Newcastle-upon-Tyne] n.d. [1923]
(1 photograph, 17.5cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of the wedding of Captain John Bramwell and Isabella Arthur, with best man and bridesmaids, n.d. [1923]
(2 photographs, 30cm. x 17.5cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of Colonel John Bramwell, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(2 photographs, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper folder)


Photograph of Colonel John Bramwell, profile view, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper cover)


Photograph of Colonel John Bramwell, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(3 photographs, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper cover)


Photograph of Colonel John Bramwell, right, and an unidentified officer of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(3 photographs, 25cm. x 30cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 20th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, February 1916
(1 photograph, 42cm. x 35cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of officers, of an unidentified battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, in camp, in an unidentified location, n.d., [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 24cm., black and white, card mounted)


Group photograph of soldiers, in an unidentified location [possibly a military base in East Anglia ], n.d., [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of the interior of an officers' mess, with tables laid for dinner in a military camp [possibly in East Anglia], n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 21.5cm. x 16cm., black and white, paper mounted)


Photograph of unidentified woman, possibly the wife of Colonel Bramwell, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted, with paper folder)


Photograph of an officer of the Durham Light Infantry in camp, signed 'All yours Cyril', n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier in camp signed 'All my love to you Cyril' on the back, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of a man in a dressing gown, signed 'Cyril', 1930
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and white)

Lieutenant-Colonel John BRAMWELL (Ref: Bramwell D/DLI 7/84/34)

Additional record


Photograph of an officer of The Durham Light Infantry seated on a horse endorsed 'All love to you, Cyril', n.d. [ c.1930]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)

22402 Private John BRAZIER (Ref: Brazier D/DLI 7/836/1)

15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Wheatley Hill; died 27 September 1915


Memorial scroll to Private John Brazier, 15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, age 46, husband of Isabella Brazier of 10X, 14th Street, Wheatley Hill, died 27 September 1915, and commemorated at the Loos Memorial and British Cemetery (Dud Corner), France, n.d. [1918]
(1 paper)

Captain Robert Jefferson BREWER (Ref: Brewer D/DLI 7/85/1-69)

9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Account, including maps, by Captain R.J. Brewer of his experiences in France, Belgium and Holland, 14 June - 31 December 1944
(69 papers)


'From the Albert Canal in Belgium to Nijmegan in Holland: the ordinary soldier's impression' by Sergeant Bland, 9th Durham Light Infantry, September - November 1944
(1 volume, card bound, and 18 papers)


List of engagements fought by the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, after the Normandy landings, n.d., [after 1945]
(5 papers)


Identification card of Sapper Brewer, 8 June 1940
(1 card)


Pass of R.J. Brewer, Royal Armoured Corps, while attending the Officer Cadet Training Unit, Sandhurst, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 card)


Pass of R. Brewer, while in 'B' squadron, Royal Armoured Corps, before his attendance at the Officer Training Unit, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 card)


'Berlin survey', 22 August 1945
(23 papers)


Intelligence summary, no. 18, produced by the headquarters of the British troops in Berlin, Germany, 6 November 1945
(10 papers)


Note concerning the damage to houses in districts of Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1945]
(1 paper)


List of German addresses, entitled 'Dienststellen des Verwaltungbesirks Wilmersdorf', n.d., [1945]
(German, 1 paper)


Christmas message from Field Marshal Montgomery, 25 December 1944
(1 paper)


Order of the Second Army thanksgiving service on the conclusion of the campaign in North West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 5 May 1945, 1945
(1 booklet)


Programme of the British Victory Parade in Berlin, Germany, 21 July 1945
(1 booklet)


Programmes of special performances of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for British troops, 12 and 26 August 1945
(2 papers)


Programme of the Swimming Meeting of the 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 22 August 1945
(1 paper)


Programme of the Athletic Meeting of the 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 25 August 1945
(2 booklets)


Programme of the Inter Allied Athletic Meeting of the Berlin Commission at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 23 September 1945
(1 booklet)


The Daily Express newspaper, 7 June 1944
(1 paper)


The Sunday Pictorial newspaper, 25 March 1945
(2 papers)


Extract from the Sunday Times newspaper, 25 March 1945
(2 papers)


Newspaper cuttings from The Evening News, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and the Daily Express, concerning the war in North Africa, and the reconstruction of war damage, 25 March 1945, 4 June - 11 October 1946
(8 papers)


Newspaper cutting warning of the danger of drinking water in Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1945]
(1 paper)


Nord Éclair, 5 September 1944
(1 paper)


La Dernière Heure, 7 September 1944
(1 paper)


The Jerboa Journal, no. 374, 21 June 1945
(1 paper)


Soldier, the British Army magazine, volume 1, no. 20, 24 November 1945
(1 volume, paper bound)


