12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, War Diary September 1939

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The War Diary for the 9th Battalion, The Durham LIght Infantry records as follows:-

1st September 1939

The telegraphed codeword "Clive" was received and acknowledged. As a result of this, the Battalion was embodied with a strength, including the duplicate unit, of 50 Officers and 1234 Other Ranks.

3rd September 1939

At 11:00 War was declared.

An Air-Raid Warning "Yellow" was received while the troops were at Church Service - the warning was passed to the military congregation and "the sermon was abruptly concluded", whereupon the troops returned to Barracks. The "All-Clear" was sounded at 12:00.

4th September 1939

At 09:00 the 9th and 12th Battalions were separated and the Battalion HQ in Burt Terrace was closed and was moved to the Victoria Schools in Teams, Gateshead.

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