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6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
The 6th Battalion Durham light Infantry was a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at The Drill Hall, Union St, Bishop Auckland were A and B Coy's were also based.
C Coy was based at The Armoury, Spennymoor. D Coy at The Armoury, Crook. E Coy at The Armoury, Stanhope. F Coy at The Armoury, King St, Barnard Castle. G and H Coy's were both based at The Armoury, Edith St, Consett.
The 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry was a territorial battalion based at Bishop Auckland serving with DLI Brigade, Northumbrian Division. They had just departed for their annual summer camp when war broke out and they were at once recalled their home base.The 50th division was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August 1914 and took up their allotted positions on the Tyne defences with the 6th DLI being based at Bolden Colliery, then went on Ravensworth Park near Newcastle by October. They proceeded to France on the 17th of April 1915, landing at Boulogne, the division concentrating in the area of Steenvoorde just as the German army attacked Ypres, using poison gas for the first time.
The 50th Division were rushed into the battle. On the 14th of May the formation was renamed 151st Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division. They saw action in The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge and The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge. On the 3rd of June after suffering heavy casualties, the 1/6th and 1/8th Battalions merged to form 6/8th Battalion and on the 15th of July the battalion was reduced to cadre strength and transferred to the Lines of Communication.
They resumed their own identities on the 11th of August after recieving reinforcements and on the 16th the 6th DLI joined 117th Brigade 39th Division. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including, the fighting on the Ancre, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre heights and the capture of Schwaben Reddoubt and Stuff Trench as well as The Battle of the Ancre.
In 1917 they fought in The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood and The Second Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action at The Battle of St Quentin, The actions at the Somme crossings, The Battle of Bapaume and The Battle of Rosieres before moving to Flanders. They took part in The fighting on Wytschaete Ridge, The First and Second Battle of Kemmel and The Battle of the Scherpenberg.
The Division had suffered heavy losses and they were reduced to a cadre by the 1st of June 1918 and took on a role supervising courses of instruction for newly arrived American troops, beginning with units of the 77th American Division at Wolphus. They moved to Varengeville on the 15th of August. By the Armistice the order had already been given to disband the training cadres and the 6th DLI were disbanded in France on the 6th of November 1918.
3rd Aug 1914 The 6th DLI Return From Camp
4th Aug 1914 Durham Territorials break camp At Conway Camp in North Wales, reveille was sounded at 4am. The Territorials of the 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions Durham Light Infantry quickly broke camp and marched to the station to board special trains back to their County Durham bases to mobilize for war.11th DLI Martin Bashforth
5th Aug 1914 F Coy 6th DLI leave Barnard Castle The men of F Coy, 6th Durham Light Infantry were ordered to report to the Drill Hall in Barnard Castle at 8am, to prepare to leave at 4.30pm to rejoin the rest of the Battalion at Bishop Auckland. They had arrived home just after mid-day yesterday.Teesdale Mercury
9th Aug 1914 6th DLI to East Boldon The Territorials of the 6th Durham Light Infantry left Bishop Auckland for East Boldon.Teesdale Mercury
10th Apr 1915 Preparations for Move
17th Apr 1915 On the Move
19th Apr 1915 On the Move
19th of April 1915 Establishing HQs
20th Apr 1915 On the Move
21st Apr 1915 On the March
22nd Apr 1915 On Stand by
22nd of April 1915 Germans Attack
22nd of April 1915 Standing by
23rd of April 1915 Under attack
23rd of April 1915 Northunberlands Transferred
23rd of April 1915 Concentration
23rd of April 1915 Divisional Movements
23rd of April 1915 Delays
23rd of April 1915 Urgent Moves
23rd of April 1915 Brigade to 5th Corps
23rd Apr 1915 On the March
24th of April 1915 Reserve Brigades
24th of April 1915 Transfer of Infantry
24th of April 1915 Units in position
24th Apr 1915 Into the Trenches
24th of April 1915 Positions of Northumberland Division
25th of April 1915 Counter Attack
25th Apr 1915 In the Trenches
26th Apr 1915 Heavy Casualties
26th of April 1915 Confusion
27th Apr 1915 In the Trenches
27th Apr 1915 Reinforcements
28th Apr 1915 In the Trenches
29th Apr 1915 In the Trenches
30th Apr 1915 Under Shellfire
1st May 1915 In the Line
1st May 1915 Shelling
2nd May 1915 On the March
3rd May 1915 On the March
3rd of May 1915 Orders
3rd of May 1915 Divisional Area Allotted
3rd of May 1915 Orders
4th May 1915 Brigade Praised
4th of May 1915 CinC to address troops
7th May 1915 At Rest
8th May 1915 At Rest
9th May 1915 Into Reserve
10th May 1915 At Rest
11th May 1915 Into the Trenches
12th May 1915 Renaming
13th May 1915 Under Shellfire
14th May 1915 In the Trenches
14th of May 1915 Thanks from Cavalry
15th May 1915 Relieved
19th May 1915 New CO
22nd of May 1915 Reliefs
24th May 1915 In Support
25th May 1915 Working Party
26th May 1915 Working Party Shelled
27th May 1915 Working Parties
28th May 1915 On the March
29th May 1915 Brave brothers in action
31st of May 1915 Report
1st Jun 1915 On the March
4th Jun 1915 On the March
7th of June 1915 Artillery into position
8th Jun 1915 Reorganisation
8th of June 1915 GOC Conference
11th Jun 1915 On the March
12th Jun 1915 Working Parties
13th Jun 1915 Working Parties
14th Jun 1915 Working Party
15th Jun 1915 No Fires
16th Jun 1915 Heavy Bombardment
16th Jun 1915 Infantry Assault
17th Jun 1915 Trench Work
18th Jun 1915 Trench Work
18th of June 1915 Attack at Hooge
18th of June 1915
18th of June 1915
19th Jun 1915 At Rest
20th Jun 1915 On the March
20th of June 1915 Move
20th of June 1915 New Orders Received
21st Jun 1915 Relief
21st Jun 1915 Reliefs Completed
22nd Jun 1915 Snipers Active
23rd Jun 1915 Good Luck
24th Jun 1915 Rifles Jamming
26th Jun 1915 Under Shellfire
27th Jun 1915 Reliefs
28th Jun 1915 In Camp
30th Jun 1915 In Camp
2nd Jul 1915 Route March
3rd Jul 1915 Reliefs
3rd Jul 1915 Reliefs
4th Jul 1915 Reliefs Completed
5th Jul 1915 In the Trenches
6th Jul 1915 In the Trenches
9th Jul 1915 Reliefs Completed
10th Jul 1915 In Support
11th Jul 1915 Working Parties
13th Jul 1915 Working Party Shelled
14th Jul 1915 Burial Party
15th Jul 1915 Leave Begins
16th Jul 1915 On the March
17th Jul 1915 Into Reserve Trenches
18th Jul 1915 In the Trenches
19th Jul 1915 Situation Normal
20th Jul 1915 Men Wounded
21st Jul 1915 Snipers Active
22nd Jul 1915 Good Progress
22nd Jul 1915 Companies in Reserve
24th Jul 1915 Reliefs Completed
25th Jul 1915 Church Parade
26th Jul 1915 Working Parties
27th Jul 1915 Working Parties
28th Jul 1915 Company Reliefs
29th Jul 1915 Reliefs
30th Jul 1915 Working Parties
31st Jul 1915 Availability of Supplies
1st Aug 1915 Battalion to be Re-established
3rd Aug 1915 Reinforcements
4th Aug 1915 Inspection
5th Aug 1915 Reorganisation
6th Aug 1915 Drill and Working Parties
7th Aug 1915 Reliefs Completed
8th Aug 1915 Trench Work
9th Aug 1915 Under Shellfire
11th Aug 1915 New CO
11th of Aug 1915
12th Aug 1915 Parades
13th Aug 1915 Reliefs Completed
14th Aug 1915 In the Trenches
15th Aug 1915 Change of Command
16th Aug 1915 Trench Work
17th Aug 1915 Trench Work
18th Aug 1915 Night Patrol
19th Aug 1915 Reliefs Completed
20th Aug 1915 In Billets
21st Aug 1915 Reorganisation
22nd Aug 1915 Church Parade
23rd Aug 1915 Reinforcements
24th Aug 1915 Inspection
25th Aug 1915 Working Parties
29th Aug 1915 In Billets
30th Aug 1915 Under Shellfire
31st Aug 1915 Blow Expected
2nd Sep 1915 Blow Still Expected
4th Sep 1915 Communication Exercise
5th Sep 1915 Mining Coy Takes Over
6th Sep 1915 Reliefs Completed
7th September 1915 Inspection
8th Sep 1915 In Billets
10th Sep 1915 Under Shellfire
11th Sep 1915 Inspections
12th Sep 1915 Church Parade
12th September 1915 Reliefs
13th Sep 1915 Sentry Wounded
14th Sep 1915 Request
15th Sep 1915 Recomendations