Extract from Cadran, no. 18, including an article about the Desert Rats, n.d., [1945]
(6 papers)


The Eighth Army, September 1941 - January 1943, 1944
(1 volume, paper bound)


Printed letter from Hugh L. Swinburne, 12 West Street, Gateshead, inviting the recipient to the handing over of the colours of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, to the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 23 April 1949
(1 paper)


Order of service for the laying up of the colours of, and unveiling and dedication of a memorial to, the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (T.A.), in the church of St. Mary, Gateshead, 5 November 1949
(1 booklet)


Programme of the laying up of the colours of, and the dedication and unveiling of the book of remembrance and memorial to, the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (T.A.), 5 November 1949
(2 booklets)


Invitation of Lieutenant R.J. Brewer to a film show of the laying up of the colours of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, 14 December 1950
(1 card)


Invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Brewer to the presentation of colours at Brancepeth Castle, 4 October 1952
(1 card)


Form of the presentation of colours to the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry), at Brancepeth Castle, 4 October 1952
(1 booklet)


Letter from General Sir John Mogg, Church Close, Watlington, Oxfordshire, to [R.J. Brewer], sending personal greetings, n.d., [1951, 1956, 1962]
(1 paper)


Letter from Colonel Hugh L. Swinburne, 12 West Street, Gateshead, to Lieutenant R.J. Brewer, Woodbury, 121 Hadlow Road, Tonbridge, Kent, concerning the comradeship of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 13 October 1955
(1 paper)


Past officers' address list of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (T.A.), 1955


Letter from Colonel Hugh L. Swinburne, Lane Dykes, Hexham, Northumberland, to R.J. Brewer, concerning the purchase of a tankard, 6 December 1967
(1 paper)


Invitation for J.R. Brewer to attend the laying up of the colours of the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) T.A., and the re-consecration of the Butte de Warlencourt memorial cross, 14 November 1970
(1 card)


Invitation for Captain R. Brewer to attend the officers' cocktail party at the Town Hall, Gateshead, 14 November 1970
(1 card)


Order of service for the laying up of the colours of the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) T.A., and the re-dedication of the memorial to all ranks of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (T.A.) who fell at the Butte de Warlencourt, in St. Mary's, Gateshead, 14 November 1970
(1 booklet)


Programme of the laying up of the colours of the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) T.A., and the re-dedication of the Butte de Warlencourt memorial to the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry T.A., at St. Mary's, Gateshead, 14 November 1970
(1 booklet)


Car park reservation sticker for the laying up of the colours of the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) T.A., 14 November 1970
(1 paper)


Bulletin of the Officers' Dinner Club of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, T.A., and the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (9th Durham Light Infantry), T.A., 1967
(2 papers)


Bulletin of the Officers' Dinner Club of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, T.A., the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry), T.A., and 'C' Company, 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 13 October 1970
(6 papers)


Bulletin of the Officers' Dinner Club of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (9th Durham Light Infantry) T.A., and 'C' Company, 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, n.d., [13 November 1970]
(3 papers)


Bulletin of the Officers' Dinner Club of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (9th Durham Light Infantry) T.A., and 'C' and 'D' Companies of the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 25 - 26 September 1978
(3 papers)


Menu of the Officers' Dinner of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 'C' and 'D' Company of the 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 4 November 1988
(1 card)


Photocopied examples of Christmas card designs by Gerald Palmer of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915


Photocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915


Photocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915


Photocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915
(1 paper)


Durham Light Infantry Association Christmas card, n.d., [1980s]
(1 card)


Guide to Brancepeth Castle, the Depot of the Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 booklet)


The Story of 50 Div[ision] by Aubrey Hammond, n.d., [1942]
(1 volume, card bound)


Plan of Belgium and North East France, sheet 7, Tournai, 1942 Scale: 1:100,000
(1 plan, 89cm. x 64cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of France, Caen-Falaise, n.d., [1944] Scale: 1:100,000
(3 plans, 75cm. x 81cm., 72cm. x 22cm., 32cm. x 10cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of France, sheet 3A and 8, Cherbourg and Caen, 1943 Scale: 1:150,000
(1 plan, 79cm. x 96cm., printed, coloured)


Plan, in German, of north-west France around Lisieux, 1943 Scale: 1:50,000
(1 plan, 80cm. x 60cm., printed, black and white)


Plan of Berlin, Germany, with annotations, n.d., [1945] Scale: 1: 200,000
(1 plan, 8cm. x 6cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of Germany, sheet 1924, Hennstedt, 1945 Scale: 1:25,000
(1 plan, 62cm. x 49cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 1, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
(1 plan, 86cm. x 114cm., printed coloured)


