Difference between revisions of "11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry War Diary April 1944"

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Sergeants' Mess. Photo loaned by family of the late CSM Dent

11 DLI Sgts Mess April 1944 Rank Surname Forenames Reg No. Reg't Row in photo Position Notes Sgt Denholme DLI 4th (back) row Far left Possibly 3133943 DENHOLM Robert John Sgt Freeman John 4456225 DLI 4th (back) row Second from left Sgt Mithinson DLI 4th (back) row Third from left Sgt Handy John 4456153 DLI 4th (back) row Fourth from left Sgt Robinson William 4457149 DLI 4th (back) row Fifth from left Sgt Gordon DLI 4th (back) row Sixth from left Too many possibles for firm ID Sgt Richardson DLI 4th (back) row Seventh from left Five possibles. Sgt Preston W. 4462220 DLI 4th (back) row Eighth from left Sgt Travers DLI 4th (back) row Ninth from left Sgt Powell ACC 4th (back) row Ninth from right Sgt Reay M. 4266558 DLI 4th (back) row Eighth from right Sgt Roberts DLI 4th (back) row Seventh from right Four possibles. Sgt Bell DLI 4th (back) row Sixth from right Possibly 4459294 M. Sgt Howie DLI 4th (back) row Fifth from right Two possibles, both ex-RSF Sgt Sykes DLI 4th (back) row Fourth from right Sgt Stones DLI 4th (back) row Third from right Sgt Hurst William John 4450304 DLI 4th (back) row Second from right Sgt Bradford DLI 4th (back) row Far right Sgt Barnes DLI 3rd row Far left Possibly 4457138 Allan C/Sgt Daynes DLI 3rd row Second from left Sgt Sharp DLI 3rd row Third from left Possibly 3133780 Thomas Sgt Lamb Bertram 4466998 DLI 3rd row Fourth from left Sgt Weir DLI 3rd row Fifth from left Two possibles. C/Sgt Dent Thomas 4449976 DLI 3rd row Sixth from left C/Sgt Smith R D Mc 3133962 DLI 3rd row Seventh from left Best fit of eighteen possibles. C/Sgt Anthony DLI 3rd row Eighth from left C/Sgt Rutter James 4455256 DLI 3rd row Ninth from left C/Sgt Roberts DLI 3rd row Eighth from right Four possibles. Sgt Bunce Thomas William 4451956 DLI 3rd row Seventh from right Sgt Stewart DLI 3rd row Sixth from right Sgt Whitehead DLI 3rd row Fifth from right Possibly 4461609 N. Sgt Brunskill DLI 3rd row Fourth from right Possibly 4455496 BRUNSKELL Robert Sgt Ditchburn Alfred 4455833 DLI 3rd row Third from right Sgt Allan DLI 3rd row Second from right Possibly 3133935 John Sgt Hutchinson Norman 4455445 DLI 3rd row Far right Sgt Packard H. 7586917 REME 2nd row Far left Probably trf to RAOC then to REME Sgt Blackwell ACC 2nd row Second from left CSM Taylor George Edward 5246046 DLI 2nd row Third from left CSM Hodgkiss DLI 2nd row Fourth from left CSM Taylor DLI 2nd row Fifth from left Possibly 4452205 Alfred Lt Col Hanmer J.M. DLI 2nd row Sixth from left RSM Rafferty DLI 2nd row Seventh from left Maj Hamilton C.D. 90293 DLI 2nd row Seventh from right Capt Stephenson DLI 2nd row Sixth from right RQMS Blackwood DLI 2nd row Fifth from right CSM Rochester W'm Turnbull 4447931 DLI 2nd row Fourth from right CSM Boddy James 4445637 DLI 2nd row Third from right CSM Leadbitter DLI 2nd row Second from right Sgt Lilley DLI 2nd row Far right Sgt Taylor DLI Front row Far left Two possibles. Sgt Draper Robert William 4447032 DLI Front row Second from left Sgt Sampson DLI Front row Third from left Sgt Heniman DLI Front row Fourth from left Sgt Robinson DLI Front row Fifth from left Nine possibles. Sgt Mottershead H. 4461966 DLI Front row Sixth from left Sgt Crickard DLI Front row Seventh from left Sgt Middleton DLI Front row Sixth from right Three possibles. Sgt Mason Frederick 4462490 DLI Front row Fifth from right Sgt Gordon Douglas 4456130 DLI Front row Fourth from right Sgt Hodgson DLI Front row Third from right Possibly 4445679 John Joseph Sgt Macklam DLI Front row Second from right Sgt Thompson REME Front row Far right