17th Sep 1915 Recomendations
18th Sep 1915 Reliefs Completed
19th Sep 1915 Artillery In Action
20th Sep 1915 Trench Work
22nd Sep 1915 Fine Day
23rd Sep 1915 Reliefs
24th September 1915 Orders
24th September 1915 Programme
25th Sep 1915 Artillery In Action
25th September 1915 Wind
25th September 1915 Orders
26th Sep 1915 Reliefs Completed
26th September 1915 Reliefs Complete
26th September 1915 Reliefs Complete
27th Sep 1915 Trench Work
27th September 1915 Patrols
27th September 1915 Orders
27th September 1915 Orders
28th September 1915 Reliefs complete
29th Sep 1915 Trench Visit
30th Sep 1915 Reliefs
1st Oct 1915 In Billets
2nd Oct 1915 Bombing Instruction
4th Oct 1915 Trouble
5th Oct 1915 Reliefs Completed
6th Oct 1915 Relief Plan
7th Oct 1915 In the Trenches
8th Oct 1915 In the Trenches
9th Oct 1915 Patrol Lost
10th Oct 1915 Instruction
11th Oct 1915 Attack Planned
12th Oct 1915 Trench Work
13th Oct 1915 Diversion
13th of October 1915 Orders
14th Oct 1915 Patrols
14th Oct 1915 Reliefs
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
17th October 1915 Quiet
19th Oct 1915 Reliefs Completed
26th Oct 1915 Reliefs Completed
26th Oct 1915 Reliefs Completed
26th of October 1915 Moves
27th Oct 1915 Royal Review
28th Oct 1915 In Billets
30th Oct 1915 Reliefs Completed
31st Oct 1915 Instruction
1st Nov 1915 Changes in Command
1st November 1915 Warnings
2nd Nov 1915 Wet
2nd November 1915 Ammunition Allotment
3rd Nov 1915 Wet and Miserable
3rd of November 1915
4th Nov 1915 Trench Work
4th November 1915 Reliefs
4th November 1915 Orders
4th November 1915 Training Programme
5th Nov 1915 Instruction
6th Nov 1915 Trench Work
6th Nov 1915 Working Parties
7th Nov 1915 Reliefs Completed
7th Nov 1915 Reliefs Completed
7th November 1915 Orders Issued
7th November 1915 Reliefs
8th Nov 1915 Cleaning
8th November 1915 Orders
10th Nov 1915 On the March
10th November 1915 Shelling
11th Nov 1915 Billets
12th Nov 1915 Working Parties
12th November 1915 On the Move
13th Nov 1915 Wet Day
13th November 1915 Training Programme
14th Nov 1915 Training and Football
15th Nov 1915 Frosty
16th Nov 1915 Concert
17th Nov 1915 Platoon Training
18th Nov 1915 Band
20th Nov 1915 Football
23rd Nov 1915 Gas Training
24th Nov 1915 Training and Football
25th Nov 1915 Training
27th Nov 1915 Reinforcements
28th Nov 1915 Church Parade
29th Nov 1915 Boxing Match
30th Nov 1915 Football
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
1st Dec 1915 Football
2nd Dec 1915 Baths
2nd December 1915 Orders
3rd Dec 1915 Parade & Training
4th Dec 1915 Weather Bad
5th Dec 1915 Fine Day
6th Dec 1915 Football & Boxing
7th Dec 1915 Wet Day
8th Dec 1915 Temporary appointment
9th Dec 1915 Training
10th Dec 1915 Blankets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
11th Dec 1915 Scabies
11th December 1915 Orders
12th Dec 1915 Wet Day
13th Dec 1915 Preparing for Move
13th December 1915 Reliefs
13th December 1915 Orders
13th December 1915 Order
13st December 1915 Orders
13th December 1915 Reliefs
13th December 1915 Orders
15th Dec 1915 Inspection
15th December 1915 Advance Parties
16th Dec 1915 Machine Guns Move
17th Dec 1915 On the March
17th December 1915 On the Move
18th Dec 1915 Reliefs
19th Dec 1915 Gas Attack
20th Dec 1915 Under Shellfire
21st Dec 1915 Artillery Active
22nd Dec 1915 White Handkerchief
23rd Dec 1915 Reliefs
25th Dec 1915 In Hutments
27th Dec 1915 Reliefs
28th Dec 1915 Artillery Active
29th Dec 1915 Hun Quiet
30th Dec 1915 Trench Work
31st Dec 1915 Reliefs
1st Jan 1916 In Reserve
2nd Jan 1916 Reinforcements
3rd Jan 1916 Artillery Active
4th Jan 1916 Reliefs Completed
5th Jan 1916 Trench Work
6th Jan 1916 Enemy Aircraft
7th Jan 1916 Enemy Active
8th Jan 1916 Artillery Bombardment
9th Jan 1916 Reliefs
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
10th Jan 1916 In Huts
11th Jan 1916 Inspection
12th Jan 1916 Enemy Aircraft
13th Jan 1916 Reliefs
14th Jan 1916 Snipers Active
15th Jan 1916 Trench Work
16th Jan 1916 Honours
16th January 1916 Visit
16th January 1916 Reorganisation
17th Jan 1916 Artillery Bombardment
18th Jan 1916 In Reserve
19th Jan 1916 Under Shellfire
20th Jan 1916 Quiet Day
20th January 1916 Post Constructed
21st Jan 1916 Reliefs
22nd Jan 1916 Under Shellfire
24th Jan 1916 Trench Work
