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*'''1968''' amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments to become  4th Battalion The Light Infantry
 
*'''1968''' amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments to become  4th Battalion The Light Infantry
 
*'''1969''' 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded
 
*'''1969''' 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded
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==Regimental journals==
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*''The Bugle. A Chronicle of Regimental News''. The [[British Library]] holds "vol. 1. no. 2.-vol. 13. no. 330. May 1894-Sept. 1902. Imperfect; wanting vol. 1. no. 3 and vol. 9. no. 232-vol. 12. no. 312" It appears likely there were no volumes after this date, for this period. ''The Bugle'' recommenced again in the 1920s, but the British Library does not appear to have copies.
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*''The Regimental Journal of the Durham Light Infantry. (Incorporating “The Bugle.”)'' was published from 1934 and is available at the [[British Library]]
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Regiment_of_Foot 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br>
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Regiment_of_Foot 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/Pages/Collections.aspx Durham Light Infantry Museum] at Aykley Heads, Durham<br>
 
*[http://county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/Pages/Collections.aspx Durham Light Infantry Museum] at Aykley Heads, Durham<br>
 
*[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/DurhamLightInfantry.aspx  Durham County Record Office] holds Durham Light Infantry Records<br>
 
*[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/DurhamLightInfantry.aspx  Durham County Record Office] holds Durham Light Infantry Records<br>
**WW2Talk Forum [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/17704-invaluable-resource-tools-enlistment-and-discharge-books/ thread] about Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards
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**[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/TheBugle.aspx The Bugle; Regimental news in India]
*[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/Photographs2.aspx The Story of Jimmy Durham] includes two photographs of the 2nd Battalion in India and Burma 1897-1899.  Durham County Record Office
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**Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards<ref>WW2Talk Forum [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/17704-invaluable-resource-tools-enlistment-and-discharge-books/ thread] about Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards</ref>
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**[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/Photographs2.aspx The Story of Jimmy Durham] includes two photographs of the 2nd Battalion in India and Burma 1897-1899.
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*[http://durhamlightinfantry.webs.com/thosewhoproudlyserved.htm Durham Light Infantry 1920-1946]  
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== References ==
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Revision as of 02:11, 16 February 2014

Chronology

  • 1745 raised as the 68th Regiment of Foot by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
  • 1746 disbanded
  • 1758 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 68th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot
  • 1808 became 68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 106th Regiment of Foot(Bombay Light Infantry) and became the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
  • 1968 amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments to become 4th Battalion The Light Infantry
  • 1969 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded

Regimental journals

  • The Bugle. A Chronicle of Regimental News. The British Library holds "vol. 1. no. 2.-vol. 13. no. 330. May 1894-Sept. 1902. Imperfect; wanting vol. 1. no. 3 and vol. 9. no. 232-vol. 12. no. 312" It appears likely there were no volumes after this date, for this period. The Bugle recommenced again in the 1920s, but the British Library does not appear to have copies.
  • The Regimental Journal of the Durham Light Infantry. (Incorporating “The Bugle.”) was published from 1934 and is available at the British Library

External Links

References

  1. WW2Talk Forum thread about Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards