Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Br

INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMEN OF THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. For records in this catalogue check the section below.

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Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Br records

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Bradford D/DLI 7/1137/198034 Colonel Thomas Andrews BRADFORD D.S.O.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
D/DLI 7/1137/11 volumeDean’s Waistcoat Pocket Dictionary, an English-French dictionary, inscribed ‘T.A. Bradford, 8th D.L.I. October 1914’
Bradley D/DLI 7/834/1-22538 Private John Thomas BRADLEY5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Born Great Ayton, Yorkshire; enlisted Stockton-on-Tees; residence Thornaby-on-Tees; killed in action 30 July 1915
D/DLI 7/834/11 photograph, 9 cm. x 13 cm., black and whiteCopy 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]
D/DLI 7/834/21 photograph, 13 cm. x 9 cm., black and whiteCopy photograph of ‘D’ Company, 5th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 – 1915]
Brady D/DLI 7/835/1-144465369 Lance-Corporal William BRADYThe 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
D/DLI 7/835/11 bookletSoldier’s service and pay book of Lance-Corporal William Brady, 1943 – 1945
D/DLI 7/835/21 cardRecord 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
D/DLI 7/835/31 bookletPatrol notebook of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, 125 V.P.P. Unit, India, 17 November 1944 – 5 May 1945
D/DLI 7/835/41 card, containing 1 photograph, 5 cm. x 6 cm., black and whiteArmy 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
D/DLI 7/835/51 paperMovement 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
D/DLI 7/835/61 paperCertificate of release of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, Corps of Military Police, to the Territorial Army Reserve, Aldershot, Hampshire, 24 October 1945
D/DLI 7/835/71 paperPass for Lance-Corporal W. Brady, Corps of Military Police, to be absent from his unit until demobilisation, 26 October 1945
D/DLI 7/835/81 cardRoman Catholic Church registration card of Lance-Corporal W. Brady, 5 Dobson Street, Blackhill, n.d. [ c.1944 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/835/91 paperMinistry 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
D/DLI 7/835/101 paperNotice of the war gratuity and post-war credits due to William Brady, n.d. [after 16 April 1945]
D/DLI 7/835/111 cardCard 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]
D/DLI 7/835/121 photograph, 8 cm. x 13 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, n.d. [1942 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/835/131 paper, 12 cm. x 18 cm., black and whiteCopy photograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, The Durham Light Infantry, in battledress, n.d. [ c.1942]
D/DLI 7/835/141 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Lance-Corporal William Brady, The Durham Light Infantry, taken while on active service, India, December 1943
Brammer D/DLI 7/83/1-212685 Sergeant (later Second Lieutenant) William BRAMMER22nd Battalion, later 14th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/83/11 paperProtection certificate and certificate of identity of Sergeant (Cadet) W. Brammer, 8 January 1919
D/DLI 7/83/21 cardCommission of W. Brammer from 4 February 1919, as second lieutenant in the Land Forces, 10 February 1919
Bramwell D/DLI 7/84/1-33Lieutenant-Colonel John BRAMWELL8th Battalion (WW1) and 11th Battalion (WW2), The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/84/11 bookletCompany Drill Illustrated, by Captain C.C. Esson, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/84/21 bookletDuties for Officers, Non-Commissioned and Men, by F.A.M. Webster, 19 March 1915
D/DLI 7/84/31 bookletSmall Arms Training: Light Machine Gun, volume 1, pamphlet no. 4, 1939
D/DLI 7/84/41 bookletSmall arms training: Anti-tank Rifle, volume 1, pamphlet no. 5, 1937
D/DLI 7/84/51 cardFirst Aid for Fighting Men, published by the War Office, 26 May 1943
D/DLI 7/84/61 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., colour, linen backedMap of France, sheet 17: Amiens, 2nd edition, 1916 Scale: 1:100,000
D/DLI 7/84/71 plan, 67cm. x 49cm., colour, linen backedMap of France, sheet 36A (part): Aire, St. Venant and Lillers, n.d. [1914 – 1918] Scale: 1:40,000
D/DLI 7/84/81 plan, 88cm. x 63cm., colour, linen backedMap of France, sheet 62C: Ponne, edition 1, December 1917 Scale: 1:40,000
D/DLI 7/84/91 plan, 88cm. x 55cm., colourTrench map of France, sheet 36, 36A: Lacouture, n.d., [1914 – 1918] Scale: 1:20,000
D/DLI 7/84/101 plan, 87.5cm. x 57.5cm., colouredTrench map of Croix du Bac, France, 4 March 1918 Scale: 1: 20,000
D/DLI 7/84/111 plan, 53cm. x 81cm., colour, linen backedMap of Belgium, sheet 1: Ostend, 1911 Scale: 1:100,000
D/DLI 7/84/121 plan, 85cm. x 71cm., colour, linen backedMap of Belgium, sheet 12: Valenciennes, May 1915 Scale: 1:100,000
D/DLI 7/84/131 plan, 91m. x 65cm., colour, linen backedMap of Belgium, sheet 28: Ypres,1913 Scale: 1:40,000
D/DLI 7/84/141 plan, 90cm. x 66cm., colour, linen backedTrench map of Belgium, sheet 28NE: Passhendaele, edition 9A, 5 December 1917 Scale: 1:20,000
D/DLI 7/84/151 photograph, 15cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of John Bramwell, as a young officer of a territorial battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/161 photograph, 15cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of John Bramwell, as a young officer of a territorial battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/171 photograph, 9cm. x 11.5cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of officers of various regiments, probably in France, including Second Lieutenant Bramwell, far right, n.d. [1915 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/84/18(1)1 photograph, 29cm. x 22cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of officers, probably 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, second row, third from right, n.d. [c. 1915.]