25th Jan 1916 Reliefs
26th Jan 1916 Inspection and Baths
27th January 1916 Snipers, Sausages and Whizz-bangs
29th Jan 1916 Reliefs
29th of January 1916 Machine Gun Emplacements
29th January 1916 Machine Guns
30th Jan 1916 Precautions
30th January 1916 Snipers
31st Jan 1916 Stand To
31st January 1916 Enemy Lines
31st January 1916 Shelling
1st Feb 1916 In the Trenches
1st February 1916 Misty
1st February 1916 Enemy Aircraft
2nd Feb 1916 Reliefs
2nd February 1916 Exchange of Fire
2nd February 1916 Aeroplane Photographs
3rd Feb 1916 Enemy Shelling
4th Feb 1916 Working Parties
4th February 1916 Reliefs
4th February 1916 Enemy Guns
4th February 1916 Enemy Artillery
5th Feb 1916 Working Parties
5th February 1916 Shelling
5th February 1916 Shelling
5th February 1916 Snipers
5th February 1916 Uniforms
6th Feb 1916 Reliefs
6th Feb 1916 Reorganisation
6th February 1916 Orders
7th Feb 1916 Under Shellfire
7th February 1916 Shelling
7th February 1916 Artillery Active
8th Feb 1916 Under Shellfire
9th Feb 1916 Aircraft Active
9th February 1916 Orders
9th of February 1916 Orders
9th February 1916 Artillery Active
9th February 1916 Call Ups
10th Feb 1916 Artillery In Action
11th Feb 1916 Working Parties
11th February 1916 Warning
11th February 1916 Enemy Active
12th Feb 1916 Artillery Bombardment
12th February 1916 Gas Alert
12th February 1916 Quieter
13th Feb 1916 Enemy Active
14th Feb 1916 On Stand by
14th February 1916 Bomardment
15th February 1916 Orders
18th Feb 1916 Reliefs Completed
18th of February 1916 Reliefs Complete
18th of February 1916 Less Shelling
19th Feb 1916 Trench Work
19th of February 1916 Reorganisation
20th Feb 1916 Enemy Active
21st Feb 1916 A Quiet Day
21st February 1916 Snow
22nd Feb 1916 Reliefs Completed
22nd February 1916 Gas
22nd of February 1916 Machine Guns
23rd Feb 1916 Unsatisfactory State
23rd February 1916 Warning
24th Feb 1916 Heavy Snow
25th Feb 1916 Reinforcements
25th February 1916 Dangerous Wind
26th Feb 1916 Under Shellfire
26th February 1916 Hostile Artillery
27th Feb 1916 Situation Normal
28th Feb 1916 Situation Normal
28th February 1916 Dummys
28th February 1916 Orders
29th Feb 1916 Artillery In Action
29th February 1916 Report
29th February 1916 Orders
29th February 1916 Orders
29th of February 1916 Artillery Active
1st March 1916 Orders
1st of March 1916 Bombardment
1st of March 1916 Orders
2nd Mar 1916 Artillery In Action
2nd March 1916 Orders
4th Mar 1916 Baths
5th Mar 1916 Into Support
6th Mar 1916 Heavy Snow
6th of March 1916 Orders
7th of March 1916 Orders
7th of March 1916 Orders
8th Mar 1916 Reliefs
8th of March 1916 Mining
10th of March 1916 Reliefs Completed
10th of March 1916 Orders
10th of March 1916 Orders
11th Mar 1916 Parade
12th Mar 1916 Church Parade
13th Mar 1916 Concert
14th Mar 1916 Reliefs Completed
15th Mar 1916 Trench Work
16th Mar 1916 Enemy Shelling
16th of March 1916 Orders
17th Mar 1916 Aircraft Active
18th Mar 1916 Reliefs
18th of March 1916 Orders
18th Mar 1916 Reliefs Complete
19th Mar 1916 In Billets
20th Mar 1916 In Billets
20th of March 1916 Orders
23rd Mar 1916 Reliefs Completed
23rd of March 1916 Reliefs
24th Mar 1916 Trench Work
25th Mar 1916 Trench Work
26th Mar 1916 Reliefs
27th Mar 1916 In Reserve
28th Mar 1916 Into the Trenches
31st of March 1916 Orders
1st Apr 1916 Hostile Shelling
2nd Apr 1916 Hostile Shelling
3rd Apr 1916 Reliefs
3rd of April 1916 Orders
4th Apr 1916 Brigadier's Address
5th Apr 1916 On the Move
8th Apr 1916 Into the Trenches
9th Apr 1916 Attack Made
10th Apr 1916 Attack Made
11th Apr 1916 Reliefs Completed
12th Apr 1916 In Reserve
13th Apr 1916 Aircraft Active
14th Apr 1916 Field Gun Targetted
17th Apr 1916 At Rest
20th Apr 1916 Under Shellfire
20th of April 1916 Orders
21st Apr 1916 Under Shellfire
22nd Apr 1916 Artillery Exchange
22nd of April 1916 Gas
23rd Apr 1916 In Reserve
24th Apr 1916 At Rest
26th Apr 1916 Training
27th Apr 1916 Inspection
28th of April 1916 Inspection
30th of April 1916 Stand To
30th of April 1916 At Rest
1st of May 1916 Orders
2nd May 1916 Training and Route March
4th May 1916 Draft Arrives
5th May 1916 Inspections
6th May 1916 Demonstrations
7th May 1916 Church Parade
8th May 1916 On the March
9th May 1916 Working Parties
10th May 1916 Working Parties
11th May 1916 Working Parties
12th May 1916 Route March
13th May 1916 Lecture
14th May 1916 Church Parade
14th of May 1916 Training & Sport
15th May 1916 Brigade Cross Country Run
16th May 1916 Parade
17th May 1916 Football
18th of May 1916 Orders
19th May 1916 Route March
20th May 1916 Boxing Match
20th of May 1916 Orders
21st May 1916 New CO
22nd May 1916 Training
23rd May 1916 Inspection
24th May 1916 Medical Inspections
24th of May 1916 Orders
25th May 1916 Football
25th of May 1916 Moves
25th of May 1916 Moves
26th May 1916 Change of Command
27th of May 1916 Reliefs
28th May 1916 On the March
29th May 1916 Working Parties
30th May 1916 In Reserve
31st May 1916 Working Parties
2nd Jun 1916 Heavy Shelling
3rd Jun 1916 Reinforcements
4th Jun 1916 Strafe
5th Jun 1916 Reliefs
7th Jun 1916 Strafe
8th Jun 1916 Reliefs Completed
9th Jun 1916 Entertainment
10th Jun 1916 Working Parties
11th Jun 1916 Burial Party
12th Jun 1916 CO at Headquaters
14th Jun 1916 Reliefs Completed
16th Jun 1916 Heavy Shelling
18th Jun 1916 Heavy Shelling
19th Jun 1916 Under Shellfire
20th Jun 1916 Reliefs Completed
21st Jun 1916 Working Parties
22nd Jun 1916 Gas Alarm
25th Jun 1916 Wire Cutting
26th Jun 1916 Reliefs
27th Jun 1916 Artillery Bombardment
28th Jun 1916 Bombardment
29th Jun 1916 Trench Mortars
30th Jun 1916 Wind Safe
1st Jul 1916 Trench Mortars
2nd Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed
3rd Jul 1916 No Working Parties
4th Jul 1916 Raid Planned
5th Jul 1916 Training
6th Jul 1916 Trench Raid
7th Jul 1916 No Success
8th Jul 1916 Reliefs
9th Jul 1916 Raid Made
10th Jul 1916 Valuable Prisoner
11th Jul 1916 Heavy Minenwefer Fire
12th Jul 1916 Reinforcements
14th Jul 1916 Trench Raid
15th Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed
16th Jul 1916 Reinforcements
17th Jul 1916 Working Parties
18th Jul 1916 Bravery Recognised
20th Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed
21st Jul 1916 In Reserve
22nd Jul 1916 Training
23rd Jul 1916 Church Parade
24th Jul 1916 Working Parties
26th Jul 1916 Reliefs
27th Jul 1916 Under Shellfire
28th Jul 1916 Men Withdrawn
30th Jul 1916 Trench Work
31st Jul 1916 Bathing
1st Aug 1916 Bathing
1st of August 1916 Gas
2nd Aug 1916 On the March
2nd of August 1916 Alert
4th Aug 1916 Secret Orders
5th Aug 1916 Inspection and Training
6th Aug 1916 Church Parade
7th Aug 1916 On the Move
8th Aug 1916 In Billets
10th Aug 1916 On the Move
11th Aug 1916 On the Move
12th Aug 1916 Bathing
14th Aug 1916 Conference
15th Aug 1916 On the March
16th Aug 1916 On the March
17th Aug 1916 On the March
18th Aug 1916 Lack of Waterproof Sheets
19th Aug 1916 Training
20th Aug 1916 Training Continues
22nd Aug 1916 Preparations
23rd Aug 1916 Preparations
25th Aug 1916 Signal Practice
26th Aug 1916 Musketry
27th Aug 1916 Practice Attack
28th Aug 1916 Medal Ribbons
29th Aug 1916 Practice Attack Delayed
30th Aug 1916 Practice Attack
31st Aug 1916 Musketry
1st of September 1916 Locations
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2nd of September 1916
2nd Sep 1916 Wet Day
5th Sep 1916 Practice Attack
6th Sep 1916 Training and Baths
7th Sep 1916 Conference
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9th Sep 1916 Arrangements Made
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10th Sep 1916 Moves
11th Sep 1916 In Bivouacs
11th Sep 1916 Return to Duty
12th Sep 1916 Working Parties
13th of September 1916 Instructions
13th of September 1916 Orders
14th Sep 1916 Ready to Attack
14th Sep 1916 Stretcher Bearers
15th Sep 1916 Attack Made
15th Sep 1916 In Action
16th Sep 1916 Artillery Active
16th Sep 1916 Large number of Casualties
17th Sep 1916 Reliefs Completed
17th Sep 1916 Stretcher Bearers
18th Sep 1916 Improving Dugouts
18th of September 1916
19th Sep 1916 Salvage
20th Sep 1916 Up from Support
21st Sep 1916 Reinforcements
21st Sep 1916 Poor Sanitation
23rd Sep 1916 Working Parties
24th Sep 1916 Working Parties
24th of September 1916 Reliefs
24th of September 1916 Orders
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27th of September 1916 Instructions
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11th Oct 1916 Football
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- Broadley James. Pte.
