Memorial

Durham Light Infantry - WW1 Book of Remembrance

Durham Light Infantry - WW1 Book Of Remembrance

Source: Copyright John Scurr

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Current Location

Durham Light Infantry Regimental Chapel, Durham Cathedral, Palace Green, Durham, Durham, Durham, DH1 3ES, England

NZ 27324 42144

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 10232
Description: Book of Remembrance-of parchment, whose pages are bound in green leather with gold embossed lettering below the regimental badge in silver, all inside a double line border. The pages bear an individual inscription in calligraphy with the Badges of the Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry in top corners raised and silvered. It is kept in a glass-fronted lectern case, mounted on a scrolled and glazed pedestal. The title is incised into the top of the case.
Inscription: Title Page: 1914/ THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/ 1919 Inside Pages: [names]

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 12606
Died: 12606
Information shown: surname, date of death, rank, regiment, surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: year of death THEN date of death THEN surname

Maker(s): Joseph J Hall of 74 Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, Illustrator
Joseph J Hall of 74 Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, Designer
Maintenance History: Pages are turned over daily.

Book

Made from: Leather

Condition: Good

Case

Made from: Wood, Glass

Condition: Good

North East War Memorials Project: http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7013 (for names January to March)