D/DLI 7/84/18(2)1 photograph, 29cm. x 22cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of officers, probably 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, second row, third from right, n.d. [c. 1915.]
D/DLI 7/84/191 photograph, 18.5cm. x 13.5cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of soldiers of a signals section, Durham Light Infantry, including Captain Bramwell, centre, n.d. [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/201 photograph, 17.5cm. x 30cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of the wedding of Captain John Bramwell and Isabella Arthur, [Newcastle-upon-Tyne] n.d. [1923]
D/DLI 7/84/212 photographs, 30cm. x 17.5cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of the wedding of Captain John Bramwell and Isabella Arthur, with best man and bridesmaids, n.d. [1923]
D/DLI 7/84/222 photographs, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper folderPhotograph of Colonel John Bramwell, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/231 photograph, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper coverPhotograph of Colonel John Bramwell, profile view, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/243 photographs, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted with a paper coverPhotograph of Colonel John Bramwell, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/253 photographs, 25cm. x 30cm., black and whitePhotograph of Colonel John Bramwell, right, and an unidentified officer of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/261 photograph, 42cm. x 35cm., black and white, card mountedGroup photograph of soldiers of the 20th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, February 1916
D/DLI 7/84/271 photograph, 30cm. x 24cm., black and white, card mountedGroup photograph of officers, of an unidentified battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, in camp, in an unidentified location, n.d., [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/281 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and white, card mountedGroup photograph of soldiers, in an unidentified location [possibly a military base in East Anglia ], n.d., [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/291 photograph, 21.5cm. x 16cm., black and white, paper mountedPhotograph 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.]
D/DLI 7/84/301 photograph, 25cm. x 34cm., black and white, card mounted, with paper folderPhotograph of unidentified woman, possibly the wife of Colonel Bramwell, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/311 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of an officer of the Durham Light Infantry in camp, signed ‘All yours Cyril’, n.d. [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/321 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of a soldier in camp signed ‘All my love to you Cyril’ on the back, n.d. [early 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/84/331 photograph, 8cm. x 13cm., black and whitePhotograph of a man in a dressing gown, signed ‘Cyril’, 1930
Bramwell D/DLI 7/84/34Lieutenant-Colonel John BRAMWELLAdditional record
D/DLI 7/84/341 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and whitePhotograph of an officer of The Durham Light Infantry seated on a horse endorsed ‘All love to you, Cyril’, n.d. [ c.1930]
Brazier D/DLI 7/836/122402 Private John BRAZIER15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Residence Wheatley Hill; died 27 September 1915
D/DLI 7/836/11 paperMemorial 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]
Brewer D/DLI 7/85/1-69Captain Robert Jefferson BREWER9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/85/169 papersAccount, including maps, by Captain R.J. Brewer of his experiences in France, Belgium and Holland, 14 June – 31 December 1944
D/DLI 7/85/21 volume, card bound, and 18 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
D/DLI 7/85/35 papersList of engagements fought by the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, after the Normandy landings, n.d., [after 1945]
D/DLI 7/85/41 cardIdentification card of Sapper Brewer, 8 June 1940
D/DLI 7/85/51 cardPass of R.J. Brewer, Royal Armoured Corps, while attending the Officer Cadet Training Unit, Sandhurst, n.d., [1939 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/85/61 cardPass of R. Brewer, while in ‘B’ squadron, Royal Armoured Corps, before his attendance at the Officer Training Unit, n.d., [1939 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/85/723 papers‘Berlin survey’, 22 August 1945
D/DLI 7/85/810 papersIntelligence summary, no. 18, produced by the headquarters of the British troops in Berlin, Germany, 6 November 1945
D/DLI 7/85/91 paperNote concerning the damage to houses in districts of Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1945]
D/DLI 7/85/10German, 1 paperList of German addresses, entitled ‘Dienststellen des Verwaltungbesirks Wilmersdorf’, n.d., [1945]
D/DLI 7/85/111 paperChristmas message from Field Marshal Montgomery, 25 December 1944
D/DLI 7/85/121 bookletOrder of the Second Army thanksgiving service on the conclusion of the campaign in North West Europe, 6 June 1944 – 5 May 1945, 1945
D/DLI 7/85/131 bookletProgramme of the British Victory Parade in Berlin, Germany, 21 July 1945
D/DLI 7/85/142 papersProgrammes of special performances of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for British troops, 12 and 26 August 1945
D/DLI 7/85/151 paperProgramme of the Swimming Meeting of the 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 22 August 1945