Plan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 2, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
(1 plan, 77cm. x 114cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 3, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
(1 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of Berlin, Germany, , 11 August 1945 Scale: 1:10,000
(1 plan, 81cm. x 61cm., printed, coloured)


Plan of the advance of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, up to and beyond the crossing of the Rhine, Germany, n.d., [after 1945] No scale
(1 plan, 35cm. x 39cm., printed, coloured)


Fragment of a plan, in German, of North-West Europe, n.d., [mid 20th c.]
(1 paper)


Plan of London and South East England, military edition, 30 January 1939 Scale: 1:253,440
(1 plan, 100cm. x 71cm., printed, coloured)


Signed photograph of the officers of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1950s]
(1 photograph, 26cm. x 21cm., black and white)


Aerial photograph of Montfort, Limburg Province, Holland, 18 November 1944
(1 photograph, 43cm. x 51cm., black and white)


Photograph of Adolf Hitler, n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 16cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Correspondence of Captain R.J. Brewer with fellow officers, the War Office and the Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association of the County of Durham, concerning the disposal of funds, mess silver and other property on the disbandment of the 5th, 6th, 8th and 11th Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry, 50th (Northumbrian) Division Royal Corps of Signals, 924 Company, Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.), 47th (DLI) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Artillery, and 325, 582, 426 (Coast), 589 (M) and 590 Regiments, Royal Artillery (T.A.), 9 July 1946 - 7 September 1976 Includes copy minutes of the first meeting of the Durham Light Infantry Museum trustees
(30 papers)

Colonel Charles James BRIGGS (Ref: Briggs D/DLI 7/86/1)

3rd Battalion (later 4th Battalion),The Durham Light Infantry
Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, 1888 - 1893.


Photograph of Colonel C.J. Briggs, in patrols, standing in front of his horse, with two private soldiers in undress uniform, at Barnard Castle camp, n.d. [c. 1888]
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., sepia, card mounted)

Captain Leonard Scott BRIGGS (Ref: Briggs D/DLI 7/87/1-5)

2nd Battalion, later 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Entry in McGregor; born Northumberland, 1895; enlisted, 1914; awarded Military Cross, 9 August 1915 for action at Hooge, Belgium; mentioned in despatches, 30 November 1915; died 1974. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Commission of L.S. Briggs as second lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry, 10 August 1914
(1 paper)


Photograph album of Captain L.S. Briggs, covering his service with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions in Armentières, France, and in England, 1913 - 1924


Photograph of three young children, 'C.M.B.', 'L.S.B.', and 'J.M.B.', sitting on a garden seat, taken in the United Kingdom, c.1913


Photograph of a woman, 'M.P.K.', on horseback, taken in the United Kingdom, 1915


Photograph of bandsmen of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, practising in a garden, taken at Armentieres, France, March 1915


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry holding a horse [possibly taken at Ypres, Belgium], c.1915


Photograph of two officers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing in a garden [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of a boy, 'L.S.B.', on horseback, n.d.


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of an officer of The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of the polo team of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Larkhill, Wiltshire, 1919


Group photograph captioned 'O.T.C. Camp', taken in the United Kingdom, 1912


Photograph of a woman and a group of children, c.1913


Photograph captioned Sandhurst, showing a horse, taken in the United Kingdom, 1913


Photograph of Captain W.D. Potts, The Durham Light Infantry, standing by the steps to a house [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of Captain W.D. Potts, left, officer Gerald Sopwith, centre, and Captain R.B. Bradford, right, of The Durham Light Infantry, standing by the steps to a house [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph captioned D Company's Farm, showing soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing near a farm building [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with a machine gun [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of a sergeant of The Durham Light Infantry on horseback, taken at Ypres, Belgium, 1915


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with horses in a field, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse, 'Mariposa', taken at Ypres, Belgium, 1915


Photograph of Captain R.B. Bradford, The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915


Photograph of a view of a bomb crater, taken at Hooge, Belgium, 9 August 1915


Photograph of two women in a garden, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of two soldiers in a ruined farmyard, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of two men, in civilian dress, standing with a woman outside a house, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a footbridge over a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of an aged man and a soldier, wearing a cap comforter, in a trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a ruined building, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of man, in civilian dress, standing by a flight of stairs, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in a snow covered trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry standing outside a tent, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry standing in a trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a camp, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a footbridge over a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in a camp, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of open countryside, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Photograph of a view of a farm, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(23)


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(27)


Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(32)


Photograph of a group of soldiers and men, in civilian dress, on horseback [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], n.d.


Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, 'Clinker', taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of a horse, 'Clinker', tethered to a buggy, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of an officer and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with horses, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, preparing to depart from South Shields, 3 March 1919


Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918


Photograph of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, preparing to depart from South Shields, 3 March 1919


Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing by a garden gate, taken in the United Kingdom, c.1918


Leave Form for Second-Lieutenant L.S. Briggs, 2 Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from 27 July 1915 to 31 July 1915


Army Services payment to Captain L.S. Briggs, The Durham Light Infantry, 21 August 1917


Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on 'Northgate', taken at South Shields, 1918


Signed menu card for a farewell dinner of 'H.Q.' Mess, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at South Shields, 2 March 1919


Menu card for a farewell dinner of the 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, February 1919


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], c.1918


Photograph of a horse, c.1918


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], c.1918


Photograph of an officer [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry] on horseback in a camp, c.1918


Photograph of two officers [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry] standing in a camp, c.1918


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with Captain Rushbrook's horse 'Joey', taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920


Photograph of Captain and Mrs J.J. Stafford, on horseback, taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse, 'Bubbly', taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920


Photograph captioned 'Leading in Garcon II after winning the Rothbury Steeplechase', taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 14 April 1920


Photograph, from a newspaper, of race horses, including 'Garcon II', being led around an enclosure ring, taken at Sedgefield, 24 March 1920


Newspaper cutting of horse racing fixtures, 14 April 1920


Photograph, from a newspaper, of horse racing spectators, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, c.1920


Photograph of Mr Adam Scott's horse 'Perforce' winning a race [possibly at Rothbury, Northumberland], c.1920


Photograph of Mr H. Crisp, on 'Cuhona', and Mr Adam Scott, on 'Waterbottle', competing in a steeplechase [possibly at Rothbury, Northumberland], c.1920


Photograph of a race official crossing a course, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920


Photograph of a woman leading a horse and rider from a race course, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920


Photograph of spectators, and their cars, at a race meeting, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920


Menu card for a dinner of the Lambton Lodge, 11 April 1924


Programme of a concert by the band of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 13 May 1915


Certificate issued to Captain L.S. Briggs, The Durham Light Infantry, on being mentioned in a despatch from Field-Marshal Sir John D.P. French, 30 November 1915


Photograph of a polo team of The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Larkhill, Wiltshire], c.1919


Photograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with a young woman [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
(1 album, leather bound)


Photograph of Captain L. Scott Briggs with the jockey, I.R. Alder, 1939
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 11cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of the finish of the Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire, n.d., [1939 - 1940]
(1 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white)


Photograph of the racehorse MacMoffat with jockey, I.R. Alder, n.d. [1939 - 1940] MacMoffat was owned by Captain L.S. Briggs and came second in the Grand National in 1939 and 1940
(1 photograph, 28cm. x 23cm., black and white, card mounted)

Colonel William Hilton BRIGGS (Ref: Briggs D/DLI 7/88/1(1-81))

3rd Battalion and 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Hylton Castle, Sunderland, 13 June 1871; commissioned Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, 25 February 1891; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of 3rd Battalion, July 1908, and of 4th Battalion, 1908 - 1912; Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, 1912 - 1918; Investigation Officer, 1918 - 1919; served in South African War with Mounted Infantry and Imperial Yeomanry, and in First World War; died 27 November 1941.


Records of service, references, and correspondence concerning the career of Colonel W.H. Briggs, 28 April 1899 - 1 December 1941


Certificate of musketry, issued by the School of Musketry, Hythe, Kent, awarded to Captain W.H. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 28 April 1899


Letter from Major Wilson, Commanding 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Sunderland, to Captain Briggs, inviting him to take command of the battalion following the death of Lieutenant-Colonel I.T.C. Bolam, 7 March 1903


Memoranda concerning the recognition by the Army Council of Captain Briggs' services in the Mounted Infantry in South Africa as equivalent to a course at a recognised Mounted Infantry School, 18 and 22 July 1906


Memorandum of approval by the Northern Command, of the grant of the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to Major W.H. Briggs, 31 July 1908


Record of William Hilton Briggs' service as Special Reserve Officer, 1891 - 1919


Memoranda concerning the examination of Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Briggs, 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, as to his tactical fitness for command, at Strensall, Yorkshire, 1 May - 3 June 1912


Extracts from confidential inspection reports, 25 August 1911 - 9 August 1913


Letters from the War Office concerning Colonel Briggs' meeting with Sir Henry Slater to discuss the recruiting and organisation of the Special Reserve, 18 May - 3 June 1914


Letters to Colonel W.H. Briggs from K. Montgomery, R.A.R. Montgomery and Herbert Plumer, concerning promotions, 12 June 1915 - 19 February 1916


Letter from Trevor Spring, Headquarters, Tyne Garrison, Newcastle, to Colonel W.H. Briggs concerning the passing of information regarding zeppelins, 1 December 1916


Extract from the Quarterly Army List, concerning Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Briggs, n.d. [1917]


Copy speech of Major-General R.A.K. Montgomery at the presentation of Military Medals to the 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at the Recreation Ground, Dawdon, 25 February 1917


Letters to Colonel W.H. Briggs concerning promotion prospects; notice of the death of Hargreaves, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry; and copy inspection reports on the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, 1 May - 6 December 1917


Memoranda, correspondence, and orders concerning Colonel W.H. Briggs' relinquishment of his command of the 4th Battalion in March 1918, and his service as Investigation Officer with Eastern Command until November 1919, 2 February 1918 - 29 November 1919


Copy correspondence between Headquarters, Northumbrian Area, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Colonel W.H. Briggs, concerning the enemy bombardment of Seaham Harbour on 11 July 1916, 19 July - 2 August 1921


Letter from S. Whan, 1 Beech Crest, Durham, to Colonel Briggs containing reminiscences of pre-war training and news of mutual colleagues, 7 July 1924


Correspondence between Colonel W.H. Briggs and the War Office, London, concerning his entitlement to medals for services during the 1914 - 1918 War, 19 July - 21 October 1940


Newspaper obituaries, and report of the funeral, of Colonel W.H. Briggs, in The Times, 28 November - 1 December 1941


Letter from H. Charlesworth, Office A.D.M.S., Tyne Garrison, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Colonel Briggs, thanking him for his assistance and cooperation in all matters, 31 January n.y.


Newspaper cuttings concerning the embodiment of the militia for service in South Africa, n.d. [c. 1900]
(Parchment, 1 membrane, and 80 papers)

[ ] Ernest BRIGGS (Ref: Briggs D/DLI 7/837/1-7)

13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Heath View, Wingate


Letter from A. Briggs, Heath View, Wingate, to his brother [ ] Briggs, reporting that Ernest [Briggs] is home again, discharged from the Army, and giving family news, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)


Photograph of Private Ernest Briggs, 13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Harry Briggs, in civilian dress, captioned: one of the Durhams, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of William A. Briggs, 20th Hussars; taken at Colchester, Essex, 26 September 1914
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Laurence Briggs as a boy, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Doris Briggs of 11 Heath View, Wingate, as an infant, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the houses at Heath View, Wingate, showing the Briggs family home, marked, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

22494723 Corporal Ronald BRIMER (Ref: Brimer D/DLI 7/89/1-91)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in Germany, Dortmund, 6 January 1949 - 4 April 1951, and in Berlin, Germany, 4 April 1951 - 1 June 1952; the United Kingdom in Brancepeth, 1 June - 28 July 1952;and Bellerby, 1952; Korea, September 1952 - September 1953
See also: Private William Brimer, 2nd Battalion, his father


Postcard photograph of Tripoli, Libya, sent by Ronald Brimer to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Brimer, 1 Borrowdale Street, West Hartlepool, 7 August 1952
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 10cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the S.S. Asturias, sent by Ronald Brimer to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Brimer, 1 Borrowdale Street, West Hartlepool, telling them when he is coming home, n.d., [1949 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Christmas card, including photograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, sent by Ronald Brimer to his parents, 1952
(1 card)


Korean war propaganda leaflet, 1952
(1 paper)


Photograph of Tommy Clouston and [Ronald Brimer] in Berlin, Germany, 1951
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Wavell Barracks, Spandau, Berlin, Germany, April 1952
(1 photograph, 17cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Postcard of the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard of the damaged Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard of the "Funkturm", Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 10cm. x 15cm., black and white)


Postcard of the Reichskanzlerplatz, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard of the Russian Memorial, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 15cm. x 11cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer and Ronald Moore, n.d., [1949 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of three soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of four soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of three unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1949 - 1952]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 -1952]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching at Brancepeth, 1 June 1952
(1 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry and women at a party, n.d., [1949 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry at a party, n.d., [1949 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Ronald Brimer] in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d. [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'His Nibbs R.B. [Ronald Brimer] outside the dining hall', Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer with a rocket launcher and other weapons, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer in a street [in South Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Tom and Hedley, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Appleby and Dolman, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'Cipp and Nick', soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Chalder and Callaghan on the front line, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ernie Stockton of The Durham Light Infantry, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ron Harrison, commander of 2 Section, [Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of Ronald Brimer's platoon, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer's section, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the men of Ronald Brimer's section, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in the early morning, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, sitting on a water wagon, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'the boys outside the cookhouse', Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'our beloved platoon sergeant working for a change', Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers in a trench, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, [Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of British troops in the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Group photograph of officers of various regiments in Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of two South Korean porters, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of the front line, "before the air attack on [Point] 166", Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a napalm bomb exploding on Point 166, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a napalm bomb exploding on Point 166, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the front line in the early morning, Korea, n.d., [1952 -1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'A' Company Camp, 1st Battalion, of The Durham Light Infantry, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of an army camp, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a sign saying 'Hetton-le-Hole', Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a street in [Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of a street in [Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of a mountain, [Korea], n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of army vehicles driving through the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 53]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph taken from an aeroplane on the way back to Korea from leave, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Korea taken from an aeroplane, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Korea taken from an aeroplane, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer and Sergeant Evans about to board an aeroplane to Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer and Ronald Moore in Ebisu Camp, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the 'walk' outside the palace, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Ronald Brimer 'outside the palace moat', Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of the entrance to the palace grounds, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of Dobson and Foster outside the palace moat, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers about to board an aeroplane in Tokyo, Japan, to return to Korea, n.d., [1952 - 1953]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Group photograph of boys in sports kit at the Light Infantry Training Camp, Bordon, Hampshire, 1951
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

