The Bugle: Issue Number 8, Autumn 2012 Includes County Durham references as follows: p120 D Rifles Company, summary of the year for D Coy p121 D Rifles Company, annual training for D Coy p121 Spennymoor, freedom of Spennymoor to D Coy p123 LCpl Stoddart Bishop Auckland Platoon, sport/adventurous training p123 Bishop Auckland Rifles, Officers/SNCO’s Dinner, April 2012 p123 Maj Chris Lawton, Rifles Office Durham pp131-133 D Rifles Company, highlights of the year p135 Northeast Regional Hockey Competition, Durham ACF organised the hockey competition at Catterick Garrison p135 Durham County Cadets, Brigade Athletics p147 Band & Bugles of Durham ACF, Durham ACF assorted concerts including National Memorial Arboretum in dedication of new DLI memorial p147 A Company Durham ACF, Durham ACF built a beacon as part of a chain across the country for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee p160 DLI, 2012 Normandy Battlefield Tour Tilly-sur-Seulles Commonwealth Graves p182 The Rifles, Northern Cocktail Party & Sounding Retreat of Durham Cathedral p184 D Coy, The Rifles Seaview Regatta p198 Victoria Cross Stone Ceremony, annual commemoration of the Victoria Cross Stone beside the DLI Museum p198 Annual Dinner of ‘The Faithful’ Inkermen Dinner Club 14 Nov 11, hosted by the Dubmire Royal British Legion Club, replica colours of the 1st Bn DLI, DLI Association Branch Standards paraded p199 Stockton Branch DLI, Light Infantry and Rifles Christmas Dinner p199 Stockton-On-Tees Garden of Remembrance, place for remembrance crosses organised by Stockton Branch DLI Association and Stockton Branch Royal British Legion p200 DLI Association Indoor Games, hosted by Royal British Legion Club, Fencehouses, Houghton-Le-Spring p200 Stockton Branch DLI Association, at Hartburn Primary School during Remembrance Week p200 South Shields Branch, trip of sand dancers to Egypt p201 8/11th Bn DLI Old Comrades Association, annual dinner report 2012 p204 County Durham Veterans Day, 24 June 2012 hosted by County Hall p204 St Giles Church Durham, 900th Anniversary p204 The Durham Flower Club, Greta Hall’s DLI flower exhibit p205 George Addy, obituary p205 Lt Col. Cyril Alder, obituary p205 Bill (Lance) Allen, obituary p205 K Allen, obituary p205 Cecily Arnot, obituary p205 Capt. Clifford Atkinson, obituary p205 Bob Beck, obituary p205 A Boughey, obituary p205 Albert Bye, obituary p205 Peter de la Billiere, national service p205 (Tich) John Carter, obituary p205 Bill Chapman, obituary p205 Cyril Corbett, obituary p205 Edgar Mark Collinge, obituary p205 Joe Coulthard, obituary p205 Arthur Crooks, obituary p205 John Cross,obituary p206 Ernie Dobson, obituary p206 Frank Gibbs, obituary p206 John Gladden, obituary p206 Robert Armstrong Hailes, obituary p206 T B Hennessy, obituary p206 Ronald (Ronnie) Hodgeson, obituary p206 (Jacko) Roy Jackson, obituary p206 Dave Holloway, obituary p206 Fred Jamfrey, obituary p206 Jim Langan, obituary p206 George William Lewis, obituary p206 Jack Megee, obituary p206 Tommy Parker, obituary p206 Barry David Perrott, obituary p206 R.J Pinchin, obituary p206 Joseph Prendergast, obituary p206 Stanley Rhodes, obituary p206 John Ross obituary p206 Bryan Rowley, obituary p206 Micheal Cumby Spurrier, obituary p207 Thomas Spowart, obituary p207 David Stones, Chairman of the DLI Association p207 Alan Todd, obituary p207 Nicholas Urwin, obituary p207 George Willis, obituary p207 Arthur Stowells, obituary p207 Ellis Wood, obituary p207 George Wright, obituary pp207-208 Captain Eric Coverdale, extended obituary for DLI Captain p208 Right Honourable Lord Glenamara Edward (Ted) Short, extended obituary for DLI Captain p209 D Rifles Coy 5RRF Spennymoor, 28th June Armed Forces Day. Operation medals presented to soldiers. p256 South Shields Branch of DLI, visit to Commonwealth War Graves 2011 p270 Mr JM Rolfe, LI Bishop Auckland p271 Mr Brian Laverick, LI Chester-le-Street p271 Mrs Pauline Gill, LI Consett and Stanley p271 Mr Wilf Emmerson, LI Darlington and Newton Aycliffe p271 8/11 BN DLI OCA, Mr K J Suddes p271 Mr Kevin Storey, LI Durham p271 LI Horden and Peterlee Previously numbered as D/DLI 1/8/36 – From:, The Bugle: The Journal of the Rifles