D/DLI 7/85/162 bookletsProgramme of the Athletic Meeting of the 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 25 August 1945
D/DLI 7/85/171 bookletProgramme of the Inter Allied Athletic Meeting of the Berlin Commission at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 23 September 1945
D/DLI 7/85/181 paperThe Daily Express newspaper, 7 June 1944
D/DLI 7/85/192 papersThe Sunday Pictorial newspaper, 25 March 1945
D/DLI 7/85/202 papersExtract from the Sunday Times newspaper, 25 March 1945
D/DLI 7/85/218 papersNewspaper 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
D/DLI 7/85/221 paperNewspaper cutting warning of the danger of drinking water in Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1945]
D/DLI 7/85/231 paperNord Éclair, 5 September 1944
D/DLI 7/85/241 paperLa Dernière Heure, 7 September 1944
D/DLI 7/85/251 paperThe Jerboa Journal, no. 374, 21 June 1945
D/DLI 7/85/261 volume, paper boundSoldier, the British Army magazine, volume 1, no. 20, 24 November 1945
D/DLI 7/85/276 papersExtract from Cadran, no. 18, including an article about the Desert Rats, n.d., [1945]
D/DLI 7/85/281 volume, paper boundThe Eighth Army, September 1941 – January 1943, 1944
D/DLI 7/85/291 paperPrinted 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
D/DLI 7/85/301 bookletOrder 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
D/DLI 7/85/312 bookletsProgramme 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
D/DLI 7/85/321 cardInvitation 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
D/DLI 7/85/331 cardInvitation of Mr. and Mrs. Brewer to the presentation of colours at Brancepeth Castle, 4 October 1952
D/DLI 7/85/341 bookletForm of the presentation of colours to the 17th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry), at Brancepeth Castle, 4 October 1952
D/DLI 7/85/351 paperLetter from General Sir John Mogg, Church Close, Watlington, Oxfordshire, to [R.J. Brewer], sending personal greetings, n.d., [1951, 1956, 1962]
D/DLI 7/85/361 paperLetter 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
D/DLI 7/85/37Past officers’ address list of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, (T.A.), 1955
D/DLI 7/85/381 paperLetter from Colonel Hugh L. Swinburne, Lane Dykes, Hexham, Northumberland, to R.J. Brewer, concerning the purchase of a tankard, 6 December 1967
D/DLI 7/85/391 cardInvitation 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
D/DLI 7/85/401 cardInvitation for Captain R. Brewer to attend the officers’ cocktail party at the Town Hall, Gateshead, 14 November 1970
D/DLI 7/85/411 bookletOrder 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
D/DLI 7/85/421 bookletProgramme 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
D/DLI 7/85/431 paperCar 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
D/DLI 7/85/442 papersBulletin 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
D/DLI 7/85/456 papersBulletin 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
D/DLI 7/85/463 papersBulletin 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]
D/DLI 7/85/473 papersBulletin 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
D/DLI 7/85/481 cardMenu 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
D/DLI 7/85/49Photocopied examples of Christmas card designs by Gerald Palmer of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915
D/DLI 7/85/49(1)Photocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915
D/DLI 7/85/49(2)Photocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915
D/DLI 7/85/49(3)1 paperPhotocopy of a greetings card illustration by Gerald Palmer, 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1915
D/DLI 7/85/501 cardDurham Light Infantry Association Christmas card, n.d., [1980s]
D/DLI 7/85/511 bookletGuide to Brancepeth Castle, the Depot of the Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1939 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/85/521 volume, card boundThe Story of 50 Div[ision] by Aubrey Hammond, n.d., [1942]
D/DLI 7/85/531 plan, 89cm. x 64cm., printed, colouredPlan of Belgium and North East France, sheet 7, Tournai, 1942 Scale: 1:100,000
D/DLI 7/85/543 plans, 75cm. x 81cm., 72cm. x 22cm., 32cm. x 10cm., printed, colouredPlan of France, Caen-Falaise, n.d., [1944] Scale: 1:100,000
D/DLI 7/85/551 plan, 79cm. x 96cm., printed, colouredPlan of France, sheet 3A and 8, Cherbourg and Caen, 1943 Scale: 1:150,000
D/DLI 7/85/561 plan, 80cm. x 60cm., printed, black and whitePlan, in German, of north-west France around Lisieux, 1943 Scale: 1:50,000
D/DLI 7/85/571 plan, 8cm. x 6cm., printed, colouredPlan of Berlin, Germany, with annotations, n.d., [1945] Scale: 1: 200,000
D/DLI 7/85/581 plan, 62cm. x 49cm., printed, colouredPlan of Germany, sheet 1924, Hennstedt, 1945 Scale: 1:25,000
D/DLI 7/85/591 plan, 86cm. x 114cm., printed colouredPlan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 1, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
D/DLI 7/85/601 plan, 77cm. x 114cm., printed, colouredPlan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 2, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
D/DLI 7/85/611 plan, 89cm. x 65cm., printed, colouredPlan of Hamburg, Germany, showing bomb damage, sheet 3, May 1945 Scale: 1:12,500
D/DLI 7/85/621 plan, 81cm. x 61cm., printed, colouredPlan of Berlin, Germany, , 11 August 1945 Scale: 1:10,000
D/DLI 7/85/631 plan, 35cm. x 39cm., printed, colouredPlan 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
D/DLI 7/85/641 paperFragment of a plan, in German, of North-West Europe, n.d., [mid 20th c.]
