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Gallant 18th DLI!” The 18th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry was known as the “Durham Pals”. These were volunteers who responded to Lord Kitchener’s “your country needs you ...
Durham Light Infantry Goes to War untangles the complex war experience of the county." Image source, National Army Museum The exhibition also explores the bravery of the all-volunteer 18th ...
BOB WEST in Chilton has been following our journey of the 18th Durham Light Infantry closely because his great-uncle, Lance Corporal George Appleby, would have been undergoing something very ...
Durham County Council approved plans which will see the Durham Light Infantry close its Aykley Heads ... parts of which dates back to the 18th century in storage. But a petition, set up by David ...
D.L.I. badge sewn on chinese silk at Shanghai, Tiensin. John Robert Hood was a bandsman in the Durham Light Infantry. It surprised me when I was a lot younger, how a bandsman could serve in so ...
Hundreds of people - including veterans and serving soldiers - attended a dedication service this morning for a new statue marking the contribution of The Durham Light Infantry. The now defunct ...
Durham County Council has unveiled an installation to celebrate the past and future of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Museum and give the venue a "new life". A piece of industrial artwork ...
The Durham Light Infantry Museum in Durham will close on the 1st of April despite protests. People gathered outside County Hall this morning before a council meeting. The protestors said they were ...
The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) collection included a solid silver punch bowl, claret jugs and posy vases. The 132 lots up for sale in Newcastle were expected to fetch up to £60,000, but actually ...
Durham Light Infantry Goes to War untangles the complex war experience of the county." The exhibition also explores the bravery of the all-volunteer 18th Battalion, which came under fire from ...