19302 Private William BRIMER, M.M. (Ref: Brimer D/DLI 7/90/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
See also: Corporal Ronald Brimer, 1st Battalion, his son


Citation for the award of the Military Medal to Private William Brimer, 27 April 1918
(1 card)

102960, 4436618 Captain (Quartermaster) William George BRITTON-STRAY, M.B.E. (Ref: Britton-Stray D/DLI 7/91/1)

2nd Battalion, later 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted as bugler, 1919; awarded MBE, 1945; retired, 1946; died Woking, Surrey, 1978. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Certificate of appreciation from Field Marshal Montgomery, the Commander in Chief of 21st Army Group, to Captain W.G. Stray, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, concerning his service during the campaign in North-West Europe, February 1945
(1 card)

28723 Private Albert BROOKS (Ref: Brooks D/DLI 7/92/1-5)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 28 June 1915; discharged, 4 September 1917


Character certificate of Private A. Brooks, 4 September 1917
(1 card wallet)


Discharge certificate of Private A. Brooks, 4 September 1917
(1 paper)


War badge certificate of Private A. Brooks, 12 October 1917
(1 paper)


Field service postcard from Albert Brooks to Mrs. A. Brooks, 4 Holmside Terrace, Craghead, informing her that he has been wounded, 28 September 1916
(1 card)


Photograph of Albert Brooks, and another man, at Netley Hospital, Southampton, 1917
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)

22678 Private James BROOKS (Ref: Brooks D/DLI 7/93/1)

15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Certificate of honourable discharge of Private J. Brooks, on 6 September 1916, 5 June 1918
(1 paper, printed)

4441928 Regimental Sergeant-Major William Charles BROOKS, M.M. (Ref: Brooks D/DLI 7/94/1-3)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, 1901; served in Royal Navy, 1917-1919; enlisted in the DLI, 1922; awarded Military Medal for bravery near Tauda China camp, India; retired, 1945; died Farnham, Surrey, 1981. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Telegram from Brigadier Pope, Nainital, India, congratulating W.C. Brooks on his Military Medal, 11 October 1930
(1 paper)


Certificate that W.C. Brooks was mentioned in despatches, on 14 November 1930, for gallant and distinguished services in the field, July 1931
(1 paper)


Certificate that the name of W.C. Brooks was published in the London Gazette as mentioned in despatches for distinguished service, 16 December 1943
(2 papers)

17750 Sergeant Michael BROUGH, D.C.M., M.M., and Bar (Ref: Brough D/DLI 7/95/1-2)

13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born, Stanley, 1897; enlisted, August 1914; awarded the Military Medal, August 1916 for bravery near Munster Alley, battle of the Somme, France; the bar to his Military Medal on 7 October 1916 during an attack on Le Sars, Battle of the Somme, France; the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 13 May 1917 at Hill 60, Ypres, Belgium; later wounded and discharged; Special Constable during World War II; died 1973. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Certificate of honourable discharge of Sergeant Michael Brough, M.M., D.C.M., on 5 February 1919, by reason of disability, n.d., [1919]
(1 paper, card mounted)


Letter from R. Wilberforce, Staff Captain of No. 5. A. District, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Sergeant M. Brough, forwarding his Military Medal and bar, and referring to the pending award of his Distinguished Conduct Medal, 15 August 1917
(1 paper)

4459668 Sergeant David T. BROWN (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/96/1-11)

The Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted, 15 February 1940; discharged, 31 May 1946


Record of service of Sergeant D.T. Brown, 5 March 1946
(1 card)


Group photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and white)


Group photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 13cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Group photograph of 'NM.12 3rd Mortar Course SAS 1940', 1940
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of four unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified men, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of Frederick [T.] Brown and other prisoners of war in Stalag XXB, [Germany], n.d., [1939 - 1945]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'baby David', [D.T. Brown], [1920s]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 12cm., black and white)


Photograph of 'baby David', [D.T. Brown,] [1920s]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and white)


Photograph of an unidentified parish church, n.d., [1940 - 1946]
(1 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and white)