D/DLI 7/85/651 plan, 100cm. x 71cm., printed, colouredPlan of London and South East England, military edition, 30 January 1939 Scale: 1:253,440
D/DLI 7/85/661 photograph, 26cm. x 21cm., black and whiteSigned photograph of the officers of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1950s]
D/DLI 7/85/671 photograph, 43cm. x 51cm., black and whiteAerial photograph of Montfort, Limburg Province, Holland, 18 November 1944
D/DLI 7/85/681 photograph, 16cm. x 16cm., black and whitePhotograph of Adolf Hitler, n.d., [1939 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/85/6930 papersCorrespondence 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
Briggs D/DLI 7/86/1Colonel Charles James BRIGGS3rd Battalion (later 4th Battalion),The Durham Light Infantry Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, 1888 – 1893.
D/DLI 7/86/11 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., sepia, card mountedPhotograph 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]
Briggs D/DLI 7/87/1-5Captain Leonard Scott BRIGGS2nd 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.
D/DLI 7/87/11 paperCommission of L.S. Briggs as second lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry, 10 August 1914
D/DLI 7/87/2Photograph album of Captain L.S. Briggs, covering his service with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions in Armentières, France, and in England, 1913 – 1924
D/DLI 7/87/2(1)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
D/DLI 7/87/2(2)Photograph of a woman, ‘M.P.K.’, on horseback, taken in the United Kingdom, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(3)Photograph of bandsmen of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, practising in a garden, taken at Armentieres, France, March 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(4)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry holding a horse [possibly taken at Ypres, Belgium], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(5)Photograph of two officers of The Durham Light Infantry relaxing in a garden [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(6)Photograph of a boy, ‘L.S.B.’, on horseback, n.d.
D/DLI 7/87/2(7)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(8)Photograph of an officer of The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(9)Photograph of the polo team of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, taken at Larkhill, Wiltshire, 1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(10)Group photograph captioned ‘O.T.C. Camp’, taken in the United Kingdom, 1912
D/DLI 7/87/2(11)Photograph of a woman and a group of children, c.1913
D/DLI 7/87/2(12)Photograph captioned Sandhurst, showing a horse, taken in the United Kingdom, 1913
D/DLI 7/87/2(13)Photograph of Captain W.D. Potts, The Durham Light Infantry, standing by the steps to a house [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(14)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
D/DLI 7/87/2(15)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
D/DLI 7/87/2(16)Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with a machine gun [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(17)Photograph of a sergeant of The Durham Light Infantry on horseback, taken at Ypres, Belgium, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(18)Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with horses in a field, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(19)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse, ‘Mariposa’, taken at Ypres, Belgium, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(20)Photograph of Captain R.B. Bradford, The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(21)Photograph of a view of a bomb crater, taken at Hooge, Belgium, 9 August 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(22)Photograph of two women in a garden, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(23)Photograph of two soldiers in a ruined farmyard, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(24)Photograph of two men, in civilian dress, standing with a woman outside a house, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(25)Photograph of a view of a footbridge over a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(26)Photograph of an aged man and a soldier, wearing a cap comforter, in a trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(27)Photograph of a view of a ruined building, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(28)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(29)Photograph of man, in civilian dress, standing by a flight of stairs, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(30)Photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in a snow covered trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(31)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry standing outside a tent, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(32)Photograph of a group of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry standing in a trench, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(33)Photograph of a view of a camp, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(34)Photograph of a view of a footbridge over a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(35)Photograph of a view of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in a camp, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(36)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry on a raft on a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(37)Photograph of a view of open countryside, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(38)Photograph of a view of a stream, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(39)Photograph of a view of a farm, taken at Armentieres, France, 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(40)Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(23)
D/DLI 7/87/2(41)Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(27)
D/DLI 7/87/2(42)Duplicate of D/DLI 7/87/2(32)
D/DLI 7/87/2(43)Photograph of a group of soldiers and men, in civilian dress, on horseback [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], n.d.
D/DLI 7/87/2(44)Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, ‘Clinker’, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(45)Photograph of a horse, ‘Clinker’, tethered to a buggy, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(46)Photograph of a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(47)Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(48)Photograph of a soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(49)Photograph of an officer and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with horses, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(50)Photograph of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, preparing to depart from South Shields, 3 March 1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(51)Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, with a horse, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(52)Photograph of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, preparing to depart from South Shields, 3 March 1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(53)Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, standing by a garden gate, taken in the United Kingdom, c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(54)Leave Form for Second-Lieutenant L.S. Briggs, 2 Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, from 27 July 1915 to 31 July 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(55)Army Services payment to Captain L.S. Briggs, The Durham Light Infantry, 21 August 1917
D/DLI 7/87/2(56)Photograph of Captain L.S. Briggs, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, on ‘Northgate’, taken at South Shields, 1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(57)Signed menu card for a farewell dinner of ‘H.Q.’ Mess, 3rd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at South Shields, 2 March 1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(58)Menu card for a farewell dinner of the 4th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, February 1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(59)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(60)Photograph of a horse, c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(61)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse [possibly taken in the United Kingdom], c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(62)Photograph of an officer [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry] on horseback in a camp, c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(63)Photograph of two officers [possibly of The Durham Light Infantry] standing in a camp, c.1918