- Broadley William. L/Cpl.
- Brown Edward. Pte. (d.10th Sept 1915)
- Brown Joseph. CSM.
- Brown Nathan. Sgt.
- Brown Nathan. Sjt.
- Campbell John. Sgt. (d.15th Oct 1918)
- Carroll Thomas Joseph. Sgt.
- Carswell-Hunt MC. William David. Mjr. (d.5th Apr 1917)
- Corker Samuel. Pte. (d.14th April 1917)
- Cowley Thomas. Pte.
- Crummett Albert. Pte. (d.20th July 1917)
- Denham William. Pte. (d.26th April 1915)
- Dent William Albert. Capt.
- Egan James Patrick. Pte. (d.14th Apr 1917)
- Finn MM, DCM. Patrick. CSM. (d.27th May 1918)
- Hallett William. Pte.
- Hamer Charles. Pte. (d.1st Oct 1916)
- Howe Richard Algeo. 2nd. Lt.
- Jackson John W.. Pte. (d.24th June 1915)
- Kane Joseph. Pte. (d.26th October 1917)
- March John Arthur. Pte.
- Mitchell Sidney. Pte.
- Mitchell Sidney. Pte.
- Moreland James Loftus. Pte. (d.16th Sep 1916)
- Newby James. Pte. (d.27th May 1918)
- Newby James. L/Cpl. (d.27th May 1918)
- Quickmire James William. L/Cpl.
- Richardson John Thomas. Pte. (d.16th Sep 1916)
- Robinson Joseph. Pte. (d.30th May 1918)
- Royall Richard Harold. Pte.
- Scarr James. Pte (d.16th Sep 1916)
- Stoddart MSM. Bertie. Sgt.
- Summerson Joseph Richardson. Pte.
- Vayro Thomas. Sgt
- Wardle John Alfred. Pte. (d.1st October 1916)
- Williams John D.. Sgt.
- Wilmot Albert Edward. (d.19th May 1915)
- Wilson Michael. Pte. (d.26th Jun 1916)
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Sgt. Bertie Stoddart MSM. 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantyBertie Stoddart was born in Barnard Castle in 1888. He joined the Durham light Infantry as a Corporal in 1914. He was promoted to Sergeant and then on disembodiment he was listed as a Company Sergeant Major. In 1917 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for Valuable Services in the field. Bertie survived the war.Maisie Robinson
Pte. Thomas Cowley 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryThomas Cowley served in France from 19th of April 1915 until he was honourably discharged on 19th of November 1917, aged 40.Mark Taylor
Pte. Charles Hamer 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.1st Oct 1916)Charles Hamer died on 1st of October 1916 in the second phase of the Somme campaign. His name is etched onto the Thiepval memorial as he has no known grave. He died somewhere around the area of the attack on the German defences that day. This was a trench system known as Prue. The 6th Battalion fought hard that day. From what I can understand so far, their start point for the battle was in Starfish trench. I believe his body to be in that area which is north of Highwood and close to Flers.Chris Standley
Pte. Albert Crummett 6th Btn Durham Light Infantry (d.20th July 1917)Albert Crummett enlisted with the Norfolk Regiment and was transferred to 6th Durham Light Infantry. Albert was taken into the 49th Casualty Clearing Station on the 19th of July 1917, wounded by a gunshot wound to the left thigh. He died on the 20th July and is buried in Achiet Le Grande war cemetery near Arras.Graham Crummett
Sgt. Thomas Joseph Carroll 6th Battalion Durham Light InfantryTommy Carroll served 38 years with 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.38 Years With Durhams Retirement of C.S.M. T. Carroll of Bishop Auckland
At the Sergeants' Mess, Drill Hal1, Bishop Auckland, last night, C.S.M. T. Carroll was the recipient of two presentations on the occasion of his retirement after 38 years' service with the 6th D.L.I. first with the Old Volunteers, then the Territorials, the sergeants of the Battalion C.S.M. Carroll was given a Westminster chiming clock, and from the hon. members of the mess a silver teapot, both being suitably Inscribed. W. Bradley occupied the chair. R.S.M. L. Pearce said that 38 years in the Army during which time there had been two wars seemed a good record. He congratulated Tommy Carroll, and was pleased to see him looking so well even after the hard and strenuous life he had led. "As I look round the room I wonder how many more old sweats Bishop Auckland has got," he said. "I see 'Old Bill' Condon and Bob Harburn in their glorious array Bobby Barron, W. Lancaster and others." He said it gave him great pleasure to extend to C.S.M. Carroll the life membership of the mess. Mr J. G. L. Drummond, on behalf of the honorary members of the