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    The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers...
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    Shropshire Light Infantry Durham Light Infantry On 31 March 1969 the 4th Battalion The Light Infantry (formerly The Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded...
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    the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry. In 2007, however, The Light Infantry was amalgamated further...
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  • This is a list of battalions of the Durham Light Infantry, which existed as a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. When the 68th Regiment of...
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    Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry, which in turn was merged...
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    The 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1758. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated...
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    of the Light Infantry Brigade (the KSLI, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and Durham Light Infantry) amalgamated...
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    Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry. However, this was amalgamated with the Durham Light Infantry, the...
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    4th and 5th Green Howards and 5th Durham Light Infantry), and 151st (6th to 9th battalions Durham Light Infantry). British military doctrine development...
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    Light Infantry (SCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in October 1959 by the merger of the Somerset Light Infantry and...
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    Thomas Young (VC) (category Durham Light Infantry soldiers)
    Gateshead. He was 23 years old, and a private in the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when the following deed...
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    6th Viscount Gort 5th Infantry Division (Major-General Harold Franklyn) I Corps (Lieutenant-General Michael Barker) 1st Infantry Division (Major-General...
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    Light Infantry Brigade: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Durham Light Infantry, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry...
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  • King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; 1st Battalion, Herefordshire Light Infantry; and 6th/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Upon formation, the regiment's...
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  • King's Shropshire Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry Under the Defence Review announced in July, 1957, the infantry of the line was reorganised, and...
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  • Michael Heaviside (category Durham Light Infantry soldiers)
    at the Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery. The D.L.I. Museum (now closed) was the official museum of the Durham Light Infantry. Located...
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    Thomas Kenny (VC) (category Durham Light Infantry soldiers)
    the Victoria Cross. He was a private in the 13th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when the following deed...
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  • British Light Infantry Regiments Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Durham Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry King's...
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    1st Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 10th Infantry Division 11th Infantry Division 12th Infantry Division...
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  • Adam Wakenshaw (category Durham Light Infantry soldiers)
    Wakenshaw was 28 years old, and a private in the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, British Army during the Second World War, and was awarded a Victoria...
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  • Peter de la Billière (category Durham Light Infantry officers)
    the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1952. He was later commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Durham Light Infantry. During his early career...
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  • became the 1st Durham Rifle Volunteers In 1881 with the amalgamation of the regulars, militia and volunteers into the Durham Light Infantry, the use of regular...
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    Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment 29th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 33rd Battalion, The London Regiment (Rifle Brigade) 41st Trench...
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    units during World War II. Certain battalions descended from the Durham Light Infantry wore green lanyards to denote their past links with the regiment...
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  • The Durham Light Infantry Brigade was formed in 1902 to command the part-time Volunteer battalions of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI). Previously these...
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  • The 190th (2nd Durham Light Infantry) Brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Force formation of the British Army during World War I. Formed from battalions...
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  • went on to become a Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) in the Territorial Force and saw action as infantry and pioneers in some of the bloodiest...
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    following day the British units joined forces and the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, with tank support, attempted to recapture the bridge. The bridge...
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    106th Regiment was joined with the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the Durham Light Infantry, as its second regular battalion. On...
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    50th (Northumbrian) Division (category Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I)
    'Northumberland', 'York and Durham' and 'Durham Light Infantry (DLI)' Brigades. Each brigade was composed of four infantry battalions, descendants of the...
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