D/DLI 7/87/2(64)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with Captain Rushbrook’s horse ‘Joey’, taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(65)Photograph of Captain and Mrs J.J. Stafford, on horseback, taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(66)Photograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry with a horse, ‘Bubbly’, taken at Stannington Bridge, Northumberland, March 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(67)Photograph captioned ‘Leading in Garcon II after winning the Rothbury Steeplechase’, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 14 April 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(68)Photograph, from a newspaper, of race horses, including ‘Garcon II’, being led around an enclosure ring, taken at Sedgefield, 24 March 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(69)Newspaper cutting of horse racing fixtures, 14 April 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(70)Photograph, from a newspaper, of horse racing spectators, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, c.1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(71)Photograph of Mr Adam Scott’s horse ‘Perforce’ winning a race [possibly at Rothbury, Northumberland], c.1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(72)Photograph of Mr H. Crisp, on ‘Cuhona’, and Mr Adam Scott, on ‘Waterbottle’, competing in a steeplechase [possibly at Rothbury, Northumberland], c.1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(73)Photograph of a race official crossing a course, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(74)Photograph of a woman leading a horse and rider from a race course, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(75)Photograph of spectators, and their cars, at a race meeting, taken at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1920
D/DLI 7/87/2(76)Menu card for a dinner of the Lambton Lodge, 11 April 1924
D/DLI 7/87/2(77)Programme of a concert by the band of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 13 May 1915
D/DLI 7/87/2(78)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
D/DLI 7/87/2(79)Photograph of a polo team of The Durham Light Infantry [possibly taken at Larkhill, Wiltshire], c.1919
D/DLI 7/87/2(80)1 album, leather boundPhotograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with a young woman [possibly taken at Armentieres, France], c.1915
D/DLI 7/87/31 photograph, 15cm. x 11cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of Captain L. Scott Briggs with the jockey, I.R. Alder, 1939
D/DLI 7/87/41 photograph, 30cm. x 25cm., black and whitePhotograph of the finish of the Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire, n.d., [1939 – 1940]
D/DLI 7/87/51 photograph, 28cm. x 23cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph 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
Briggs D/DLI 7/88/1(1-81)Colonel William Hilton BRIGGS3rd 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.
D/DLI 7/88/1Records of service, references, and correspondence concerning the career of Colonel W.H. Briggs, 28 April 1899 – 1 December 1941
D/DLI 7/88/1(1)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(2)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(3-4)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(5)Memorandum of approval by the Northern Command, of the grant of the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to Major W.H. Briggs, 31 July 1908
D/DLI 7/88/1(6)Record of William Hilton Briggs’ service as Special Reserve Officer, 1891 – 1919
D/DLI 7/88/1(7-10)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(11-15)Extracts from confidential inspection reports, 25 August 1911 – 9 August 1913
D/DLI 7/88/1(16-18)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(19-21)Letters to Colonel W.H. Briggs from K. Montgomery, R.A.R. Montgomery and Herbert Plumer, concerning promotions, 12 June 1915 – 19 February 1916
D/DLI 7/88/1(22)Letter from Trevor Spring, Headquarters, Tyne Garrison, Newcastle, to Colonel W.H. Briggs concerning the passing of information regarding zeppelins, 1 December 1916
D/DLI 7/88/1(23)Extract from the Quarterly Army List, concerning Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Briggs, n.d. [1917]
D/DLI 7/88/1(24-27)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(28-34)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(35-70)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(71-73)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(74)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(75-77)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
D/DLI 7/88/1(78)Newspaper obituaries, and report of the funeral, of Colonel W.H. Briggs, in The Times, 28 November – 1 December 1941
D/DLI 7/88/1(79)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.
D/DLI 7/88/1(80-81)Parchment, 1 membrane, and 80 papersNewspaper cuttings concerning the embodiment of the militia for service in South Africa, n.d. [c. 1900]
Briggs D/DLI 7/837/1-7[ ] Ernest BRIGGS13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Residence Heath View, Wingate
D/DLI 7/837/11 paperLetter 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]
D/DLI 7/837/21 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Private Ernest Briggs, 13th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/837/31 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Harry Briggs, in civilian dress, captioned: one of the Durhams, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/837/41 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of William A. Briggs, 20th Hussars; taken at Colchester, Essex, 26 September 1914
D/DLI 7/837/51 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Laurence Briggs as a boy, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/837/61 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Doris Briggs of 11 Heath View, Wingate, as an infant, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/837/71 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePostcard photograph of the houses at Heath View, Wingate, showing the Briggs family home, marked, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
Brimer D/DLI 7/89/1-9122494723 Corporal Ronald BRIMER1st 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
D/DLI 7/89/11 photograph, 15cm. x 10cm., black and whitePostcard 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
D/DLI 7/89/21 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePostcard 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]
D/DLI 7/89/31 cardChristmas card, including photograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, sent by Ronald Brimer to his parents, 1952
D/DLI 7/89/41 paperKorean war propaganda leaflet, 1952
D/DLI 7/89/51 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of Tommy Clouston and [Ronald Brimer] in Berlin, Germany, 1951
D/DLI 7/89/61 photograph, 17cm. x 12cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of ‘A’ Company, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Wavell Barracks, Spandau, Berlin, Germany, April 1952
D/DLI 7/89/71 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePostcard of the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/81 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePostcard of the damaged Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/91 photograph, 10cm. x 15cm., black and whitePostcard of the “Funkturm”, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/101 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePostcard of the Reichskanzlerplatz, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/111 photograph, 15cm. x 11cm., black and whitePostcard of the Russian Memorial, Berlin, Germany, n.d., [1951 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/121 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer and Ronald Moore, n.d., [1949 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/131 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/141 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of three soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/151 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of four soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/161 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and whitePhotograph of three unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1949 – 1952]
D/DLI 7/89/171 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1949 -1952]
D/DLI 7/89/181 photograph, 20cm. x 15cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching at Brancepeth, 1 June 1952
D/DLI 7/89/191 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/201 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/211 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/221 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/231 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/241 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry marching with the colours [at Brancepeth Castle], n.d., [1952]
D/DLI 7/89/251 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry and women at a party, n.d., [1949 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/261 photograph, 12cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry at a party, n.d., [1949 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/271 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of [Ronald Brimer] in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/281 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/291 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d. [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/301 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/311 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘His Nibbs R.B. [Ronald Brimer] outside the dining hall’, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/321 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer with a rocket launcher and other weapons, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/331 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer in a street [in South Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/341 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Tom and Hedley, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/351 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Appleby and Dolman, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/361 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘Cipp and Nick’, soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/371 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Chalder and Callaghan on the front line, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/381 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ernie Stockton of The Durham Light Infantry, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/391 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ron Harrison, commander of 2 Section, [Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/401 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of Ronald Brimer’s platoon, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/411 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer’s section, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/421 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the men of Ronald Brimer’s section, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/43Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in the early morning, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/441 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, sitting on a water wagon, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/451 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘the boys outside the cookhouse’, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/461 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘our beloved platoon sergeant working for a change’, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/471 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of two soldiers in a trench, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/481 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of an unidentified soldier of The Durham Light Infantry, [Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/491 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of British troops in the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/501 photograph, 11cm. x 9cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of officers of various regiments in Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/511 photograph, 6cm. x 8cm., black and whitePhotograph of two South Korean porters, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/521 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the front line, “before the air attack on [Point] 166”, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/531 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a napalm bomb exploding on Point 166, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/541 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a napalm bomb exploding on Point 166, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/551 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the front line in the early morning, Korea, n.d., [1952 -1953]
D/DLI 7/89/561 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘A’ Company Camp, 1st Battalion, of The Durham Light Infantry, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/571 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of an army camp, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/581 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a sign saying ‘Hetton-le-Hole’, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/591 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of a street in [Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/601 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of a street in [Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/611 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a mountain, [Korea], n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/621 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of army vehicles driving through the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/631 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/641 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/651 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 53]
D/DLI 7/89/661 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/671 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/681 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/691 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/70(1)1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/70(2)1 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of the Korean countryside, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/711 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph taken from an aeroplane on the way back to Korea from leave, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/721 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of Korea taken from an aeroplane, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/731 photograph, 5cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Korea taken from an aeroplane, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/741 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/751 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/761 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the [Korean] coastline, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/771 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/781 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/791 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/801 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/811 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/821 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/831 photograph, 6cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military cemetery, Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/841 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer and Sergeant Evans about to board an aeroplane to Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/851 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer and Ronald Moore in Ebisu Camp, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/861 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the ‘walk’ outside the palace, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/871 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of Ronald Brimer ‘outside the palace moat’, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/881 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of the entrance to the palace grounds, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/891 photograph, 6cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of Dobson and Foster outside the palace moat, Tokyo, Japan, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/901 photograph, 5cm. x 5cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers about to board an aeroplane in Tokyo, Japan, to return to Korea, n.d., [1952 – 1953]
D/DLI 7/89/911 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of boys in sports kit at the Light Infantry Training Camp, Bordon, Hampshire, 1951
Brimer D/DLI 7/90/119302 Private William BRIMER, M.M.2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry See also: Corporal Ronald Brimer, 1st Battalion, his son
D/DLI 7/90/11 cardCitation for the award of the Military Medal to Private William Brimer, 27 April 1918
Britton-Stray D/DLI 7/91/1102960, 4436618 Captain (Quartermaster) William George BRITTON-STRAY, M.B.E.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.
D/DLI 7/91/11 cardCertificate 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
Brooks D/DLI 7/92/1-528723 Private Albert BROOKS15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry Enlisted, 28 June 1915; discharged, 4 September 1917
D/DLI 7/92/11 card walletCharacter certificate of Private A. Brooks, 4 September 1917
D/DLI 7/92/21 paperDischarge certificate of Private A. Brooks, 4 September 1917
D/DLI 7/92/31 paperWar badge certificate of Private A. Brooks, 12 October 1917
D/DLI 7/92/41 cardField service postcard from Albert Brooks to Mrs. A. Brooks, 4 Holmside Terrace, Craghead, informing her that he has been wounded, 28 September 1916
D/DLI 7/92/51 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and whitePhotograph of Albert Brooks, and another man, at Netley Hospital, Southampton, 1917
Brooks D/DLI 7/93/122678 Private James BROOKS15th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/93/11 paper, printedCertificate of honourable discharge of Private J. Brooks, on 6 September 1916, 5 June 1918
Brooks D/DLI 7/94/1-34441928 Regimental Sergeant-Major William Charles BROOKS, M.M.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.