mess, said he was delighted to have the honour of asking Mc Carroll to accept the silver teapot. He was delighted to know that the sergeants' mess had bestowed on Tommy Carroll life membership of the mess. Mrs Pearce, wife of the A.S.M., handed over the presents to C.S.M. Carroll, and, on behalf of herself and the company present, hoped that he would have the pleasure of enjoying them for many years. C.S.M, Carrot. then responding, said that 38 years ago he joined the Battalion drummer-boy, and Old Bill Condon was then his colour-sergeant. But it seemed many years to recall, he had enjoyed with serving the Battalion. "I do most sincerely regret having to relinquish my association with the 6th D.L.I.," he said, " but Anno Dominio calls and however much one feels like refusing to answer the like good soldiers we obey. An ertertaining programme was afterwards provided by Mr J. Donnelly's Party Mr H. Copper (baritone), Mr Albert Coates (tenor), and Mr Aby Brown (comedian).
Adele Fasa
Pte. Samuel Corker 1st/6th Battalion 50th (Northumbrian) Division Durham Light Infantry (d.14th April 1917)Samuel was one of 6 brothers and one sister (my mother Elizabeth, who was the baby of the family). All of the boys and father worked in the coal mines in County Durham, especially the Burnhope Colliery where they lived.
In the 1911 census when Samuel was 15 his occupation was a pony driver. This was a boy employed in driving the horses underground. They were usually 14 or 15 years of age. His brother Adam, who was 20, was a pony putter. This was someone who pushed mine waggons from the working place to a horse road or mechanical haulage road.
The putters used to be divided into trams, headsmen, foals, and half-marrows. These were all boys or youths. Their employment consisted in pushing or dragging the coal from the workings to the passages in which horses could be employed, “the putter putts or thrusts behind”.
On the Burnhope Colliery Roll of Honour after WW1 Samuel’s occupation was down as a putter so he had moved to the same job as his brother by the time he enlisted.
Samuel was killed in Action at The First Battle of Arras, France, April 14th 1917 (aged 21). Arras Memorial, Faubourg D’Amiens British Cemetery, Bay 8.
In March 1916 the British Army moved into this sector of the Western Front, which included Arras, and British burials were laid to rest here from that time.
The cemetery was used by the British and Dominion Forces until the end of the war in November 1918. After the Armistice more graves were brought into the cemetery from outlying battlefield burials and two cemeteries nearby.
Irene Taylor
2nd. Lt. Richard Algeo Howe 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryRichard Howe was the husband of Mary Grace Humphreys. The 1911 census shows him living with his wife Mary in Sunnybrow, Willington, he was employed as a Colliery Manager. His brother in law John Theodore Gordon Humphreys was staying with them. He served with the 6th Durham Light Infantry, was wounded and survived the war.In January 1918 The Times newspaper published a story of a Patriotic family "The Rev H.J. Humphreys, vicar of Thornley, Tow Law, Durham had five sons. Henry St. Giles Humphreys had been returning from America to enlist when he was killed on the Lousitania when it was torpedoed. John Theodore Gordon Humphreys had been to Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Indian Infantry and killed in action at Narumgombe. Captain Herbert Phillip Wynne Humphreys was an officer in the Royal Flying Corp and had been awarded a Military Cross. Owen (Aled Owain) Humphreys was serving with the Canadian Royal Flying Corps. Captain Noel Forbes Humphreys first served as a despatch rider, then in the Machine Gun Corps and had become a section commander of tanks in France." They omitted to mention the fact that his son in law Richard Howe (married to his daughter Mary Grace) was serving with the Durham Light Infantry.
Caroline Hunt
Sgt. John D. Williams 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryJohn D. Williams was a miner and a Sergeant in the local Territorials, 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He went to France with the 1/6th. Battalion and saw action in the Battle of Ypres, where he was slightly gassed and lot a leg.
