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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1745''' raised as the 68th Regiment of Foot by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford | *'''1745''' raised as the 68th Regiment of Foot by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford | ||
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*'''1782''' became 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot | *'''1782''' became 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1808''' became 68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment | *'''1808''' became 68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment | ||
*'''1881''' became the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers|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 | *'''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 | ||
== External | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Regiment_of_Foot 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br>[http:// | ==Regimental journals== | ||
[http://www. | *''The Bugle. A Chronicle of Regimental News''. May 1894-Sept. 1902 This was publication relating to the 2nd Battalion in India, available at the [[British Library]]. ''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 == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Regiment_of_Foot 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Light_Infantry Durham Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Infantry The Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109015853/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/068-758.htm 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220347/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/068-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br> | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071228184348/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/068DLI.htm The Durham Light Infantry] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220347/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/068-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221222438/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/106.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | |||
*[https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/68th-durham-regiment-foot-light-infantry 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] National Army Museum. The regiment was sent to Burma in 1857, remaining there for six years. In 1872 the regiment landed in India for the first time and was still there in 1881 [and for a further six years] | |||
*[https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/durham-light-infantry Durham Light Infantry] National Army Museum | |||
*Durham Light Infantry Museum at Aykley Heads, Durham has now closed. | |||
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325060314/http://www.dlidurham.org.uk:80/Pages/RegimentalandBattalionHistories.aspx Bibliography: Regimental and Battalion Histories], now an archived webpage from the previous Museum website. Some other archived pages may also be located. | |||
:Access to the stored collection is available at Sevenhills, Spennymoor, details at [https://www.durham.gov.uk/dlicollection Durham County Council website]. Includes the Regimental research book collection. | |||
*[https://durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/ Durham County Record Office] holds Durham Light Infantry Records. The Record Office closed in January 2022 as part of a move to The Story at Mount Oswald. (There were also plans in 2020 for the DLI Museum Collection to relocate to the same site). | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141220220051/http://durhamlightinfantry.webs.com/thosewhoproudlyserved.htm Durham Light Infantry 1920-1946] durhamlightinfantry.webs.com, now archived | |||
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403150132/http://durhamlightinfantry.webs.com/1stdli1937china.htm 1st DLI 1937 China] durhamlightinfantry.webs.com, now archived | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/durhamlightinfantryvane/page/n9/mode/2up ''The Durham Light Infantry. The United Red and White Rose''] [1756-1914] by W L Vane 1914 Archive.org | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 9 February 2024
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. May 1894-Sept. 1902 This was publication relating to the 2nd Battalion in India, available at the British Library. 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
- 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) Wikipedia
- Durham Light Infantry Wikipedia
- The Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Durham Light Infantry including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
- 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) National Army Museum. The regiment was sent to Burma in 1857, remaining there for six years. In 1872 the regiment landed in India for the first time and was still there in 1881 [and for a further six years]
- Durham Light Infantry National Army Museum
- Durham Light Infantry Museum at Aykley Heads, Durham has now closed.
- Bibliography: Regimental and Battalion Histories, now an archived webpage from the previous Museum website. Some other archived pages may also be located.
- Access to the stored collection is available at Sevenhills, Spennymoor, details at Durham County Council website. Includes the Regimental research book collection.
- Durham County Record Office holds Durham Light Infantry Records. The Record Office closed in January 2022 as part of a move to The Story at Mount Oswald. (There were also plans in 2020 for the DLI Museum Collection to relocate to the same site).
- Durham Light Infantry 1920-1946 durhamlightinfantry.webs.com, now archived
- 1st DLI 1937 China durhamlightinfantry.webs.com, now archived
Historical books online
- The Durham Light Infantry. The United Red and White Rose [1756-1914] by W L Vane 1914 Archive.org