6583 Private John BROWN (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/97/1-11)

1st Battalion, later 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Spennymoor; enlisted Spennymoor; killed in action, 9 August 1915; served with 1st Battalion, 1898 - 1906; 2nd Battalion, 1914 - 1915


Character certificate of Private J. Brown, 26 October 1906
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Reserve certificate of Private J. Brown, 26 November 1906
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


Membership card of the National Association for the Employment of Reserve and Discharged Soldiers of Private J. Brown, n.d., [1906]
(2 cards)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal [J. Brown], n.d., [1898 - 1906]
(1 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., sepia)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal J. Brown, n.d., [1905 - 1906]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., sepia)


Photograph of Lance-Corporal J. Brown, n.d., [1905 - 1906]
(1 photograph, 11xcm. x 17cm., sepia)


Photograph of John Brown as a boxer, n.d., [1898 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., sepia)


Group photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and white)


Photograph of H.M.S. Birkenhead, n.d., [1898 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., sepia)


Postcard entitled The language of Stamps, n.d., [1898 - 1915]
(1 postcard)


Photograph entitled The Sailor's Grave, n.d., [1898 - 1915]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 17cm., black and white)

1312, 201278 Company Sergeant-Major, later Lieutenant Norman Ernest BROWN, M.M., M.I.D. (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/98/1-3)

5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Served in First World War; wounded.


Sheet of music, The Boys from Durham, written for the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, arranged by F. Spittlehouse, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)


Words to the song, The Boys from Durham, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)


Membership card of the DLI Association, issued to N.E. Brown, 15 February [1949]
(1 card)

4469090 Private Stanley BROWN (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/99/1-4)

11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born Darlington; residence Darlington; killed in action, 28 June 1944


Letter from Rev. R.N. Craig, 11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, B.W.E.F., to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, offering condolences on the death of S. Brown, 8 July 1944
(1 paper)


Letter from Rev. R.N. Craig, 11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, B.L.A., to Mr. and Mrs. Brown saying that he is not allowed to tell them exactly where S. Brown is buried, 13 August 1944


Letter from the War Office, 32 Grosvenor Gardens, London, to Mr. Brown informing him where S. Brown is buried, 23 June 1945
(1 paper)


Photograph of S. Brown, n.d., [1929 - 1944]
(1 photograph, black and white, 7cm. x 9cm.)

22/367 Lance-Corporal Joseph BROWN (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/838/1-4)

22nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born Byers Green; son of Henry and Rebecca Brown of 6 Prospect Place, Willington; enlisted Bishop Auckland; killed in action 30 November 1917


Memorial scroll to Lance-Corporal J. Brown, 22nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, who died on 30 November 1917, aged 29, and commemorated at Ypres Reservoir British Cemetery, Belgium, n.d. [1918]
(1 paper, 32 cm. x 48 cm., colour printed, card mounted)


Card containing photographs and the memorial card of Lance-Corporal Joseph Brown, son of Henry and Rebecca Brown of 6 Prospect Street, Willington, killed in action 30 November 1917, aged 29 years, n.d. [1917]


Photograph of Private Joseph Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1917]


Photograph detail of Private Joseph Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 - 1917]
(2 papers, printed and 2 photographs, 8 cm. x 13 cm., and 4 cm. x 4 cm., black and white, mounted on card)


Photograph half-portrait of Lance-Corporal J. Brown in service dress tunic, mounted in a printed frame commemorating the European War, 1914 - 1917, n.d. [1917
(1 photograph, 46 cm. x 59 cm., colour, card mounted)


Photograph of the war grave of Lance-Corporal J. Brown, 22nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry (Pioneers), killed in action on 30 November 1917, n.d. [1917 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)

105245 Private Thomas BROWN (Ref: Brown D/DLI 7/839/1-19)

52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
Born 25 April 1898; enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 25 May 1918; served in Germany; demolibized January 1920


Copy page from the soldier's small book of Private Thomas Brown, 'C' Company, 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1918]
(1 paper, duplicated)


Copy certificate of employment during the war of Private Thomas Brown in the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, from 24 May 1918 to 5 January 1920 on parade duties, n.d. [1920]
(1 paper, duplicated)


Copy protection certificate and certificate of identity of Private Thomas Brown, 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Ripon, Yorkshire, 11 January 1920
(1 paper, duplicated)


Copy certificate of transfer to the Reserve on demobilization of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, York, 8 February 1920
(1 paper, duplicated)


Copy soldier's demobilization account of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1920]
(1 paper, duplicated)


Group photograph of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Germany, n.d. [ c.1919] Includes: Private Thomas Brown, back row, second right
(1 photograph, 28 cm. x 23 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Private Thomas Brown, inset into a photograph view of Cologne Cathedral and environs, Germany, 1919
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, possibly from 'C' Company, including Private Thomas Brown, back row, first left, at an unidentified location, n.d. [1918 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers mounting guard at a sentry post outside the town guardroom, Cologne, Germany, 1919 Includes: Private Thomas Brown, front row, extreme right
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, guarding the entrance to a railway tunnel, at an unidentified location, n.d. [1918 - 1919] Includes: Private Thomas Brown, third from left
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of seven soldiers of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry on guard duty outside a sentry box, Germany, n.d. [1919] Includes: Private Thomas Brown, third from right
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a group of soldiers outside a barracks hut, wearing flowers in their caps, n.d. [1918 - 1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry on parade near the Rhine Bridge, Cologne, Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the colour party and colours, probably of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 25 cm. x 20 cm., black and white, card mounted)


Photograph of two unidentified soldiers, pioneers, of The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a military band and soldiers parading out of the gates of Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph view of the market square, Lechenich, Germany, n.d. [1919]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

4449242 [Boy] John Ridley William BRUCE (Ref: Bruce 1 D/DLI 7/100/1)

2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Army certificate of education, second class, of [Boy] J.R.W. Bruce, 29 April 1933
(1 paper)

11373, later 4435491 Sergeant William James BRUCE (Ref: Bruce 2 D/DLI 7/1138/1-9)

2nd Battalion, later 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Born 1896; enlisted Sunderland, 15 April 1912; served in France, Russia and India; discharged 10 June 1935. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Regular army certificate of service belonging to Sergeant William James Bruce, 1912-1935
(1 booklet)


Third class certificate of education in arithmetic and writing, awarded to Boy W.J. Bruce, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 27 September 1912
(1 paper)


Second class certificate of education in arithmetic and writing, awarded to Boy W.J. Bruce, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 8 April 1914
(1 paper)


Certificate of proficiency in the method of keeping rifles, awarded to Sergeant W.J. Bruce, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 10 December 1930
(1 paper)


Certificate of proficiency in the method of keeping [a] Lewis machine gun in order, awarded to Sergeant W.J. Bruce, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 18 December 1930
(1 paper)


Certificate of proficiency in the method of keeping [a] Vickers machine gun in order, awarded to Sergeant W.J. Bruce, 29 December 1930
(1 paper)


Military service history of Sergeant W.J. Bruce, The Durham Light Infantry, stamped 'Army Vocational Training Centre, Hounslow, 17 May 1935'
(1 paper)


Photograph of W.J. Bruce in bandsman's uniform, sent to his father Mr. J. Bruce, Sheriff Hill Police Station, Gateshead, n.d. [1912]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm x 13.5cm, sepia)


Photograph of William James Bruce, the Durham Light Infantry, wearing bandsman's badge on right sleeve and two year service chevron on left sleeve; endorsed 'From your loving sweetheart, Will', n.d. [c.1916-1918]
(1 photograph, 8.5cm x 12.5cm, sepia)

1936 Corporal, later Lieutenant William Joseph BRUCE (Ref: Bruce 3 D/DLI 7/101/1-8)

5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Second Lieutenant, 11 September 1918; Lieutenant, 11 March 1920; resigned, 15 Jul 1920; British Army of the Black Sea. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.


Photograph of Lieutenant W.J. Bruce and his wife, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., black and white)


Commission of William Joseph Bruce as Second Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 11 September 1918
(1 paper)


Certificate of a mention in a despatch from General Sir G.F. Milne, dated 11 February 1920, of Second Lieutenant W.J. Bruce, 1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, War Office, 20 May 1920
(1 paper)


Account book of Second Lieutenant William Joseph Bruce, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in account with Messrs. Holt and Company, Woodhead's Branch, [London], 21 September 1918 - 27 January 1920
(1 booklet, cloth bound)


Testimonial letter from Captain A. de D. Lees, 2nd Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Beresford Barracks, The Curragh, Cork, Co. Cork, late acting Major, Officer Commanding the Graves Registration Unit, Gallipoli, Turkey, concerning Lieutenant Bruce's service under his command for six months on the Gallipoli Peninsula as a motor transport officer, 22 April 1920
(1 paper)


Photograph of an unidentified sergeant, probably W.J. Bruce, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 8 cm. x 10 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two unidentified army officers leaning against a Ford motor car, probably one of the Graves Registration Unit transport vehicles at Gallipoli, Turkey, n.d. [1919 - 1920]
(1 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of piles of human skulls and bones, probably on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, n.d. [1919 - 1920]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)

96062 Private Charles Henry BRUNSKILL (Ref: Brunskill D/DLI 7/102/1)

2nd Battalion, later 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


One-shilling bank note issued by the British Military Authority, n.d., [1914 - 1918]
(1 paper)