D/DLI 7/94/11 paperTelegram from Brigadier Pope, Nainital, India, congratulating W.C. Brooks on his Military Medal, 11 October 1930
D/DLI 7/94/21 paperCertificate that W.C. Brooks was mentioned in despatches, on 14 November 1930, for gallant and distinguished services in the field, July 1931
D/DLI 7/94/32 papersCertificate that the name of W.C. Brooks was published in the London Gazette as mentioned in despatches for distinguished service, 16 December 1943
Brough D/DLI 7/95/1-217750 Sergeant Michael BROUGH, D.C.M., M.M., and Bar13th 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.
D/DLI 7/95/11 paper, card mountedCertificate of honourable discharge of Sergeant Michael Brough, M.M., D.C.M., on 5 February 1919, by reason of disability, n.d., [1919]
D/DLI 7/95/21 paperLetter 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
Brown D/DLI 7/96/1-114459668 Sergeant David T. BROWNThe Durham Light Infantry Enlisted, 15 February 1940; discharged, 31 May 1946
D/DLI 7/96/11 cardRecord of service of Sergeant D.T. Brown, 5 March 1946
D/DLI 7/96/21 photograph, 9cm. x 6cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
D/DLI 7/96/31 photograph, 13cm. x 9cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
D/DLI 7/96/41 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of two unidentified soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
D/DLI 7/96/51 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of ‘NM.12 3rd Mortar Course SAS 1940’, 1940
D/DLI 7/96/61 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and whitePhotograph of four unidentified soldiers, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
D/DLI 7/96/71 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and whitePhotograph of two unidentified men, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
D/DLI 7/96/81 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and whitePhotograph of Frederick [T.] Brown and other prisoners of war in Stalag XXB, [Germany], n.d., [1939 – 1945]
D/DLI 7/96/91 photograph, 9cm. x 12cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘baby David’, [D.T. Brown], [1920s]
D/DLI 7/96/101 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., black and whitePhotograph of ‘baby David’, [D.T. Brown,] [1920s]
D/DLI 7/96/111 photograph, 8cm. x 6cm., black and whitePhotograph of an unidentified parish church, n.d., [1940 – 1946]
Brown D/DLI 7/97/1-116583 Private John BROWN1st 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
D/DLI 7/97/1Parchment, 1 membraneCharacter certificate of Private J. Brown, 26 October 1906
D/DLI 7/97/2Parchment, 1 membraneReserve certificate of Private J. Brown, 26 November 1906
D/DLI 7/97/32 cardsMembership card of the National Association for the Employment of Reserve and Discharged Soldiers of Private J. Brown, n.d., [1906]
D/DLI 7/97/41 photograph, 9cm. x 14cm., sepiaPhotograph of Lance-Corporal [J. Brown], n.d., [1898 – 1906]
D/DLI 7/97/51 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., sepiaPhotograph of Lance-Corporal J. Brown, n.d., [1905 – 1906]
D/DLI 7/97/61 photograph, 11xcm. x 17cm., sepiaPhotograph of Lance-Corporal J. Brown, n.d., [1905 – 1906]
D/DLI 7/97/71 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., sepiaPhotograph of John Brown as a boxer, n.d., [1898 – 1915]
D/DLI 7/97/81 photograph, 7cm. x 5cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d., [1914 – 1915]
D/DLI 7/97/91 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., sepiaPhotograph of H.M.S. Birkenhead, n.d., [1898 – 1915]
D/DLI 7/97/101 postcardPostcard entitled The language of Stamps, n.d., [1898 – 1915]
D/DLI 7/97/111 photograph, 11cm. x 17cm., black and whitePhotograph entitled The Sailor’s Grave, n.d., [1898 – 1915]
Brown D/DLI 7/98/1-31312, 201278 Company Sergeant-Major, later Lieutenant Norman Ernest BROWN, M.M., M.I.D.5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry Served in First World War; wounded.
D/DLI 7/98/11 paperSheet of music, The Boys from Durham, written for the 18th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, arranged by F. Spittlehouse, n.d., [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/98/21 paperWords to the song, The Boys from Durham, n.d., [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/98/31 cardMembership card of the DLI Association, issued to N.E. Brown, 15 February [1949]
Brown D/DLI 7/99/1-44469090 Private Stanley BROWN11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry Born Darlington; residence Darlington; killed in action, 28 June 1944
D/DLI 7/99/11 paperLetter 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
D/DLI 7/99/2Letter 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
D/DLI 7/99/31 paperLetter from the War Office, 32 Grosvenor Gardens, London, to Mr. Brown informing him where S. Brown is buried, 23 June 1945
D/DLI 7/99/41 photograph, black and white, 7cm. x 9cm.Photograph of S. Brown, n.d., [1929 – 1944]
Brown D/DLI 7/838/1-422/367 Lance-Corporal Joseph BROWN22nd 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
D/DLI 7/838/11 paper, 32 cm. x 48 cm., colour printed, card mountedMemorial 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]
D/DLI 7/838/2Card 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]
D/DLI 7/838/2(1)Photograph of Private Joseph Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 – 1917]
D/DLI 7/838/2(2)2 papers, printed and 2 photographs, 8 cm. x 13 cm., and 4 cm. x 4 cm., black and white, mounted on cardPhotograph detail of Private Joseph Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1914 – 1917]
D/DLI 7/838/31 photograph, 46 cm. x 59 cm., colour, card mountedPhotograph 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
D/DLI 7/838/41 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph 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]
Brown D/DLI 7/839/1-19105245 Private Thomas BROWN52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry Born 25 April 1898; enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 25 May 1918; served in Germany; demolibized January 1920
