The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham by General John Lambton in 1758. 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The 68th Regiment of Foot was tranformed into a light infantry regiment in c. 1808 and was sent to fight in Wellington's army in Portugal and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment later went on to fight in the Crimean War and in New Zealand. During these campaigns, three Durhams were awarded the Victoria Cross - John Byrne, Thomas de Courcy Hamilton and John Murray. 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand, the countrys second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital city in Oceania. ... The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ... Combatants United Kingdom, France, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia Imperial Russia Commanders Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 30,000 French 2,050 Sardinian killed and wounded 256,000 killed and wounded {{{notes}}} The Crimean War lasted from 28 March... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... John Byrne John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950, Walsall) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... Thomas de Courcy Hamilton was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... There have been several important people by the name of John Murray (roughly in chronological order): John Murray (1660-1724), 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray (1730–1809), Lord Dunmore, colonial governor of Virginia John Murray (minister) (1741-1815), father of American Universalism John Murray (aristocrat), Lord of the Isle...

In 1881, The Durham Light Infantry was finally formed and soon saw action in Egypt and against the Boers in South Africa. 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Afrikaners are white South Africans of predominantly Calvinist Dutch, German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloon descent who speak Afrikaans. ...

During the First World War the DLI raised 43 battalions with 22 seeing active service overseas - on the Western Front, in Italy, Egypt, Salonika and India. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the contested armed frontier between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ...

The DLI fought in every major battle of the Great War - at Ypres, Loos, Arras, Messines, Cambrai, on the Somme and in the mud of Passendale. The Belfry of Ypres Ypres (French, generally used in English;1 Ieper official name in the local Dutch) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. ... There are things that have the name Loos in France: Communes Loos, in the Nord département Related Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département Persons Adolf Loos François Loos (José Miguel García Loos) writer, book edited in 1997 Personal Marketing in Venezuela. ... Arras is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Mesen (French: Messines) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. ... Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) is a French city and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ...

Six Durhams were awarded the Victoria Cross during the Great War - Thomas Kenny, Roland Bradford, Michael Heaviside, Frederick Youens, Arthur Lascelles and Thomas Young. Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Photo submitted by Martin Hornby - (Gallaher Cigarette Cards) Thomas Kenny was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Michael Heaviside was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Photo by Terry Macdonald Frederick Youens was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... There have been several well-known people named Thomas Young, including: Thomas Young, 16th century archbishop of York Thomas Young, M.A., Master of Jesus College, Cambridge 1644-50 Thomas Young (1773-1829), scientist Thomas Young VC, the recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas Young, the Baptist Evangelist from Piedmont...

During the Second World War, 9 battalions of the DLI fought with distinction. Dunkirk in 1940, North Africa, Malta, Sicily, Italy, Burma and from D-Day to the final defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Location of Dunkirk in the arrondissement of Dunkirk Location within France Dunkirks seafront Map of Dunkirk courtesy of the Calgary Highlanders. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Azores, Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In Belgium in May 1940, Richard Annand, 2nd Battalion DLI, became the first soldier of the Second World War to gain the Victoria Cross. In June 1942 Adam Wakenshaw of Newcastle was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross fighting with the 9th Battalion DLI in North Africa. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... This article is about the year. ... Newcastle refers primarily to the following places Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia And also: Newcastle Brown Ale, aka Newky Brown/Broon Newcastle United F.C., English Premier League Soccer club Newcastle Knights, an Australian rugby league team Newcastle United Jets, an Australian soccer team Newcastle... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Azores, Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa. ...

After 1945, The Durham Light Infantry was reduced in size until only the 1st Battalion DLI remained. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1952-1953, 1 DLI fought as part of the United Nations forces in Korea. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ...

1 DLI later served in Cyprus and was based in Berlin in 1961, the time when the Berlin Wall was built. In 1966, the Durhams fought their last campaign and suffered their last casualties in the jungles and mountains of Borneo. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ...

Finally in 1968, whilst the battalion was serving in Cyprus, it was announced that The Durham Light Infantry would join with three other county light infantry regiments to form one large Regiment - The Light Infantry. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ...

External links

• Durham Light Infantry
• Regiments.org