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8th May
In Search of Tom
In this
moving new book 'In Search of Tom', George Rodgers tells the story of his
search for the burial place of his brother, Tom.
Tom Rodgers
served with 2DLI and was known to have been killed in action at St Venant,
France on 27th May 1940. He was one of the rearguard trying to hold back the
German advance which was to lead to the Dunkirk evacuation. His final
resting place, though, was a mystery and a source of particular grief to his
father who had witnessed the dismemberment of corpses by shellfire during
his own war service in the Great War. As his father was dying in 1959 George
promised to find out what had happened to Tom.
Tom's
girlfriend, Annie Warriner, kept a treasured photograph which helped
establish his identity and, with the aid of the St Venant historical
association, George learned that Tom's body, together with those of the men
killed with him, had been moved. The exact location of his unmarked grave
was pin-pointed. George had kept his promise and found his brother
again!
The book is
published by Cormorant Publishing of Hartlepool at a cost of £7.99
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Stories you may have
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5th April
The Durham Bugle
The Spring
2008 edition of The Durham Bugle, the magazine of The Friends of The
Durham Light Infantry Museum, is available now.
If you
would like to order a copy, update a Standing Order, would like Back Issues
or need more information, please contact The Rifles Durham Office on
0191 3865496.
Details of the content of all
previous issues and of the current edition as well as a link to an Order
Form may be found by clicking this
Durham Bugle link.
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4th April 2008
Tommy Statuettes
The
Limited Edition 'Tommy' statuettes are now sold out!
This very popular figure of
which only 500 were produced has come to the end of its production run and,
unfortunately, for some who have ordered too late their orders cannot now be
met.
Members
attending the 2008 Annual General Meeting of The Friends of The Durham Light
Infantry Museum
were told that it is hoped that the
WW2 'Tommy' statuette may be produced later in 2008. Indications of interest
would be appreciated (please contact The DLI Association Secretary on
0191 3865496).
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16th March 2008 Friends
Annual General Meeting
The 2008
Annual General Meeting of The Friends of The Durham Light Infantry Museum
was held on Saturday 15th March at the Durham County Record Office.
A good
turn out heard reports from the Museum, Record Office, The Durham Bugle
group, the Treasurer and from researcher, Noel Davidson and issues arising
from these reports were discussed.
After a buffet lunch the
members present were shown a variety of archive material on special display
and given a conducted tour of the strongrooms.
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18th February 2008 Freedom for The Rifles
Durham
City yesterday granted The Rifles the rarely bestowed honour of the Freedom
of the City.
The
regiment now has the right to march through the city as did its predecessor
regiments, The Durham Light Infantry and The Light Infantry did in years
gone by.
The Freedom Scroll was
presented to 3 Rifles by the Mayor of Durham, Bob Wynn, in the Market Place
in Durham during the morning following a service in the Cathedral.
The Freedom Parade which
included 3 Rifles, the Band and Bugles, Cadets and members of The Durham
Light Infantry Association was followed by a Civic Reception in the Town
Hall.
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13th February 2008 Private
James Henderson
A lady
walking her dogs recovered a medal lying in a pile of dirt and since then
the search has been on to find out more about the man named on it and how
the medal came to be lost or discarded.
The medal, found at Consett,
belonged to Private James Henderson who served with the 10th Battalion of
the Durham Light Infantry.
All that is known about him
is that he lived in Newcastle and was married to Catherine.
The Commonwealth War Graves
Commission has a record of his death as having taken place in France on July
31st 1915.
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3rd January 2008
Canon Markham dies
Canon Gervase William
Markham MBE MA has died, aged 97. He passed away peacefully at home in
Morland on 29th December 2007.
He served in North Africa and
Sicily and, with 8DLI, took part in the Normandy Landings, maintaining his
contact with the Regiment thereafter and attending many regimental dinners
and special occasions, post war.
There will be a Burial and
Thanksgiving Service at Morland at 2pm on Saturday, 12th January 2008 -
Family flowers only, but donations, divided between Morland Church and
BibleLands, may be made through C. Lowis, High Street, Morland, Penrith,
CA10 3AS
The
Obituary by Maj
Donald McDonald, editor of The Durham Bugle will be followed by an
appreciation of Canon Markham's life to be published in the next issue of
the magazine.
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29th December 2007
Death of Ken Lovell
We have
been told that Ken Lovell
died very peacefully and with dignity on 23rd December 2007.
His
body will be received into church on the evening of Sunday 6th January 2008
at 8pm and a short service will follow.
His requiem mass will be
held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 51 Cambridge Park Wanstead, London E11
2PR at 10.30am on Monday 7th January 2008 followed by burial at Manor Park
Cemetery.
All are welcome to attend and
are invited back to the
church hall for refreshments.
Ken was a great supporter and
friend of the DLI Association and well-known to many members. He
served with 16 DLI during the Second World War and wrote of his experiences
in Italy in The Durham Bugle. His stories of the counter attack at
Hospital Hill, Solerno and the events in the Corpo di Cava area bore witness
to his remarkable memory and his brave fight with illness over a long period
was an inspiration to all. His death is a very sad loss.
Click to read an
Obituary by Maj
Donald McDonald, editor of The Durham Bugle. An appreciation of Ken's
life is planned for the next issue of the magazine.
For further details, to leave
messages, or to get in touch with Ken's family, email
childrenofkenlovell@yahoo.com
or
contact Kevin Storey, DLI
Association Secretary. (nb. The Rifles Durham Office re-opens on 2nd January
2008)
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28th December
2007
'A Long Long War;
Voices of the British Army in Northern Ireland, 1969-98'
If you are looking for some post-Christmas
reading we recommend the following book.
A Long Long War; Voices of the British Army
in Northern Ireland, 1969-98
by Ken Wharton is now
on pre-order with a 10% discount if ordered
on-line. You are invited to look at the web site
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www.helion.co.uk
The stories of the men from the regiment who
served in Northern Ireland are told in the book
which relates the real story of what happened.
It is
both an interesting and, at the same time,
moving account of the troubles from the
perspective of the soldiers involved.
If you or any of your friends have any stories
to tell they are encouraged to get in touch with
Ken Wharton at
Ken_wharton@hotmail.com. or Dave Hallam at
david1rgj@hotmail.com
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There are still copies left !!
This book, written by
Vivienne Lowe and Jim Merrington, has been produced by Peter Cargill on
behalf of the Brancepeth Community Association and the Durham Light Infantry
Association. The limited edition (350) production was financed by an Award For All
grant.
Though it is not able to be sold
(Lottery grant rules), copies may be obtained from The Rifles Durham Office should
you care to make a voluntary donation (min. £2.50). Proceeds will go towards current
projects including the restoration of the
Primosole Bridge memorial.
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