L/Cpl. James Newby 1/6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.27th May 1918)James Newby was taken as a wounded prisoner. James died on the 27th of May 1918, as the result of a gun shot wound to the bladder. He is buried in Lille Southern Cemetery.Robert Edwards
Pte. Joseph Kane 1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.26th October 1917)It is 100 years since Joseph Kane's death, and it upsets me to think that no one who knew him in life has ever been to visit his memorial listing at Tyne Cot. This feels so incredibly sad so during November 2017 his grandson William aged 82, great granddaughter Helena aged 52 from Australia and great great grandchildren Gabriella & Kurt will pay their respects.If I can find more on his story I'll submit it here. Thank you for this site.
Helena Cain
Pte. Richard Harold Royall 1/6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryDick Royall is supposed to have joined up at 15, originally with 1/6th Welch Regiment.Charles Gordon Clark
Albert Edward Wilmot 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.19th May 1915)Albert Wilmot died in action near Ypres.Amanda Burford
Pte. Sidney Mitchell 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantrySid Mitchell served with the 1/6th Battalion DLI. He was wounded (date not known) and after recovering, assigned to the 36th Labour Battalion Royal Fusiliers where he was wounded again. He finished his war service sometime after 1920.Ralph Halse
Pte. Sidney Mitchell 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryPrivate Sidney Mitchell’s six-digit regimental number falls within a group allocated to new recruits of the 1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry during the first week of March 1917. His birthday fell in late April, so it is fair to say he enlisted close to his birthday.He was wounded in his upper right back by grenade and had lung damage because he was gassed. He also had a machine gun wound in his ankle and shrapnel in his abdomen. He was transferred to the Labour Corps in July 1918, as the date fits with when his additional regimental number (631581) was issued. He served his final war days out with the 12th Labour Corps in France until demobbed.
Ralph Halse
Pte. William Denham 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.26th April 1915)William Denham was a Private in the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, landing France on the 20th of April 1915 and killed only 6 days later on the 26th of April 1915.David Broadley
L/Cpl. William Broadley 5th Btn. Durham Light InfantryWilliam Broadley joined up on the 17th of December 1914 with the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry at Consett. His service record shows he was in military custody from 14th of September 1916 to 21st of September 1916 for being caught by police out of uniform.On the 17th November 1917 he was posted to France in the 5th Battalion then 7th Battalion of the DLI. On the 27th of May 1918 he was posted as missing and on the 9th August posted as POW, Germany. He was demobilised on the 24th of March 1919.
David Broadley
CSM. Joseph Brown 6th Btn. Durham Light InfantryMy Grandfather Joseph Brown was a member of 2nd Volunteer Battalion Durham Light Infantry before it became the 6th DLI (TF) in 1908. He served throughout the war before being honourably discharged on the 31st January 1918 due to injury's with the rank of Company Serjeant Major (CSM). Unfortunately I never had the chance to talk to him, also along with a great many records his were destroyed during the blitz of WW2. Like him I also served with the TA, with the 7th Battalion The (Durham)Light Infantry based at Bishop Auckland and Durham. I would like to think I served in some of the same drill halls, and I did his memory proud.Ian Brown
Pte. James Patrick Egan 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.14th Apr 1917)James Egan served with the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during WW1 and died, age 29, on the 14th April 1917. He is buried in Cherisy Road East Cemetery, Heninel in France. He was the husband of Annie Egan, of 61, Cadton Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle-on-Tyne.Louise Egan
Pte. James Loftus Moreland 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.16th Sep 1916)James Loftus Moreland was the son of James Moreland and Winifred (nee Kell). He was born in August 1896. His father James had joined the 6th Durham Light Infantry in 1908 and was sent to the front with the regiment in 1915. His son joined the same regiment in 1916 as a conscript just turned 21. He joined the regiment near High Wood during the battle of the Somme. It is said that he was in the same trench as his father and when he was shot his father carried him back to a clearing station but it was too late. He died on 16th September 1916. James is buried in Adanac cemetery. His father who served until 1919 had also served during the Boar War lived until 1953.Gavin Bake
Pte. Edward Brown 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.10th Sept 1915)This is a photograph of the headstone of Ned Brown who served with 6 Bn D.L.I He died of wounds on 10th September 1915 and is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension. Also there is reference to the Brown Brothers on http://www.newmp.org.uk with a very interesting and touching letter from Nathan Brown published in the Durham Chronicle 24th September 1915:Crook Private's Gallant End.
The death last weekend of Private E. Brown, of Crook, son of Mr Brown, chairman of the Auckland Board of Guardians, is conveyed in the following letter from his brother, who is also serving with the 6th Durhams in France. Private Nat Brown says: – "I know how you all feel about it. Poor old father and mother will fret an awful lot, I know. I’ve not the heart to write to them. Poor old Ned was hit with a shell, and it blew one of his legs off. I was working not far off him at the time, but I did not know till they had taken him to the hospital. They told me how brave he was, cheerful and in every respect a gallant fellow, as I knew he would be if the time came to prove it. We had such a jolly night together the night before he was hit."
Derrick Walker
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