D/DLI 7/839/11 paper, duplicatedCopy page from the soldier’s small book of Private Thomas Brown, ‘C’ Company, 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1918]
D/DLI 7/839/21 paper, duplicatedCopy 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]
D/DLI 7/839/31 paper, duplicatedCopy protection certificate and certificate of identity of Private Thomas Brown, 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Ripon, Yorkshire, 11 January 1920
D/DLI 7/839/41 paper, duplicatedCopy certificate of transfer to the Reserve on demobilization of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, York, 8 February 1920
D/DLI 7/839/51 paper, duplicatedCopy soldier’s demobilization account of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1920]
D/DLI 7/839/61 photograph, 28 cm. x 23 cm., black and whiteGroup photograph of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Germany, n.d. [ c.1919] Includes: Private Thomas Brown, back row, second right
D/DLI 7/839/71 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1918]
D/DLI 7/839/81 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Private Thomas Brown, The Durham Light Infantry, n.d. [1919]
D/DLI 7/839/91 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Private Thomas Brown, inset into a photograph view of Cologne Cathedral and environs, Germany, 1919
D/DLI 7/839/101 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph 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]
D/DLI 7/839/111 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers mounting guard at a sentry post outside the town guardroom, Cologne, Germany, 1919 Includes: Private Thomas Brown, front row, extreme right
D/DLI 7/839/121 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph 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
D/DLI 7/839/131 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph 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
D/DLI 7/839/141 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of a group of soldiers outside a barracks hut, wearing flowers in their caps, n.d. [1918 – 1919]
D/DLI 7/839/151 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry on parade near the Rhine Bridge, Cologne, Germany, n.d. [1919]
D/DLI 7/839/161 photograph, 25 cm. x 20 cm., black and white, card mountedPhotograph of the colour party and colours, probably of the 52nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, Germany, n.d. [1919]
D/DLI 7/839/171 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of two unidentified soldiers, pioneers, of The Durham Light Infantry, probably taken in Germany, n.d. [1919]
D/DLI 7/839/181 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of a military band and soldiers parading out of the gates of Riehl Barracks, Cologne, Germany, n.d. [1919]
D/DLI 7/839/191 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph view of the market square, Lechenich, Germany, n.d. [1919]
Bruce 1 D/DLI 7/100/14449242 [Boy] John Ridley William BRUCE2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/100/11 paperArmy certificate of education, second class, of [Boy] J.R.W. Bruce, 29 April 1933
Bruce 2 D/DLI 7/1138/1-911373, later 4435491 Sergeant William James BRUCE2nd 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.
D/DLI 7/1138/11 bookletRegular army certificate of service belonging to Sergeant William James Bruce, 1912-1935
D/DLI 7/1138/21 paperThird class certificate of education in arithmetic and writing, awarded to Boy W.J. Bruce, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 27 September 1912
D/DLI 7/1138/31 paperSecond class certificate of education in arithmetic and writing, awarded to Boy W.J. Bruce, 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 8 April 1914
D/DLI 7/1138/41 paperCertificate of proficiency in the method of keeping rifles, awarded to Sergeant W.J. Bruce, 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 10 December 1930
D/DLI 7/1138/51 paperCertificate 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
D/DLI 7/1138/61 paperCertificate of proficiency in the method of keeping [a] Vickers machine gun in order, awarded to Sergeant W.J. Bruce, 29 December 1930
D/DLI 7/1138/71 paperMilitary service history of Sergeant W.J. Bruce, The Durham Light Infantry, stamped ‘Army Vocational Training Centre, Hounslow, 17 May 1935’
D/DLI 7/1138/81 photograph, 8.5cm x 13.5cm, sepiaPhotograph of W.J. Bruce in bandsman’s uniform, sent to his father Mr. J. Bruce, Sheriff Hill Police Station, Gateshead, n.d. [1912]
D/DLI 7/1138/91 photograph, 8.5cm x 12.5cm, sepiaPhotograph 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]
Bruce 3 D/DLI 7/101/1-81936 Corporal, later Lieutenant William Joseph BRUCE5th 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.
D/DLI 7/101/11 photograph, 11cm. x 16cm., black and whitePhotograph of Lieutenant W.J. Bruce and his wife, n.d., [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/101/21 paperCommission of William Joseph Bruce as Second Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 11 September 1918
D/DLI 7/101/31 paperCertificate 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
D/DLI 7/101/41 booklet, cloth boundAccount 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
D/DLI 7/101/51 paperTestimonial 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
D/DLI 7/101/61 photograph, 8 cm. x 10 cm., black and whitePhotograph of an unidentified sergeant, probably W.J. Bruce, n.d. [1914 – 1918]
D/DLI 7/101/71 photograph, 10 cm. x 7 cm., black and whitePhotograph 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]
D/DLI 7/101/81 photograph, 9 cm. x 6 cm., black and whitePhotograph of piles of human skulls and bones, probably on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, n.d. [1919 – 1920]
Brunskill D/DLI 7/102/196062 Private Charles Henry BRUNSKILL2nd Battalion, later 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
D/DLI 7/102/11 paperOne-shilling bank note issued by the British Military Authority, n.d., [1914 – 1918]

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