The Bugle: Issue Number 3, Autumn 2008 Includes County Durham references as follows: p4 Colonel HE Shields, County Colonel p4 Major C Lawton, County Officer p5 Borough of Darlington, civic privileges p5 Borough of Hartlepool, civic privileges p5 Borough of Stockton, civic privileges p5 City of Durham, civic privileges p5 Barnard Castle School, Combined Cadet Force p5 Durham School, Combined Cadet Force p6 Durham ACF, Army Cadet Force p6 Borough of Hartlepool, Combined Cadet Force p6 Borough of Stockton, Combined Cadet Force p6 City of Durham, Combined Cadet Force p19 AG Swinhoe, newly recruited Rifleman, 6 PI p107 Cleveland ACF, Cadet Force p113 Durham ACF, Cadet Force p137 The Rifles Club-Durham, Northern Cocktail Party p137 Lieutenant Colonel HE Shields, Northern Cocktail Party p137 Borneo Band, Northern Cocktail Party p137 Lord Lieutenant for Durham Sir Paul Nicholson, Northern Cocktail Party p137 Mr Paul Townley, High Sheriff of Durham – Northern Cocktail Party p147 Regimental Sergeant Major Ron Delap, died 1st June 2008 p154 DLI, 250th Anniversary of formation of DLI p154 Houghton-le-Spring Branch, host Annual Indoor Games p155 DLI, veterans of 8th/11th DLI stood beside Gravenstafel Memorial to commemorate the former students of Bede College serving with the Bede Company 8th Battalion DLI p155 Reverend Brian Rawson, Padre of DLI Association p155 Reverend Jonathan Lawson, Bede College Chaplain p155 Richard John Palmer, former Hild-Bede Students killed in operations in Middle-East p155 Tom Andrew Mildinhall, former Hild-Bede Students killed in operations in Middle-East p155 Lieutenant Colonel John Heron, gave an oration p155 Major Chris Lawton, Comrades Association Reunion p156 South Shields Branch, Leopoldsburg Cemetery visit p156 Hartlepool Branch, memorial service dedicated to 8 soldiers from Hartlepool 2DLI p157 Royal Marines’ Association, dedicated to last DLI soldier to join Marines in WW2 p157 Veterans Day, held in Chester-le-Street p157 Spennymoor Gala Parade, invited all Branch Standards and veterans to attend p157 DLI Officers Dinner Club, Regimental and Association News p158 Jackson Brown, obituaries p158 Hunter Bell, served with DLI in Korea p158 Ernest Dobson, Corporal in 1st Battalion DLI 1944-52 p158 David Colonel Fenner, served in DLI, Died 10th April 2008 p158 John George Drinkald, died 3rd June 2008, served 1DLI which became 4LI p158 William Prudhoe Forrest, died 14th May 2008, served in the 8th Battalion of DLI p158 James Edwards Dykes, obituaries p158 Tom Hopper, served in 1DLI in 1952-59, and TA DLI from 1962 p158 Charles Hudspeth, died 26th May 2008, National Service with DLI 1954-56 p159 Ray Pybus, died 24th May 2008, rose to rank of Sergeant Major p159 Thomas William Geddes, died 14th June 2008, served 8 DLI p159 Ron Lowery, died 23rd May 2008, DLI p159 Harold McKay, died 13th May 2008, DLI during WW2 p159 Laurence Edward Stringer, died 14th May 2008 p159 Gordon Thurston, died March 2008, DLI in Korea p159 George Wicks, obituaries p159 Major WH Waistell, died 6th May 2008, DLI p193 Hartlepool 2DLI Members, ‘My Holiday with The Not Forgotten Society’ p194 DLI South Shields Branch, trip to Belgium and France Summer 2007 p194 Major M. Pearce, South Shields Branch DLI p194 2nd Lieutenant Richard (Dick) Annand VC, trip to Belgium and France Summer 2007 p194 Norman Dick, South Shields Branch Treasurer p194 Lieutenant Colonel John Davis, South Shields Branch President p194 George Atkinson, South Shields Branch Bugler p194 Tommy McKenna, South Shields Branch Bugler p194 Stephen Elliot, South Shields Branch Bugler p195 Councillor Alex Donaldson, Mayor of South Tyneside p195 Defence Of The River Dyle 15th/16th May 1940, the 35 Fallen Men p197 9DLI, Battle of Lingevres Commemoration p197 John Mogg, 9DLI p197 Francis D Grant, DLI Veteran p197 Dick Atkinson, DLI Veteran p206 Mr Ray Lodge, Barnard Castle Branch Secretary p207 Mr Charlie Hudspeth, Bishop Auckland Branch Secretary p207 Mr Brian Hardman, Chester-le-Street p207 Mr T Gibson, Consett & Stanley Branch Secretary p207 Mr Kevin Storey, Durham Branch Secretary p208 Mr Terry Phillips, Hartlepool Branch Secretary p208 Mr T Smith, Horden/Peterlee Branch Secretary p208 Mr Thomas Hartis, Houghton-le-Spring Branch Secretary p208 Mr Ken Horn, South Shields Branch Secretary p209 Mr Colin Watson, Spennymoor Branch Secretary p209 Mr Jim Bell, Stockton Branch Secretary p209 Mr Jimmy W Quinn, Washington Branch Secretary p210 Mr T Barrs, North East Branch Secretary (RGJ) Previously numbered as D/DLI 1/8/31 – From:, The Bugle: The Journal of the Rifles